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By Lana, March 9, 2010 6:30 am

Last night, Molly Grace went to be with Jesus. Molly had Tay Sachs and was six years old. If you would like to leave her family a message, click here for Molly’s site.

I have always been inspired by Molly’s mom and dad. They took care of Molly with no nursing care help. I often prayed for strength and rest for this family. Today, I pray for comfort.

Molly with her mom

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By Lana, March 7, 2010 4:02 pm

Hope started smiling about a week ago. Since then, we tried multiple times to capture a smile but, alas, every time we pulled the camera out, she stopped smiling. This morning, she smiled and Dave got a picture!

Hope’s hair is strawberry blond. Where did that come from?!

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By Lana, March 5, 2010 4:53 pm

Recently, I dreamed that Dave and I went to Guatemala on a missions trip. We went to Mi Refugio and took pictures of all the beautiful children. I remember dreaming that we were able to go together because Hope was 18 months and old enough to stay with the grandparents. That would be next summer.

When I woke up, I had two thoughts: 1) I better hurry up and learn how to take portraits so that I can take great ones of the Guatemalan children and 2) if Dave and I are able to go together, that means Carmen is most likely no longer with us.

If my dream comes true and we do go back to Guatemala, it will be bittersweet. I will surely be a weepy mess seeing all the beautiful Guatemala children. But, I will also feel so proud to honor Carmen’s life.

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Thanks Tammy for the delicious meal. Dave said, “Yep, this is a Tammy meal!”

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By Lana, March 4, 2010 6:09 am

These people are always taking pictures of me. They can try to make me, but I’m not going to smile! OK, maybe a tiny smirk.

Ohhhhhhh, I’m tired.

I tricked them! They think I am going to sleep, but I’m not!

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By Lana, March 3, 2010 8:17 am

Yesterday I took Hope to her one month doctor appointment. One month! Can you believe it?! Hope is now 9 lbs. 2 oz and 21 1/4 inches long.

Here’s some random stuff about Hope:

• When the nurse first handed newborn Hope to me, I fully expected to have that moment when new baby and new mommy stare at each other in awe. Nope, Hope came out wailing and kept right on through our special moment. Turned out her blood sugar was low, 32, and she was not happy. After the nurse gave her a bottle of formula, she cheered up.
• Hope was a sleepy newborn. Very, very sleepy. Eat, poop, sleep, eat, poop, sleep. I’m glad I got to experience the sleepy newborn stage with Hope. Moms need more rest in the beginning and Hope gave me that.
• Hope can sleep through anything. No white noise machine here!
• Hope started giving us little smiles right around 4 weeks old. Couple of nights ago, Little Miss Hope decided to stay wide awake from 2-4am. She looked up at me, smiled and said, “Goo.”
• Hope is a spitty baby. She goes through about six bibs per day.
• Hope does NOT like baths. It is like trying to wash a kitten who is clinging on for dear life to whatever she can grab.
• Hope likes to be snuggled up next to Carmen but she does not like it when Carmen has a seizure and whacks her in the head! (After that incident, we now keep Hope far away from Carmen’s arms!)
• We are enjoying Hope. It’s an exhausting yet beautiful time. Because of Carmen, we stare at her a little longer. And hold her a little tighter.



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Carmen update: The new antibiotic seems to be helping Carmen’s eye. Hopefully in the next few days her eye will be totally healed.

Thank you Sarah for the wonderful chicken/mashed potatoes dinner. I’m definitely going to make that chicken!