Although Tessa’s surgery went well, the surgeons weren’t able to remove all of her fluid-filled cysts. She had hundreds of micro cystic spaces inside her hip/thigh/pelvic area, and following surgery some of those spaces moved together and formed larger macro cystic spaces. These cysts are capable of producing their own fluid, which is why Tessa Read More
Tough Like Tessa
Life Lately
Well hey there! Life has been FLYING by, but now that the holidays are over hopefully maybe possibly probably not things should settle down a little. Here’s a look at a few things we were doing in December: Claire entered into the braces club. She was pretty nervous about getting them, but has adjusted well. Read More
Light Parade
A couple weekends ago we bundled up to watch a Christmas light parade. We watched the most beautiful sunset over the lake while we waited for the parade to start. We also had sword fights. And no one spilled their hot chocolate, so that’s a definite win. The parade itself was a little underwhelming, but Read More
Grace is 8
Grace was so excited for her birthday. Making countdowns, drawing signs, non-stop-talking-about-it kind of excited. Her birthday was right in the middle of us dealing with a lot of Tessa’s fluid complications from surgery, but thankfully we were still able to make the day special and do all the things she had hoped to do. Read More
Thanksgiving
We weren’t sure if we’d be home for Thanksgiving this year or if we would be spending it in Rochester. But thanks to God, we were home and able to enjoy a peaceful, relaxing Thanksgiving together. We watched the Macy’s parade in our pj’s, did all kinds of crafting (thanks Aunt Naomi😉), chilled by the Read More
Tessa’s Surgery
Tough Like Tessa
I haven’t done a “Tough Like Tessa” post in awhile….because things with her have been smooth sailing for awhile. And we have been so thankful. During her last visit with her team at Mayo, they decided that they next course of action for Tessa would be surgery on the malformation on her leg/groin. This area Read More
First Snow
The other evening big, beautiful snowflakes started falling from the sky. It didn’t amount to much at all, but these two girls still managed to play in it for over an hour. Apparently it even required ski goggles. Realizing they were going to stay out there for more than just a few minutes, we decided Read More
Trimming the Tree
This weekend we got our tree all decorated. Well, mostly decorated. We need a new star and I might add more ribbon, but she’s up and sparkling and bringing joy. And of course the most exciting part of the decorating the tree is climbing the ladder. Or decorating the ladder. And yourself. Every year I Read More
