Happy (belated) 2nd Birthday, little girl!

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Violet had most of the family here for her second birthday. She was beautifully outfitted in a traditional Hungarian dress from Grandpa.

We were dealing with a heatwave and an impending surgery, so we had an early morning "birthday waffle".

The loot.

The Grandfathers hard at work doing Grandfather business.

Happy Birthday little girl.

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Powerless

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Violet went into the hospital for a scheduled surgery on the day after her second birthday. Her upper trachea was too small, causing much of the lengthy colds that all turned into croup. The procedure was called an anterior cricoid split. A horrifying name to start with, but it went well. The difficult part for us was the recovery which required seven days of her being under so that she could heal.

This has been the longest week we've had as parents. So hard to see. 

The definition of powerlessness.

Delirium has set in.

Violet is going to be okay. We'll see about the parents. We couldn't have done it without the Grandparents. Thank you so much. We are all coming home tomorrow.

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