Little Danielle has had a busy past week or so! Last Friday we ventured to IC for a few follow-up apts, which included a routine MRI. It was a very LONG afternoon for mommy, daddy & Danielle, but well worth the trip and the wait. That is the price we are SO willing to pay for our baby girl to see the BEST doctors in the WORLD, and that is the truth!
Danielle did great during the MRI, it was only 5 short minutes and they took 2 sets of pics for the doctor to choose from. Then up to Neurosurgery we went. It was a very busy day for the clinic hence the long wait. But we made it back just in time to see the ARNP to have Danielle's shunt re-programed. We then saw her dr. he is the BEST, one of our favorites! So comforting and gentle and very genuine. He loves our baby girl and is very good at making sure he does not miss anything. He changed her shunt setting, which is totally routine, and asked us to come back in 5 days for a repeat MRI scan to make sure he was happy with the new setting. Mommy and daddy were totally fine with that, anything our baby girl needs. 
After the long afternoon in IC we picked up Dylan and headed up to Madison, WI to meet our friends the LeConte's! We have such a wonderful connection with this family, as we met them approx. 3 years ago when our Dylan was neighbors with their little boy Drew in the UIHC NICU Bay 1 and Bay 2. These little miracles were neighbors for 3 months, fighting for each and every day with us. We talked to Tony and Emily on many occasions and we have talked many times thru each and every week since... Not only did we have so much in common with this family from the beginning, but since then Emily and I were on bedrest at the same time with our precious miracle little girls who were born just a month and a few days apart! Talk about people who know first hand, almost exactly what we have been thru! Our families have a life long connection and this weekend was a time to celebrate the miracle children the lord has given to us!
We met Friday late afternoon/evening in Madison at a wonderful hotel with a great water area/pool for the kids! We were a little worried on how the kids would act since it was getting close to bedtime. But after a fun time at the pool and then pizza by the pool, they were ready for more hours of fun! The parents did some catching up and of course chased these little ones all over! Danielle just relaxed in her stroller as she was pretty pooped out from a very long day. Allison and the boys were having a blast in the water!
Saturday we ventured to the Madison Zoo. This zoo was perfect for our little tykes! This zoo is purely run off donations only and they must have a huge fan base because this place was incredible! We saw many Lions....Tigers....& Bears...OH MY! The kids loved seeing the wide variety of animals. We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather, sunny, warm and a nice breeze from the lake....it was a perfect day!
After we saw all of the animals we stopped for a picnic lunch. The kids got all their bellys full and the parents did too! Then it was off to the Children's Play Area. This zoo offered a lot for little and big kids. The play area was SO neat. In the middle was a huge tree house that was open in the middle for the kids to climb up, little Drew made his way over 1/2 way up that ginormous tree! There were slides and climbing nets coming off all sides and bridges over to the small tree house play area for tots. The kids had a BLAST to say the least!
There was also a kids train ride and a beautiful carousel. The boys and daddy's took a fun train ride and Emily and her kids and Daddy & Dylan took a ride on the carousel. A fantastic finale to a fun day at the zoo!
Before we headed out the mommy's made a quick pitstop in the gift shop for a few souviners. The daddy's stayed back with the kids. Meanwhile a Press Photographer came over and asked Tony & Brad if he could take a few pics of the kids for a local publication. The daddy's agreed, here is a pic of the photographer taking Dylan's pic. And the LeConte kiddo's were fast asleep after a fun day at the zoo. Nap time was a must before our fun evening ahead. Dylan & Danielle napped with daddy back at the hotel!
That evening we dined at The Great Dane Pub & Brewery. We had a great dinner with some good food and great conversation! The kids were fully rested after their naps and the parents got some relaxing in also. After dinner we ventured back to the pool for some more water fun for the kids! Danielle and daddy had some fun swim time and mommy and Dylan bounced and swam in the pool! Dylan was a little leary of the water slide after a minor collision with daddy the night before. But it was a great time and everyone really enjoyed our weekend together!
It is just amazing looking back at what we share with the LeConte family. We now get together and celebrate the many trails and tribulations we have been thru with our little miracles. Many tears were shed and from that time we now share a unique friendship. We are excited to see them again very soon. We look forward to a lifetime of memories of our boys and girls spending fun times together! Thank you lord for blessing both of our families with our beautiful miracle babies!
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