...but you get what you need

look at this little lady. we love her so much. as eli did, she has brought so much happiness and joy into our lives.

you can't always get what you want. we have decided to postpone our move to california. ida's health is first and foremost and as she is not technically a sick child, she does have a strange and special circumstance with her diagnosis of FPIES. it has been such a difficult decision to make as the ball has been rolling full steam towards california. we sold our house months ago, our belongs have been packed, we have made several trips, worrying, praying, and preparing. last week our eyes were opened to what is going to be ahead of us for a few years. we had to take a few steps back and look at our situation.

...but you get what you need. after a few days of hashing it out, the choice to stay in calgary until ida has grown out of FPIES clearly has became the right/smart/correct choice. her health care is excellent, our out of pocket nothing, our stress level minimized as we maneuver through this. we searched the mls thursday, looked at 5 homes friday morning, put an offer on a house saturday afternoon and agreed on a price that evening. just. like. that. our possession date is november 13th. what i want to tell you is that the Lord provides. we feel so strongly that the decision we have made is what we need to do for her right now and i can't tell you how good that feels. we would be lying if we said we didn't have a level of disappointment. however the blessing and peace of mind knowing we have made the best choice possible outweighs the bummer-ness of the situation.

now. let's get on with life. a new chapter. here we go.

p.s. happy thanksgiving.

p.p.s i guess i should state where we will be moving to... the home we have found is in rock lake estates in rocky ridge. we will be just down the street from the soon-to-be-built calgary temple. what a perk that will be!