Update on Eva

Eva successfully made it through her surgery and is doing well. She is in a bright pink cast from the waist down. She is in the hospital overnight, and will hopefully be home tomorrow. I'm sure it has been a long day for Eva, and her parents. Now to hope for a speedy recovery!

Eva's Having Surgery

Please keep Eva and her family in your thoughts and prayers today. Eva is having surgery on her hips. Her hips were starting to dislocate and the muscles were really tight, so they are going to do a surgery which will require her to be in a cast from the hips down for a few weeks. We hope she has an easy surgery and a speedy recovery. Eva is a CHARGE kiddo that has had her share of surgeries (heart surgery, g-tube...now out!, and ear surgery to name a few), but every surgery a child has is a big deal. We are thinking of you Eva. Josh will be watching out for his girlfriend.

Weekend Update

This past weekend we were very busy doing outdoor activities and enjoying the nice weather before it turned chilly.

On Saturday we went to the Brookfield Zoo with Nonna, Grandpa, Auntie Marie, Auntie Joanie, Jane, Phil, Janelle, Phil, Corey, and Jacob. We had a lot of fun looking at the animals, visiting the Dinosaurs Alive exhibit, walking around, and spending time with family. Grandpa spoiled Joey with a new book, a dinosaur flashlight, and a Nemo grabber toy. The fresh air tired Joey out on the way home, but not before he enjoyed his very last bottle of milk! As of Saturday around 2:30 p.m. Joey became a bottle free baby! Sippy cups or bust...a big milestone for him!


Sunday was our church's outdoor mass and Trifesta, a fest on the church grounds with food, music, and games. We went to the outdoor mass and then stayed a couple of hours for the fest. Auntie Christy and Andrew met us out there too. Joey enjoyed snow cones, bites of Daddy's homemade tortilla, and of course some Cheerios on the lawn as we listened to music. Joey and Andrew went in a big blow up tent like a bouncy that had air blowing balloons everywhere. Andrew was better at catching them than Joey, but they both had a lot of fun. We finished with a train ride! Joey was ready to go until he saw the train. He didn't want to get out once the ride was over.


Finally here are a few pictures from today. Daddy took a couple of pictures of him when he first woke up and then we had to take a few more of Joey in his Purdue gear chilling out on his little couch drinking his milk like a big boy!

Happy 2nd Birthday Andrew!

Today is our Godson and nephew Andrew's 2nd birthday! I keep telling my sister to start a blog, but since she doesn't I'll have to put a picture show up for him here. Happy Birthday Andrew! We love you!

Meeting My Goddaughter!

On Thursday we visited our friends Paul and Katherine and welcomed Juliette Kathleen into the world. She is so adorable! She was very sleepy while we were there, but I guess being that hot off the press we wouldn't expect her to be full of energy. Still, I wanted to see her eyes. She is so petite- she weighed in at 6 pounds 14 ounces. (It's even harder to believe that Josh and Joey were half that size!) The family of 5 is now back home, we hope getting some rest!

Birthdays...

July 31, Grandma turned 55! We had a nice dinner over at her house that night, keeping things low key since we the Charge for CHARGE race the next morning. Happy Birthday Grandma!



Last Saturday we celebrated (a little early) Andrew's 2nd birthday! It was a lot of fun. Auntie Christy and Uncle Chris rented a truck moonjump, had the water tables out, bean bags, and lots of food and friends! It was a warm, but very fun day. Happy 2nd birthday Andrew!



Sunday, August 16 was Java's 4th birthday. She was spoiled with yummy treats, good meals, and lots of love from all of us. She sure has grown over the past 4 years! Happy 4th birthday Java!




And Last, But Certainly Not Least...
I became a Godmother again today to our dear friends' newest addition Juliette Kathleen. She was born at 8:18 a.m. weighing in at 6 pounds 14 ounces, 19.5 inches long. I can not wait to meet her tomorrow! Her mom, dad, brother and sister are all doing well, although I'm sure are exhausted from all the excitement. Welcome Baby Juliette!

It's A...

Hello Family and Friends,
We are excited to announce that baby number three is a girl! She is looking healthy. At the perinatologist they did a high level ultrasound and looked at all the organs and all seems to be functioning well. Measurements are great too! We are going to have an echocardiogram on the baby in 4 weeks (done by Josh's cardiologist) since she has the better trained eye and to give us some reassurance. Mom is doing well too- not dilating, so no cerclage and no bed rest (at least for now, but we are hopeful that it will remain that way). Looks like Josh is watching out for his little sister!
Hope you are all enjoying your summer and doing well yourselves.
Take care,
Phil, Sandy, Josh, Joey (and Java too!)