The Heart and Soul Family: PB&J

Thursday, December 18, 2008

PB&J

I'm not sure about this....

Okay...I like it!

I am SO excited right now! Arianna has liked eating jelly plain for a few weeks. Then today she pointed to both jelly and peanut butter. Peanut butter being something she has never really liked. So I made a PB&J to see if she would eat it....well she is! Oh and this is a child who hates to eat bread so I'm totally shocked right now.

I'm amazed she is actually eating this since I just gave her a pediatric nutrition drink with like 325 calories.

I just had to come on here and share with ya'll.

10 comments:

The Portas said...: PB&J! Yummmmm! It's wonderful the little things we delight in, isn't it? I'm so happy the yummy sandwich is a hit...especially with all the calories! YAY!

Have a great weekend! oxxo; December 19, 2008 at 6:02 AM
Kathy said...: She doesn't like bread...what?!?!?

Well...glad she took the leap and is enjoying such a yummy treat!

Have a fun weekend!; December 19, 2008 at 10:01 AM
mina said...: Yum!; December 19, 2008 at 12:46 PM
**Colleen** said...: My son started at that age with PB&J --it is his FAVE thing to eat and he is 5 now. Hope she keeps it up!!; December 19, 2008 at 7:11 PM
Mami Adame said...: Yay for PB&J!!! Gotta love those calories! ...on them not me!; December 20, 2008 at 2:27 AM
Tina:0) said...: Yay Arianna! PB&J is sooo good!

I'm home & doing okay. Sore, but okay. Thanks for the prayers!

Luv,
Tina:0); December 20, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Unknown said...: I love the pictures, she looks very unsure about it. My kids live off of PB&J.

Hope you had a nice weekend.

Karen; December 21, 2008 at 9:32 AM
Wendy said...: Hi Vanessa,

I just wanted to stop by and wish you all a Merry Christmas! Arianna has become such a big girl...I just can't believe it! She's adorable as always, and I loved seeing your family picture, too.

I will be keeping your sweet girl in my prayers for a healthy winter! Have a wonderful holiday and please give Arianna a big heart hug from Emma! I hope Santa brings lots of goodies your way!

Love & Prayers,

Wendy (& Emma, too!); December 23, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Andrea said...: Hi Vanessa,
I got your message about the balloons. The ones we get don't say anything, they are just red mylar balloons. We get them from Party America. I think they are .50 for Valentine's Day and when I asked a manager for a discount because we buy so many, they agreed. Good luck! And have a very Merry Christmas!; December 24, 2008 at 1:14 PM
Anderson Family said...: Yeah!!! Let's get this girl eating. Maybe you won't have to eat so much ice cream with her anymore. =(; December 31, 2008 at 7:49 AM

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Arianna was born on 11/26/06. 4 weeks premature, and weighing 4lbs 13ozs. She was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot, which is actually 4 heart defects, and was later diagnosed with an ASD. She had open-heart surgery on 5/22/06. Her surgery was to patch the VSD, patch the ASD, widen her pulmonary artery, and attempt to fix her pulmonary valve. They created a man-made pulmonary valve out of myocardium to avoid a conduit placement, which would require multiple surgeries. On September 21st, 2012 we got the news that Arianna's right ventricle pressures are too high and she needs a pulmonary valve placed. When we meet with the surgeon we found out she also has pulmonary branch stenosis and a possible defect in her tricuspid valve. He will be addressing all of these issues at the time of surgery. On October 18th, 2012, Arianna had her 2nd open-heart surgery.

At 5 weeks old she was diagnosed with a genetic disorder called 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, which is caused by a deletion of a small segment of the long arm of chromosome 22. This disorder has many names such as 22q Deletion syndrome, Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome, Shprintzen syndrome, and Catch 22. So far there has been more than 180 anomalies reported in this syndrome, which is highly variable from person to person and no individual has all of the anomalies. Arianna has overcome many obstacles and we find peace in knowing that God is working miracles in her life. We set this site up to share our family journey. We know that God has a special plan for Arianna and our family!

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Thursday, December 18, 2008

PB&J

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