Anne's MRI results

So we got the results of Anne's MRI yesterday. It wasn't so good. The lump is definitely fat. But the fat extends between her vertebrae into her spinal cord. So she'll definitely have to have surgery to remove the fat. We'll meet with the pediatric neurosurgeon on May 7 to discuss the next steps. Until then, we just wait and pray. It could be really really bad (lifetime problems with her legs) or it could be not very bad (one surgery takes care of everything). I just wanted to let everyone know and ask you to pray for healing.

The first tooth!

Anne cut her first tooth on Saturday! Yay! Maybe she'll be a little happier this week!

I changed Anne to 3-6 month clothes yesterday. And I'm buying bigger diapers. Wow. They grow so fast.

I took Anne to work today (and she's telling me she's been here long enough, so this will be a short post!) and she was absolutely mesmerized by the mobile on the top of the swing. She's noticed it before, but today she was smiling and wouldn't even fall asleep because she couldn't keep her eyes off of it. It's so amazing how fast they change!

So we made it to Texas. The trip wasn't as bad as I had feared. :) We stopped twice to feed Anne during the first half of the trip, before we stopped at my grandparents' house. My grandfather is not doing well; he's in the final stages of Alzheimer's disease. I was glad we had the chance to stop and see them. The picture is my grandmother holding Anne. Then we came the rest of the way to Mount Pleasant. By the end, Anne had decided that she was tired of her car seat. I don't know that I blame her!

When we got here, Anne was asleep, but her cousin Rebecca was awake. She was so excited to meet Anne! When she saw her, her hands and feet just started moving. It was so funny. We're going to take pictures of them together tomorrow, so I'll post them soon.

It's time for bed, so I'll post pictures with the other grandparents tomorrow.

Smiles

She's smiling so much now! It's very fun!

Here's another photo of Anne. She's so beautiful! I did want to tell you all that her tests went well. They are almost positive that everything is perfectly fine. They still want to do an MRI, but that won't be for a while and it's just to confirm their current diagnosis - it's just some extra tissue that won't be an issue. If it doesn't ever bother Anne, she'll probably always have it. Great news! Thanks for praying.

If you want to see more pictures, go to her album at http://picasaweb.google.com/melodiebooton/Anne.

Anne Cecilia Booton has arrived!!!

Well, here she is, the one we all been waiting for, our new baby, Anne Cecilia Booton.

Anne was born on Saturday November 3, 2007 at 5:33pm. She weighed 8 pounds, and 13 ounces. She was born with a bump on her back which needs to be removed, but the doctors have to find out what it is first. It could be serious. The doctors have stated that it is most likely a cyst but they will need to check to make certain it is not pushing spinal fluid into the brain. We have an appointment for a sanogram tomorrow. Please, pray she'll be alright.

-Ben