The Heart and Soul Family

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

California Trip 2011

On our way to California!!!

Coronado Island

She asked to be buried. LOL

Seaworld

Daddy ended up navigating our way around. :-P

It was Arianna's Happy Heart Day so she got a treat at lunch

Shamu Show

~Time for the sharks~

Mommy's favorite..TURTLES!!!!

My baby bear in her den

This makes it all worth it!

My beautiful Mom!

Beach time again!!!

1st sand castle with Daddy

~Protecting her castle~

Legoland!

Arianna and her new family

My little Indy

Devin wasn't too excited about the boat ride.

Arianna wasn't scared at all..she went to the top

Brother catching an afternoon nap

Ferry Ride

Arianna completed her first year as a Cubby in Awana! Awana is a church program that teachs the kids bible versus and stories. This was the first classroom experience Arianna had and I am so glad I did. Arianna and her cousin, Bryce, had an award ceremony. Arianna's class got on stage and sang a couple songs. I'm so proud of her!

Arianna Marie

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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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

California Trip 2011

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