Well, baby girl is not only getting VERY used to and loving being around the Businda family, but as long as Momma and Papa are within her eyeline, she's getting comfortable being around others and just LOVING the attention! So, it was a very unexpected JOY to observe Mary at her first party, attending the future Mrs. Stefanie Businda's bridal shower!!!! Mary absolutely LOVES Stefanie and I was so overwhelmed in a great way that she just loved being passed around be most everyone and ogled over - WOW! She was sooooo great about it!!!! She also got to meet some of the other extended members of Robert's family and she just did fabulous!!!! In other news, (I've been putting this information off for awhile because we just have not had a confirmed diagnosis) Mary will be having ear surgery soon! I say "ear surgery" because the diagnostic tests and assessments point to a strong possibility that her ears need tubes, yet there are indications that suggest her hearing challenges could be due to something else SO HERE'S THE THING - the ENT is going to take a look in her ears in Same Day Surgery and hey - if there's fluid behind her eardrums, tubes are goin' in - if not - we'll be looking at other treatment options as well as other possible reasons for why she's having challenges with her hearing. The good news is that she DOES possess some level of hearing and that she understands for the most part what is (or what is trying to be) communicated to her and she responds appropriately, even though she can't quite articulate it through her speech - which of course, is delayed due to the hearing challenge. THAT in of itself has presented a secondary issue but at least - it's getting dealt with aggressively and God could not have presented to us a better ENT than Dr. Bryant! He recognizes the urgency to get her language skills on track as soon as possible as well as getting her hearing issues resolved. He and his staff are truly warm and sincere and we have such a strong sense of PEACE knowing her care is in such skilled and caring hands. God ROCKS!
Mary continues to grow stronger on EVERY level, she is such a sweet and loving little girl, she has such an joyous, infectious little laugh and every encounter with a doctor has always elicited the comment, "Mary is a VERY intelligent little girl" so we know her cognitive skills are not lacking!!!!
We continue to praise GOD for his faithfulness, for blessing us with such a perfect and lovely gift and always reminding us through our children - that no matter how much we love our children, that GOD LOVES THEM MORE AND BEYOND WHAT WE COULD EVER ATTEMPT IN THIS LIFETIME!!! That's how you know He takes care of the little ones!!! ......wow.....enjoy the pics!!!!
Mary getting used to posing for the camera before we go to the party!
Mary and Stefanie having fun!!!
Stefanie's Mom, Stefanie and my rockin' sister-in-law and Stefanie's future mother-in-law - Diane!!!
Mary trying to bat her eyes and get the camera from little dude!
Okay, now she's trying to give him pointers.....or trying to sweet talk him out of it!!!!
Mary is trying out the guest of honor's chair....did I mention she's wearing an ensemble designed by.....Aunt Nancy?!?!?! But, of course!
Okay, so this last one was taken on July 4th with Mary's new friend, Millie! May not have been her first party but it was her first Fourth of July and she and Millie had a great time!!!
