Sam's 11th birthday was on June 25. Jaclyn, Daniel, and Sam came from Virginia the weekend before so we could celebrate. They made a giant Kerplunk game that was the hit of the birthday party.
Daniel, Sam, Lilly
Sam
We were excited about the birth of Hannah and Michael's little girl on July 14. In early June, they learned that she had a complex and very serious congential heart defect called TAPVR. She would need to be delivered in Charlotte and have open heart surgery soon after birth. Because of other issues with the pregnancy, the decision was made to deliver on June 25 (Sam's birthday). They are the only birthday twins in our immediate family.
Violet Cheyenne Worley
Michael, Hannah, and Violet in the NICU
Violet had open heart surgery when she was 8 days old. She was discharged on August 27 but has been readmitted twice. She is still in the hospital. Her major issue now is pulmonary hypertension. A heart catherization is scheduled for September 5. Hopefully this will give her medical team the answers they need to get our sweet girl home to stay.
Thomas, Hannah, and Violet at home
Violet and Phillip in cardiovascular icu
Catherine celebrated her second birthday on August 22. Watching her grow into an active little girl has been a delight. She is just as sweet as she looks! She had a rubber duck themed birthday party at her great-grandfather's farm.
Catherine
Catherine and Abram
