grace & the girls: Head CT & Adventures at the Science Center

After such a difficult couple of weeks, God has given us 3 days of just rest. And fun. (I have no doubt the deep rest I have been experiencing has been a direct answer to many of your prayers for us - thank you!)

On Monday, (thanks to my dear friends who hung out with the girls while I slept), this mama got in a good 2 and a half hour nap. Sleep helps so much!

On Tuesday, more naps all around and a visit from Mary & Rafael Blanco (aka "Abuelita & Abuelito") which is such a treat for all of us! Then a few of us took the girls to the local Adventure Science Center. Both girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Among Havyn's favorite activities there: the table covered in large Leggo blocks, and the earthquake exhibit (replete with grey blocks to construct buildings with and a big red button that would simulate an earthquake & knock them all down - Her earthquakes lasted a really long time) : ) Ava Gray just loved getting out & seeing all the people & getting loved on by her fam : )

Today, we took AG in to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for her scheduled head CT. Being Ava Gray, she added a little spice to the day. (Love it when she does that!) It was supposed to be a head CT "with sedation." (They wanted her sedated so that she would be perfectly still while they ran the CT). Ava Gray had other plans. It was in her favor that she has a high tolerance for any sort of medicine. So despite them giving her the highest dose of sedative possible, and putting her in a darkened room, and her Ana rocking her in a blanket, she fought sleep with all her might and kicked and cooed and played until the nurses finally gave up. They bundled her up and took her into the room all awake and talkative & kicky....strapped her in real good, and by some miracle she stayed still just long enough (minutes, I tell you) for them to get the images they were after. Still, it set Ana & I to giggling when we kept seeing her tiny little foot waiving around in the air through all the layers of blankets and velcro she was under. That girl is amazing.

Oh, and in case I forgot to mention it, we find out the results of the CT on Monday. (As you can see in some of these pictures, AG's left eye is still not fully open, and the suture lines on her head are really uneven. Her surgeon ordered the CT to make sure everything is settling in the way it's supposed to, and that there is nothing worrisome going on). We'll keep you posted on that.

For now, here's some pics of the girls from the last few days:

Starting with AG getting ready to head out to the Adventure Science Center. I know I'm biased, but man-oh-man is she adorable!

This is her, "I'm mad & it's not funny!" look. Unfortunately for her, it makes me giggle!

Havster, on the other hand, loves to ham it up for the camera : )

And our "post-adventure" pics back at home-sweet-home:

Each day brings something new with these two. Highlights from today included; Havyn's first solo slide at a nearby playground & the first time she signed "please" (several times throughout the day - so thankful for this one!) The other big & wonderful thing is that AG started really smiling again. Is there anything sweeter?

One of Havster's favorite activites: scooping water out of her kiddie-pool and walking over to pour it on the little slide next to it. Back & forth. Back & forth. It goes on forever. Love it!