Brinley Noel: You Are Invited!

Can you even believe that "little Brin" is already 10 months old?! It has been quite a year and we could not have done it as well without all of your prayers, love, and practical support. We want to show all of you our appreciation and celebrate the life of Brinley, so what better way than to PARTY!

When: Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 2-5pm
Where: Delmar Full Gospel Church
282 Elsmere Ave, Delmar, NY 12054
RSVP: Feel free to stop by even if you do not RSVP but if you could, I will be able to plan appropriately (sarajofina@gmail.com). Just give me a number of people attending.

If you are reading this, you are invited. If you know someone who has been praying for us, they are invited. If you are a therapist, Dr, nurse, etc and have worked with Brinley you are invited! We are going with an open house format for the party. Appetizers and desserts will be served. Please note "Happy Birthday" will occur at or around 3:30pm. Weather permitting we will have some lawn games and such as well.

We have already had a few people asking about gift ideas for Brinley's big day. As per Brin's physical therapists suggestion we have started saving towards a swingset for the backyard. Quite frankly this is something we would all benefit from, but I can't wait to see Brin in a swing and sliding down a slide- how fun! If you are interested in chipping in that would be great. Donations to our local NICU would also be appreciated if you prefer.

So, how is Brinley doing? Awesome! She has hit the 22 lb mark so if secretion management becomes a problem again botox is now an option. She is starting to "remember" that she has feet and can stand on them, so that is good. She is really starting to get faster with her reaction time and that makes it easier for her to play and interact with people too. She is such a joy!

This past week Brinley's physical therapist was on vacation so we used that time slot to go to a mommy and me music class (check out Redemption Dance Institute if you are interested). I think banging on the drum was her favorite, though she did get into dancing to "Who Let the Dogs Out" as well. Talk about a throw-back!

Oh, you know, just melting Nea-Nea's heart (this is Brin's special ed therapist)

Just one of the grandbabies now (she's starting to be a total attention hog!)

Can you tell who is boss?

The slide is even part of PT

Raina holding Brin's hand during her monthly RSV shot. Alessa licking her?

Little girl. Big bed

Brinley came with mommy to ballet class to help plan this year's recital

Some of our favorite MKs came to visit this week. We had a hair salon, store, puppet shows, hide and seek, snuggles and so much more! Shout out to all of Brinley's Southeastern University fans :)