Sofia is 10 Months!

WOW! In only 2 months we will be celebrating my little Miracle's 1st Birthday! This past year has gone by way too fast! Sofia is doing well, she has been battling a cold for about 2 weeks now and it is just no fun. Her poor little nose is starting to get raw. We have been to the doctor so many times this past couple of weeks, too. I guess I am just a little paranoid! Sofia is back on the Pulmicort twice a day and on Xopenex every three hours. We were able to stop the Xopenex for a few days and then all of a sudden her wheezing started back up and the runny nose did, too. But, the good thing is that if she wasn't coughing, wheezing and didn't have a runny nose you would never no she was sick. She is just a ball of energy!

Sofia finally got her second tooth about a week ago and did so much better teething than she did with the first one. I guess since she was sick it just masked the teething. She still isn't saying much more than "dada." Well, not anything that makes since! She says a lot, if only we could understand her!

I don't remember if I said how well Sofia did on the trip to and from Dallas? She did amazing! Well, we just got home from another 4 hour trip this evening! We took Sofia down to the Basilica of the National Shrine of our Lady of San Juan De Valle in San Juan, Texas. The Basilica is absolutely beautiful! It has a room of "Milagros" or "Miracles" where you go to ask for a miracle and make a promise. I have family that went down before Sofia was born and while she was in the hospital. So, we went down to pay our promise for our Miracle. They had a glass table to put pictures in and I left one of Sofia's pictures that the hospital takes. I don't think I have ever posted one on here! It was all a little emotional. I walked into the church fighting back the tears because I knew of the Miracle I was holding in my arms, but when I was writing a message to go along with Sofia's picture, it all hit me again. We have decided that we will make this an anual family trip. I would love for Sofia to grow up knowing this church. Around the outside of the grounds they have about a 3/4 mile path called The Way of the Cross. Along this path it has 14 stations of the cross in life size bronze statues. It was just beautiful! We attended mass last night and it was completely full! This church holds about 1800 people and it was full! I am really looking forward to our next visit!

There are a couple of babies I am asking for prayers for. First, please pray for Baby David who will be born tomorrow with CDH. There are some other complications that David will be facing, too. Please pray for strength for David and for his Family. Also, I have met another expecting Mommy who will is due with her baby Claire Elizabeth on July 1, 2007. Cindy has set up a blog for Claire and I have added a link to her blog at the right. Please keep these babies and all CDH babies in your prayers.

I will update again, soon! Thanks for reading! God Bless

Love, Catherine

P.S. Once again blogger isn't allowing me to upload some new picture, so check back for them soon, I hope!