Happy Birthday Calista Eden

So as yesterday we celebrated Cali's 1st birthday and today we host a party in her honour I reflect on the year past. WOW what a year! Cali is such a tough cookie - -she has been thru so much. I have lost track of the numbers but it goes something like this: 1 heart surgery, 2 catheterizations, 3 ear infections, 1 nebulizer, 2 very expensive shots agains RSV, countless visits to her cardiologist, pediatricians, 10 -15 visits to a lab for bloodwork, about 50 EKGS, probably about 25 echocardiograms, 6 - 8 prescriptions, 1 purple blanket, 1 luckie hat, 1 lucky lion, 1 big sister, 1 big brother, lots of cheerios, lots of hawaiian delight, 1 vacation at the beach, 1 baptism, a few scares, 1 visit to an orthopedic doctor, 7 nights at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, in the fist week of life managing to visit 3 hospitals, my first christmas, more hugs than we can count, more kisses than we ever thought imaginable, tears to go with all of it and many friends made along the way. The most amazing thing about it all is how God has been there thru it all. Not all that amazing I guess, since that is what He does. But we've seen the power of prayer. How truly amazing it can be to part of God' family. How those who share in our burdens and joy do so fullfold. So here I sit praising God for the life HE has given to my daughter, for the support HE put into place for us, for the goodness HE has shown, for the blessings I don't even realize are there. GOD IS GOOD! So Happy Birthday Cali, let's make the next year less eventful please!