Kendall Johns Artography: Woweee!

It's been a while since I have blogged. Things have been crazy since my last post. I currently am unemployed, but somehow have been busier in the last six weeks than I was when I was working full time!

I have had two really great things happen and am so thrilled to share that my dad had a pet scan two weeks ago and found that he is cancer free! His lymphoma is gone. Whew! What a relief. I am a daddy's girl and I have been so scared about what the future will hold for my dad. I know the cancer could still come back, but for now, it is gone and we are rejoicing!

Here is a photo of me with my dad and my boys taken by the fabulous Brooke Martin!

We had such a great day on this day. We went to the flea market, a few pawn shops, and then did photos. Oh, and we had Coney Island coneys for lunch!

The other great news I have to share is that my best friend had her first baby on May 27. I have three very best friends who I will introduce in posts soon, and Andrea is the last one to have her first baby. And she had a girl! Just for me! When we went to the ultrasound to find out the sex, I cried when the tech said it was a girl. I'm emotional all the time anyway, but I just pictured how precious this sweet baby was going to be. And boy was I right!?! Layla Evyn made her entrance at 2:32am on the 27th. It was a long wait for her. When she was born, she wasn't breathing. She never took a breath on her own and was intubated within minutes. She was then put on a ventilator where she stayed for 5 days. We were unable to touch her. It was painful and heartbreaking to be so close to her and not be able to touch her. The doctors and nurses didn't say much, only that she was the sickest baby in the NICU. We were scared, but didn't really speak about it. She began to improve drastically after three days. And by the time she was ten days old, she was on her way home. The doctor said she had made a 'magnificent recovery.' Indeed she had, thanks to all the prayers that were lifted up for her. I love her as much as I love my own children. Her arrival has changed us, made us grateful for every single minute. Meet Layla...