Friday, September 13, 2013

Be Brave Heidi, Be Brave

  • While I was in the hospital ALL 4 of Charles' sisters stepped up and took Heidi Anne into their care for those 8 scary days. These little tales show what an amazing, adventurous girl Heidi Anne has become. I am in awe that my little barely 5 year old girl handled this tumultuous time so well. She is a little afraid that Momma's doctor appointments may turn into a hospital visit. So she packs a little bag for herself, just in case. (You'll have to read "Well That Escalated Quickly" to understand why.)
  • P.S. - I don't like using peoples' names or pictures without permission. So nothing secret about his sisters or any other vaguely identified person just think of it as the HIPPA of the internet age. If you happen to see your name or picture ANYWHERE on the blog let me know and I WILL correct it.
  • Be Brave Heidi, Be Brave: One of Charles sisters had this story about Heidi Anne. It has since become our family mantra - Be Brave (fill in name), Be Brave. 
  • "One day I took Heidi Anne swimming, she thought it was just going to be a little pool, however, it was our neighbors' full size pool with a water slide. At first the depth of the pool frightened her. But slowly she became more comfortable and realized she could touch the bottom of the pool." We had fun teaching her how to kick and swim."
  • (Did I mention Heidi Anne doesn't know how to swim and she flat out refused to use the life jacket? Heidi Anne was in the BEST of care and closely watched. Sometimes you just have to sink or swim. So kudos to the sister willing to take on this particular adventure!!)
  • "Heidi Anne climbed up the ladder, got to the slide, got scared and came back down. Each time I reassured her she didn't have to go down if she didn't want to.  I told her how I would have been to scared to go down the slide. Despite all the reassurance, Heidi Anne insisted that she wanted to go down the slide." (Again, Kudos to the sister that let Heidi Anne be Heidi Anne!!) 
  • On the third time up the ladder she started saying to herself " 'Heidi be brave, be brave...' and then she went down into the pool.  In the words of his sister "Wow! That girl has guts!"

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