Cherry Blossoms and Coca Cola

We had a busy weekend.  Chris's sister Lydia and her boyfriend Mike came to visit.  Thanks to some Atlanta traffic, they got her a touch late for Sam, but we braved going out to eat anyway.  Naturally Sam nutted up in the restaurant, and threw up in a bread basket (a common occurance with Sam and restaurants).  He showed very little stranger anxiety though, so that's some good news!

Saturday I took Sam to get some portraits made.  We had a bad experience at this place last weekend, and ended up leaving after an hour of waiting.  BUT they tried to make up for it this time...no pushing us to buy more, took her time, and gave us 45$ worth of freebies.  Afterwards, we went to the Cherry Blossom Festival in downtown Macon.  We watched the Dixie Disc Dog Championships...always fun.  We saw some friends (yes, we do have friends in Macon now) and had a good time in the sun.

Today we drove up to Atlanta and went to the World of Coca Cola Museum.  Sam didn't get a nap, and was pretty much a butt the whole time.  He did like sampling cokes from around the world though.  We went to the Varsity, said goodbye to Lydia and Mike, and then drove to the Tanger Outlets for some shopping.  Sam got an adorable swim trunk/top, hat, and sunglass combo.  Needless to say, Sam went to bed early and all is well!

Keep praying for Emery.  She is having some pressure problems, chest tube drainage problems, and continues to have high antibodies.  She is awake and alert, which is good and bad...she wants to be held but her sweet family can't hold her much because of the chest tubes.  They are hoping for some resolution this week, and maybe to move to the step down unit.  I know most of you don't know this family, but it is important that this heart transplant be a success, not just for Emery, but for Sam.  Sam, too, will some day face a heart transplant if no other technology develops in the mean time.  Emery's success is Sam's success, as it is the success of all of these babies who need transplants. 

~Kathy