In spite of all that medical professionals declared over our Ruby-girl this sweet chica of ours is thriving, spunky as ever and now one year older!!   Back when we were bringing her home I wasn’t even sure if she would live through the flights…and here she is on Father’s Day  – celebrating her 9th birthday!! She spent the entire day giggling, squealing, talking and rockin’ turning nine years old like an old pro!  All praise to God – He is truly the one who performs miracles!

Since Ruby’s series of grand mal seizures in early March she’s been back in our bed so when she awoke on her 9th Birthday (Father’s Day) there is no doubt she knew it was her big day. She was so excited that it was her birthday that she woke up just before 4am and let out a squeal – she *knew* it was her day and we were gonna’ party no matter what time it was, she was going to wring the day dry!  Truth be known I had hesitated telling her on the days leading up to it because I knew she would be so over-the-top giddy and might not sleep well… but I couldn’t resist!!

Our beautiful girl had a blast being celebrated – even on our early morning walk around the park she enthusiastically greeted each person we passed with “hi”.  I had a feeling she was hoping they would know it was her birthday – so of course Mama told them!

Then it was on to breakfast in bed for both Ruby and Daddy to celebrate his Father’s Day – Paleo biscuits with an egg on it and a gluten free donut!

Forgive me – some of the pictures are blurry, because she was giggling and carrying on like a party-girl should!  Trust me, when Emma and Dw found her – no one would have ever guessed, in a million years, Ruby would one day be giggling, “talking” and entertaining all of us so much so that the pictures would be blurry!

It just seemed kinda’ appropriate that Ruby would share her birthday with Daddy for Father’s Day this year!  They are tight buddies because she really does know that he and Emma fought for her life!  Daddy always says after a hard day at work, “I just need to see Ruby, hear her squeal and the world will be right again!”   Truly, this girl of ours lifts hearts every single day!

I kinda’ think some may raise their eyebrows and wonder, “How could Ruby, with all her needs really make their day so joyful?”  But friends, there is something so powerfully beautiful about her life and all the lives of those with significant needs.  They are each such  a precious gift to all who take the time to know them.   

As I type this, Isaiah is reading to Ruby in our little library.  She has started to giggle and giggle and giggle.  He continues to patiently read to her.  He’s so kind.  He calls her something that sounds like, “Gigga-roo”…and every now and then I see him walk buy and tenderly give her a little peck on her cheek as he says, “Hey gigga-Roo…”. It makes me smile – such a blessing she is to all our lives.  Our lives are so much better with her in it. 

Paleo biscuits with strawberries and #allthewhippedcream cause ya’ know…it’s all about the whipped cream!

 

 

Isn’t our newest 9-year-old so beautiful??

 

 

 

Ruby has almost mastered opening presents on her own and this girl is all about the presents (she’s like her daddy)!!  She also thinks it’s hysterical to pretend she’s going to eat the tissue paper – which makes us all laugh!  She’s clearly an entertainer!

 

Nehemiah eagerly jumped down behind Ruby to showing his little sissy how to work her new microphone….

Birdie loved the party…

Well she loved it until…

She realized the presents were for Ruby…

Poor baby girl…life is just so hard some days…..

In the meantime…there was lots of joy

 

Plenty of silliness – Jubilee loves to raise her eyebrows up and down – it makes it all laugh…

and family….cause it’s like forever.

 

Feel free to wish Ruby-girl a very happy 9th.  I will read her each message she gets and trust me, she loves to hear from her friends….