School Time!

Big girl is all grown up!

We have been ready for Ro to have some "school time" for quite a while now.
However, due to the decreased immunity issues, she has basically been quarantined from anything like pre-school or daycare.

We finally got the OK from the drs, and we've been anxiously waiting for Mother's Day Out to start their summer session! It's from 9-12, so nothing too crazy, but some great time to play with kids and get her learn on.

Today was the day!
Woooo Hoooo

Rowan was SO excited! She wanted to go in her PJ's before she even ate breakfast.

But I made her get dressed. Notice she already has her backpack on :)



Walking in...





Checking out the other kiddos.



In her room, and not taking her backpack off yet.

When I came to pick her up, Ro's teacher said she did amazing! There were never tears (not that I expected any) and she was really well behaved. Rowan even told a little boy to shhhhh when he cried.

I have a feeling she's going to wake up asking to go again in the morning!

BIRTHDAY

Haaaaaappppppyyyyy 2nd Birthday, Rowan!




Tired and puny, our little birthday angel. Eating breakfast... At Home!




Checking out some new loot.



Look- new PJ's with Jessie and Bullseye! And a new table!

We took it easy on the b-day day. It was absolutely fabulous :)

It's easy to remember that a year ago we were in Houston, in the PICU, with a very sick little girl. She was 6months post- transplant, but battling autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The whole time, her liver performed like a rockstar.
Thank you Angel Donor for the most amazing gift we've ever received.... We are truly blessed!




Check out the bounce house we rented for the party ;)

Remember: she loves Toy Story.

Obviously, there was a ton of bouncing:









But it was hot, so we had to take breaks...



Like reading books in YaYa's lap.



Snacking...






Opening gifts...

And



Blowing out candles on her cake!

Rowan had a BLAST and we were so excited to share such a special day with her friends London and Addison, and so many family members!

Houston, we almost had a problem...

June 5th Rowan threw up 5 times... Not. Good.
I called H-Town, but they weren't too concerned because she didn't have a fever. The throw up ceased, so I figured it was something she ate.

She seemed a little under the weather on Wednesday, but she appeared better until the end of her 2year old photo session.

CLICK HERE to see a preview of some of her pictures :)

She started to run a low grade fever that night... But everything went south on Thursday.

Unfortunately, we ended up having to take Rowan to the ER at Dell Children's that night.

She was a real trooper... Seriously, the best ER experience we had with her thus far--

Her fever was now 103.5.









I was soooo upset assuming she would be admitted, and be in the hospital again on her birthday. Miraculously, her labs looked surprising well when the results came back.

I called H-Town while we were in the ER, after getting the good lab news, and did my best to persuade them we would follow up ASAP if we could just go home.

They bought it :)

The lab results showed her liver #s were great and there was really nothing out of place, so they chalked the fever up to a virus.

Birthday. Intact.