It's Summertime!

On Monday we had our usual check-up with the neurosurgeon and our Spina Bifida doctor.  Back in April we got some disappointing news that her shunt wasn't working very well, so we had been coming back every 4 weeks to see how things were going.  I am delighted to say that we had a great appointment this week, and her ventricles were slightly smaller than they were last money.  WOO HOO!!  Our neuro was a pretty surprised by that.  We had adjusted her shunt again down to 50, which must have done the trick.  It makes me thankful that we didn't go in and replace it back in April, and why our team wanted to be conservative.  We would have done surgery when we probably didn't need to.  Things are looking good with her, so we don't need to come back until September.  Thanks for all your prayers and support... I think it's working!

We've been having a great summer so far! It's great being a 10-minute walk to the beach, so we've taken Leah to the lake a few times. She loves it :) We're also feeding her more foods, and she's eating everything we give her, though sometimes I can tell she doesn't like it. So far, her favorite is a plain piece of toast. She also liked peaches once but didn't the other night, same with the pear/applesauce I made. 

This morning our little community had a Kiddie 4th of July parade.  It was sooooo hot!  But we went and saw lots of kids on their bikes, in wagons, strollers, walking down the street.  It makes me love our little town even more.  It's too bad it was too hot to do anything else outside today. 

Enjoy some pictures of our summer fun. 

Swimming in the lake with Daddy

On the fire truck at the 4th of July Parade

Fun at dinnertime