A very tired girl from an early morning flight into Oregon
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
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About Me
- Ashley Kostjuk
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Todd & I met in college and celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary in May. Gavin started First grade this August and our daughter Lexi, just started Faith Kids a pre-school program at our church. Lexi and I spend our days together while Gavin's in school. Our youngest, Reese Renee was born to us in 2007 and went home to be with her Creator on her very first birthday, October 30th, 2008. We started our family blog when I was pregnant with Reese. During the third trimester of my pregnancy, we were told she had a diphragmatic hernia. Upon delivery and a week of genetic testing we learned of her very rare genetic disorder called Emanuel Syndrome. This was the start of a very special journey with our baby girl. We had 365 days with our Reese Renee and each day was a gift from the Lord. He graciously gave her to us one fall morning in a hospital tucked away in Pasadena, California. This blog was created for her, so our friends and family would have daily updates and specific prayer requests. Although we only had her for a short time, this season of life was the sweetest. Our lives are forever changed because of this little girl and what the Lord has taught our family.
todd and ashley
Jeremiah 29:11
Why God Allows Suffering & Evil
October 2008
Reese in her daddy's arms
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep ~ pictures by heather moore ~ March 2008
Gavin celebrating with Reese on her first birthday
birthday girl
SUPPORT FOR ALL CHROMOSOME 22 RELATED DISORDERS
Lexi Lea ~ 4 years
gavin garett ~ six years
reese renee ~ eleven months
Birthday sign from her party
wrapped around my daddy's finger
Lexi Lea
lexi lea ~ three years
lexi's favorite thing to do in the whole wide world - swing
Reese's Surgeries & Procedures
- October 30, 2008 on her very first birthday - home with Jesus
- September 24th 2008 - Transferred back to All Saints
- September 5th 2008 - Transferred back to Huntington Hospital with Moraxella Catarrhalis Infection
- August 2008 - Moved to All Saints Healthcare
- July 2008 - Left hernia repair as well as a new patch
- June 2008 - 2nd set of seizures; Tracheostomy at Children's
- April 2008 - Broviac Line at Children's (right leg); L&B and 2nd Nissen Procedure w/ Dr. Muenchow
- March 2008 - Open heart surgery (Children's Hospital of LA); put on C-Pap at Huntington Hospital
- February 2008 - 1st set of seizures
- January 2008 - Broviac Line (left leg/groin area); repair of sutures from Nissen w/ Dr. Muenchow
- December 2007 - 1st Nissen Procedure; Gastrostomy feeding tube and skin tags removed w/ Dr. Muenchow
- November 2007 - Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair w/ Dr. Muenchow
- October 2007 - Birth - Heart & Lung Bypass Machine (ECMO)
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The "Poodle Girls"1 week ago
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Santa Barbara IMX Pentathalon Part 23 weeks ago
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Summer Vacation2 months ago
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A Woman3 months ago
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Private Blog...4 months ago
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Camp is Legit4 months ago
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New Blog7 months ago
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Thoughts on being a Mother. . .8 months ago
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Fourth of July1 year ago
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Prom Night1 year ago
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9 comments:
What a fun trip! You must love vacationing with John and Bria and the kids. Lexi just looks so much like you- I love it! Enjoy summer! Let's plan to get together sometime in the next two months...maybe in Pasedena to meet up with Chris?
Did you just love Central Oregon? I hope you had a good time when you were here doing the fun things. I love Lexi's tired look from arriving so early. You took amazing pictures. They are beautiful! Enjoy your week.
We missed you! The trip looked fun!
Love summer family vacations! Looks like your sweet family had a lot of fun. Miss you!
Too fun! So glad you got to come visit our great state! Would love to have seen you but hey, its a big state!
Note: I have changed blog addresses using my pen name :)
Jemelene
Loved the pics! They were just wonderful. What fun.
Ash - what a sweet time with your family. it was great to see you all! love and prayers to you all!love, the goltiao's
I love your pictures from your trip! What a perfect place to vacation. We have got to make it up there sometime if it ever works out.
just wanted to stop by and say hi. we think about you often.
love you guys.
justin and victoria
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