I want to thank everyone who sent well wishes to us for Sofia’s cleft palate surgery. You will never know how much your kindness meant to us. Sofia’s surgery was scheduled for 11:30am today, but Dr. Tatum ran over with the first surgery he had scheduled and Sofia did not get taken to the back…
Sofia’s surgery for her cleft palate is tomorrow at 11:00 am. She will also have tubes put in if the doctor finds any liquid behind her eardrums. The doctor said she cannot eat anything tomorrow morning before surgery. I know that everything will go fine, but I am going to really hate to see my…
Hi, I’ve been thinking about you guys all day and was hoping by some chance you would have posted that everything went well today, but can totally understand why you haven’t.
Just wanted you to know that I am sending all good thoughts your way!
Love
Tracy
Your in our thoughts and prayers tonight , tomorrow and the weeks to follow, dearest little Sofia.
(((hugs))) to you Mom, I just know things are going to go as planned and her recovery will be swift.
Hey chick – I know you are at the hospital but I just wanted to check in and see how things are going.
hugs!
~Carla
although I am absolutely positive everything will go fine, we will pray for you, John, Sofia, and the drs and nurses!! we love you guys!! please be sure to keep us posted!!
I’ll keep you guys in my prayers. I am sure everything will go smoothly and Sofia will do great. She is such a sweet little girl.
I hope everything goes well tomorrow. I know how hard it is to have your baby go through surgery (my daughter Sydney had open heart when she was 18m), but hang in there. I’ll say a little prayer for you both.
I will be praying…
God’s Peace
I will be thinking of you all tomorrow and sending healing thoughts your way. I’m sorry baby Sofia has to go through this but it will help her so much in the long run! She is blessed to be here and have a good surgeon and her devoted parents. Take care. Love, Dale
Sending all sorts of good thoughts and prayers to Sofia,you,John, and of course the surgical team.
Keeping you in my thoughts these next few days. . . I hope it helps a bit knowing how much others care about you, John, and that angel Sofia. Maureen
Thinking of you, Jonni!
I’ll be praying for all to go well with Sofia and her surgery…and praying for you to be strong (I know it won’t be easy to watch)…
looking forward to a good report.
Hugs!
I hope you got my email. I wish you all the best. Everything will be okay. Make sure you get some rest during this time because I know you will be at the hospital most of her stay if not all. You need to be rested when she returns home.
Love you.
Ann
I will be praying for your sweet little one too….how hard for you. I hate feeling helpless about my kids too. Thinking of you.
Sending you good thoughts, it isn’t easy for a mom to ever see her baby in pain. She will be fine, she has a good Mommy and Daddy to care for her! Hang in there. I love the Thanksgiving Photos!!
Sending good wishes & prayers your way.
Donna
My thoughts go with you for skilled surgeon hands, a swift recovery and lots of rest for mom and dad.
We will be praying for your family!
You are in our prayers. Sofia will be just fine, I think it’s harder on mommy and daddy. I know this is nothing in comparison but when Lilly had to have tubes put in last November it was hardest on me. Will you be able to be with Sofia up until they tart the surgery? Take care and we will be thinking of you. Oh, when you get a chance email me your addy again, I still have a package sitting here for Sofia! Take care,
Love,
Michele & Lilly
You guys will be in my prayers!
~Carla
Thanksgiving is always wonderful, but having Sofia home this year made it the best ever. She had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa S. and her Uncle Kyle and Cousin Nicholas (Nicky). Today, we went to my favorite restaurant on Long Island called the Milleridge Inn. The original restaurant was started in 1672! Of…
Happy Thanksgiving! ANd what a cute little turkey you have in the high chair, bench and in the sink!
Love the pictures, Jonni!
So glad to see you all had such a wonderful Thanksgiving…Sofia is just a doll.
Great pictures!! Bob and I love the Mileridge Inn also!!! We would have had our wedding there but the date we wanted was not available.
Funny how much we have in common!!!
Hugs
Tracy
I LOVE the picture of Sofia on the bench, surrounded by leaves! So pretty!
How beautiful is that daughter of yours! I just love her smile, she is always so happy. Glad you all had a nice Thanksgiving!
Michele
What beautiful Thanksgiving pictures. I love the one of Sofia laughing with her T-giving bib, the ducks in the sink, and the ones with the gorgeous Fall leaves. Thanks for thinking of me and sending the e-card. I know that S. picked it out ( : How fun. Take care. Hugs, Dale (18 months tomorrow!)
Last Tuesday Sofia and I went to visit our friends Jean, Joe, Sarah and Lin Chong. They were one of the families that we traveled to China with. They actually adopted Sarah from China when she was 7 mos. old 11 years ago and traveled in our group when they adopted her sister Lin Chong….
Hey – you got snow!!! Yeah!! How did Sofia like it? Your new blog decor looks great! Thanks so much for sharing the reunion pictures. Sofia is growing quickly isn’t she?
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your wonderful family~~
~Carla
Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Love the new Christmas decor and Sophia in the snow! Brrrr.
Hugs, Dale
You’re right! Everyones gotten so much bigger! Wow, how wonderful!
Happy TGiving to you, too, bud!
XO
I love the couch shot!
We too try to have reunions, usually every couple of years now, they are so important now as our daughters(oldest) are now 6. They look forward to seeing their friends.
Looks like a nice reunion, Jonni. What a bunch of cuties.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Glad you have time to post your blog, but what about that live cam.
Here is the first video of Sofia I have uploaded. It is kind of a test video. I usually take video with our camcorder, but this one was taken with our digital camera. I had to convert it from Quick Time to an AVI file so I could edit the end slightly. I used Microsoft…
Oh I like the new Christmas look!!!
So cute!!! And the new blog layout is awesome! However I’m having a really hard time getting into the holiday spirit around here because it’s 70 degrees outside!!! This is just not right for Nov. I’m extremely thankful we will move back to the cold tundra in 3 yrs!!!
How hard was it to put video on your blog? I have not tried it because I thought it was difficult. She is more beautiful today than yesterday. Is that even possible?! Hugs…
Oh man, for some reason I can’t view it- I’m betting it’s super adorable though!
So sweet. Can’t wait for Emily to get talking English….she knows some Chinese….I have no clue what she is saying…………………
Sofia, you got all the moves!!
I love this video, it was so cute!
Now you know how to do this Mom, could we please have more. 
Going to go and watch the dancing again…. 
Jonni, she is just cute as a button!
Love her little moves, and how she waves bye bye!
Keep the videos comin’!
Oh my gosh, Jonni, Sophia is so adorable. I can’t believe she already knows how to dance on demand and wave too! She’s a smart one and has good teachers too! Thanks for sharing. Your first video is excellent (of course) Hugs, Dale
Just too cute!
Aww how cute! Loved the video!
How adorable! Love the dancing. Oh and that smile she is such a cutie!!
love,
Michele & Lilly
Oh my word! I can’t believe how she dances…that is so cute!
good job with the video, you’re gonna have to teach me how to do that one day!! I love how she goes from ignoring you to that gorgeous smile!! and what a dancer, brought a huge smile to my face…i love your baby girl!!
She is just precious Jonni. I love the little dance she does. Keep the videos coming, because she is just so cute to watch.
OMG!!! How much cuter can she get!! Love the dancing! Thanks for sharing that.
~Carla
what a cutie! She has better moves than I do! Watch out Hannah Montana!
Hayley
This is the most adorable video I have seen in a long time. I love it. She is the happiest even when she isn’t so sure of what to do.
Ann
Barbara - So sorry this is late,but a very heartfelt Hurrah! for the strong & lovely Sofia & her wonderful parents.
Best Wishes,
barbara
redmaryjanes - Oh Jonni,
I’m sorry that I did not check in and know that this was happening. This is the second cleft surgery that I know of this week.
I am glad to hear that things went well. It is so hard when your children go in for surgery.
I’m glad that it is over. She will be ok and much better for it. Big Hug.
wzgirl - What beautiful news, Jonni. I’ve been out of the country & offlist a bit, so I apologize for the lateness of my wishes. They are sincere nonetheless.
Go Sofia! Go Jonni!!!!! Hugs to you both – and John, too, of course. XO
Cheri H. - Jonni, So glad to hear everything went well with Sophia! She will be in my prayers for a speedy recovery. We leave on the 6th to pick up Lia! Can’t wait to get all the girls together!
Cheri~
Michele - I know you must be busy but I want an update! lol Just joking, sort of, I hope Sofia, Mommy and Daddy are doing okay.
Love,
Michele & Lilly
norie - hi jonni and family…just checking in to make sure sofia is well on her way to healing!…we will be thinking of you, even while in china to pick up sofia’s newest little friend cecelia!
norie
Leslie - Hi Jonni,
So sorry I’m late to posting to you blog. I’m so glad Sofia has done so wonderfully. It’s so heart breaking to see our children come out of surgery. It’s also so amazing, how fast they bounce back. Just wait and see, because Sofia is going to blow you away. Hang in there girl.
Mike, Hayley & Piper - Jonni,
please forgive me, I have been so caught up with our referral and the possible diagnosis of a more menacing issue that I completely forgot to come and see how Miss Sofia is doing.
It IS hard to see your baby in pain. I am thinking about you guys. I hope she is feeling better.
Hayley
i-Con - Great news! I am so happy to hear that all went well :0)
Donna & Andrew - So happy to hear all went well.Sending positive thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Donna
Dale - It sounds difficult but glad the surgery went well and is over! I hope by now they have her out of pain. I thought they could monitor that by checking pulse, etc… and then give her something. Hope that anesthesiologist is on the ball and the days get easier. Glad your mom is there to help too! Take good care. Love, Dale
Maureen - This is wonderful news. . .I could not stop thinking about all of you. I am so glad to know she did so well. Take care. . and kiss that angel Sofia for me. Maureen
Janet - Oh, you poor thing! My son was in the hospital once and it honestly was one of THE hardest times of my life. I am SO thankful that Sofia is okay. I will pray for you guys, and hold you in my heart. Your description of how you felt watching her in pain made me tear up. Yep. Now I’m a puddle.
HUG HUG HUG
MotherMotherOcean - This is really good news. I am glad it all went well.
Carol - So glad she is in the clear! I’m glad you had it done here!! Emily was kicked out of her hospital over in you know where because they didn’t feel it was worth the extra cost! Can you imagine! I think that is wonderful that someone is there for her around the clock!!
Hugs!!!
Beverly - So glad it went so well. Praying the healing will go as well too and quickly.
Beverly
Jewels of My Heart - I am so glad. Thank You Jesus for answered prayers.
Now…. breathe mommy.
T & R McGrath - Hi Jonni, I am so happy to hear that everything went well!!!
Your post made me cry and only prepares me for when my little guy has surgery to repair his palate!
Sending lots of hugs and kisses to all of you!!!
Love
Tracy
bbmomof2boys - I stalked your blog all day yesterday wondering how little Sofia was doing. I’m so happy she came through with flying colors!! I hope she gets to come home soon.
And your are very welcome!
~Carla
norie - hi jonni, thinking of all of you today
norie
Michele - I am so happy to hear all went well. I have been thinking about Sofia all day long. Give her extra hugs from us
Love,
Michele & Lilly
Dannye - Jonni, I am so relieved to hear all went well (of course I knew it would, big sigh!!)…now just concentrate on getting her better and home in record time!! we love her and you guys!!
nikki - Jonni, so glad to hear that everything went well with Sofia’s surgery.
The hardest part is over now. Just keep givin’ her lots of love (and give her a squeeze from me, too, please!)
Thinking of you all!!!!