On Friday, October 25th 2024 we celebrated Louisa’s first heart anniversary. Louisa had a typical 3 year old day with some added fun. She picked out some special treats for a movie night (Cheez-Its, Sour Patch Kids, M&Ms and strawberries). Then we watched an Octonauts movie that she chose. We helped Louisa light a candle in honor of her donor and their family. We are forever thankful for them for choosing to donate and allowing Louisa a second chance at life. Louisa also worked on stringing her Beads of Courage – each bead signifies an event, procedure, lab draw etc. that Louisa had during her hospital stay last year. She has a lot of beads!

Louisa has a had quite the year. She started preschool; she says her favorite thing to do at preschool is washing her hands. Have to keep the germs away! We have spent lots of time with family. We recently took a trip to Minnesota and had a ton of fun with family there. This past year Louisa enjoyed trick or treating as a black cat like [our cat] Philip, visiting two different zoos, riding on a carousel for the first time, spending time outside going for walks or going on the swings at the playground, watching CoComelon and playing with her baby dolls.

We are grateful for the continued support from our families and friends! Louisa is loving life at home! We are looking forward to another great year.