Out of Surgery!

We are very happy to report that we are out of surgery and everything went great. The doctor said it was the best it could have gone. It looks like they are pretty sure in is not cancerous! We are beyond trilled and relieved. We will know for sure sometime next week, but either way, things there look good.

Right now we are in her room waiting for her MRI which is scheduled for 8:45pm tonight and will take around an hour. After that they will start to wake her up. It is really awful and hard right now watching the ventilator breath for her. She also has a little temperature, but they are not worried, they said it is just from having brain surgery. (that still sounds SO crazy) She also has been having spontaneous eye movement and sort of waking up and crying and coughing, but is not really awake. This very, very hard on me.

We feel we have made it past so many hurdles so far. The biggest worry left is the 1 in 5 chance that she will develop posterior fossa syndrome from the surgery and loose the ability to talk and her cordination. We are praying hard right now, that that doesn't happen, but are ready for whatever lies ahead.

Thank you to everyone for your love and prayer, we couldn't have made it this far without them, please keep our little Molly in your thoughts.

Molly is in Surgery!

Right now, my Molly is in surgery having her brain tumor removed. We have been so distracted and busy this week, but I have been updating her carepage. It you are interested in following everything that is going on, you can read it here. I am so grateful for all the prayers, love and support we have been getting. THANK YOU ALL!!! I wish I could talk to and thank everyone.

Here are a few pictures of our week so far in PICU with Molly.

Molly and her dad.

Molly getting her first haircut from cousin Cassie.

Blowing on her toenails, to help the pink polish dry.

Painting in her Dr. Scrubs.

Doctor Molly.

Sad News! Pray for Molly

We got some really bad news this morning, and need lots of prayers. Molly had an MRI this morning which revealed that she has a brain tumor the size of a lime on the back of her head. We are still in a state of shock.

She has been admitted into the Pediatric ICU for the rest of the week, and as of right now they are planning on doing surgery on Friday. We are meeting again with the surgeon tomorrow, and are really nervous, please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Visit our Care Page for more on our journey this week.

SLOWLY Organizing!

Over the past few weeks I have been working on my house (and life, hee hee) to get more organized! I am getting there very slowly but surely. Each day I am doing one thing to make things more organized and run smoother.

One of my favorite things from this week is in the hair drawer in the bathroom. I put all Molly's hairbands in an ice cube tray. It is so nice to have them all sorted kind of by color like this so I don't have to dig through the bowl looking for a pink one! I actually used two trays and stacked them in a drawer in the bathroom. LOVE how it is working out!

"Almost" Wordless Wednesday!

Is it still considered child labor, if they beg you to let them wash the dishes? :)

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Molly's New Work Area!

I also am in LOVE with my new area for Molly's daily learning activities. I took Carisa from 1+1+1=1's inspiration and got this beautiful organizer from IKEA (love that store). It has worked so amazing for us. Molly loves having everything in it's own drawer, and she can be more self leading. She gets out one drawer at a time, we do the activity and then she knows she has to pick it back up before she gets out another drawer. It also makes it so much easier for me to set activities up for her, each night I just change a few out. LOVE it. :)

Menu Monday!

This week I am trying to cook up the chicken from the freezer, we are still trying to only eat what we have in the house. So far in the past month, we've only had to get about $20 of groceries for milk, fresh fruit, and a few odds and ends. Here is what we have planned for this week.

Monday- Grilled Chicken Wraps
Tuesday- Chicken Lasagna
Wednesday- Leftovers
Thursday- Enchilada Casserole
Friday- Pizza

For more great Menu Ideas and Recipe Links, visit orgjunkie.com.