MOVING OUT!!

For anyone still checking in here.... I tried to keep annual posts since our NICU days... but we've moved on to more 'big kid' ideas. Come grow along with us!!


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Whoa... it's been a year????

I just logged on and realized that it's been a whole year.... we've done a lot in that time!

We've moved back to Bucks County and Adelina and Gianna are both in preschool right down the street from where we live. AND we've added another family member to the mix! Franca was born on February 19th weighing in at 8lbs 12oz after another long and horror filled pregnancy. We also said goodbye to a furry family member, Jackson, who we miss dearly and to my Grandmother... Franca was born on her birthday which was very bittersweet.

So we are officially a family of many and trying to keep it all together. We try our best to keep smiling even when times are tough - the ball keeps on rolling and we don't want to get squashed like bug ;)

Having 4 kids ages 5 and under is tough enough as it is, but this year the birthdays hit us hard. Gianna really started to seem like a "big kid", there was a new baby blowing out candles again, it was strange to watch Vincent and Sofia grow up thru Adelina's every move and not have my Grandmother there with us just seemed like a lot to munch on.



So cheers to another year....hopefully we will have settled into our final home by next year and since we are FINALLY finished having children, we will be getting on with this thing called life.

Happy Birthday and Remembering

Happy 3rd & 4th Birthday to my AMAZING DAUGHTERS, Adelina & Gianna!!!!!

Always in our hearts, Happy Birthday Vinny & Sofia.... remembering you and know you are watching over all of us xoxo

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays To All!

As of December 2009, we are all doing much better and hoping that 2010 is our year. With all of the donations to our Foundation, a bereavement room for parents is under construction at Abington Memorial Hospital. We are very grateful for the support of everyone in our lives and for being given a chance to make a difference for others who suffer misfortune.

Adelina is finally starting to make it out of the darkness ... almost 3 years later with hospitals and therapists ... her hearing has finally been restored, she is growing at a normal rate and developing into a wonderful young lady... ok, she has some behavioral issues, but it's Christmas!

Gianna is continuing help at St. Christopher's Hospital and we are finally finished with diagnostic testing!! We told her as of yesterday's MRI that we're done. She was happy.

Lucia is going strong and you would think that she's 2 years old already. What a wonderful thing a full term baby can be!

Another Year Gone

We wanted to give a shout to our Lovely Ladies for their birthdays:

Happy 1st Birthday Lucia Sofia
Happy 2nd Birthday Adelina J, Sofia Rosa & Vincent Dominic
Happy 3rd Birthday Gianna Marie

xoxo Mom & Dad

You continue to challenge us and amaze us. Thank you.

Birthday Time!

We only have a few more weeks of quarantine, so we'll be OFFICIALLY signing off after this post. We will be posting little updates on her doctor visits on the Foundation's web site http://www.sr-vdcmemorial.com/ if anyone wants to check in. There will also be information about the March of Dimes walk on 4/27 and the upcoming Golf Outing in September.

Thank you all for checking in on us and for allowing us to be "seen" as we haven't seen much of anything or anyone over these past 5-6 months.

We put this together a while ago, so if you have some time check it out. Just click the play button below to see the video - thanks Foxes for the idea (we stole) instead of the project of photos I was uploading! I lost so many photos and videos when my computer crashed, but the video is still long (7 minutes total)!

We have been through a lot over the past year and it was nice to reflect on how far we've all come and how much Adelina has been growing and fighting. Happy Birthday to Gianna Marie, Adelina J., Sofia Rosa & Vincent Dominic.

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Quick Update

Well our little person weighed in at 16 lbs 1 oz at her RSV weigh in station. She finally qualified for the double leg injection - ouch! She hasn't gained much weight this past month, but she's eating a lot and we have to take into account the fact that she's sweating to the oldies constantly.



We've given her the boot from the baby food and she's mashing away with a toothless mouth on whatever it is big sis is having for dinner. We have to limit her intake of acidy foods, but she likes to eat pretty much everything we've offered her... and we totally psyched because she hasn't had many reactions allergy-wise and we're tracking the ones that set her off.

Still on the move with something to prove -

Gianna showed her how to go up the stairs this morning and off she went to the tune of "Go Sissy GO" and laughter. "Up the stairs" here is 16 steps with a landing! Go Bean!!! She's also trying to free stand and go between our couch and ottoman with a step. If she starts walking, I think she might qualify for some super baby award.

PS - Baby to Be Calvanese weighed almost 3lbs during our last ultrasound... it took Adelina months to get there after she was born. I'll be 30 weeks on Saturday - yeah me!