Life Goes On

So it's been a really, really long time. I'm back for a couple of reasons. One, I am tired of Tiger Woods being front and center on my blog. Two, I have been re-inspired because of reading your blogs. There are so many moments and memories I need to capture and remember. I have been spending time of Facebook and although I like it, there are some things I don't want to share on there like this:

Our sweet little Kamree had a procedure on Wednesday. She is a lot more nervous and scared now that she is older and it makes me sad. The first thing she had to do is get her finger pricked. She was not all about that! The nurse was squeezing her hand to prick her and she kept saying "please let go of my hand, you are hurting me, please let me go". So polite but she was so scared. Luckily that was the only shot she had to get while she was awake.


She got dermabrasion on her face where her skin graft is. It is to help even and smooth it out. It has been a long journey from birth until now and I just hope we have done the right thing. I love her so much and want her to have a happy life. I wish so much of life, especially for a girl, didn't focus on appearance. I just hope we can raise her to have self worth, which is much more than what's on the outside. I am so grateful we can raise her to know that she is a daughter of God.

Surgery went well and she is such a little trooper. She doesn't love looking in the mirror right now because she says she looks too bloody. She lets us give her the medicine and keep Vaseline coated on her face. I don't love that part. Vaseline can be a sticky mess so we have a bunch of special shirts, special blankets and things set aside for this messy part of the healing process.

After a couple of popsicles and a few presents from the nurses, she was ready to ride the "princess carriage" out to to the car.

We hope this is it for surgeries. After this she will have some laser treatments and things should be a lot less painful. Wish I could take if from her, but if anyone has been blessed with the spirit to handle this, it is her.