I just can't seem to stay consistent on this thing! We do have interenet back again and it's SOOOO nice to be connected to the world again :) Hopefully I'll be able to post more often now.
Hunter is doing very well. He was released from therapy at the end of July with a 6 month follow up in January. He is so high functioning that I sometimes forget that he still has some limitations. He's gotten so big now and runs around the house like a crazy kid sometimes. I've hesitated in cutting his hair, though he has had a trim, but he's to the point of "mullet head" and I must break down and trim those curls!
We are all anticipating the birth of our little girl in November. Her name has changed slightly...she will be Mikah Lynn instead of Maia Lynn. Some people don't like it or prefer Maia...others can't understand why I would give my little girl a primarily boy name. Well, I love the dynamic of masculine name with a feminine personality behind it. Names like Kori, Sydney& Mikel have always interested me. Since we have a "biblical middle name starting with M" thing going with our boys I figure we can extend that to our little girl too! :) No one has to understand it, right? It'll grow on them and before you know it we won't be able to imagine her named anything else! :) (This is what happens when FINALLY after two boys I get to choose a name!)
Dad and Ko are doing well too. We have settled in our new place and LOVE having a big backyard for the boys to run around in. I am restless and HUGE! It's the time in pregnancy when you wonder why you put yourself through this repeatedly. And then after the birth you want to do it all over again! LOL. I can't wait to see how Hunter responds to not being the "baby" anymore! I'm sure it will be a transition but hopefully he will come to love his new little sister.
Since I need to change positions and my butt has gone numb I guess I'm going to end for now. I'll post some pics soon!
Blessings!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Long time gone...
It seems like forever since I last posted, though it has only been 3 months or so. We have been without internet due to some decietful business practices on the part of the company and have chosen to not be a part of! We will be moving at the end of this month and will hopefully be reconnected to the world again!
Hunter is doing wonderful!! He is still attending OT on Thursdays and continues to improve. They have him wearing a splint at night to stretch out those elbow muscles but he is so highly functional you almost don't realize he ever had a problem. Praise the Lord!
We are looking forward to the birth of our newest family member in November and have just recently learned that it's a girl!! We will name her Maia Lynn and are praying that no complications arise through pregnancy or delivery. She will be healthy and whole with no problems...AMEN!
I know this is a quick update. I will post more as I can.
Blessings!
Hunter is doing wonderful!! He is still attending OT on Thursdays and continues to improve. They have him wearing a splint at night to stretch out those elbow muscles but he is so highly functional you almost don't realize he ever had a problem. Praise the Lord!
We are looking forward to the birth of our newest family member in November and have just recently learned that it's a girl!! We will name her Maia Lynn and are praying that no complications arise through pregnancy or delivery. She will be healthy and whole with no problems...AMEN!
I know this is a quick update. I will post more as I can.
Blessings!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
We missed it...
...the big appointment of the year and we missed it! Hunter's 12 month eval with the pediatric surgeon was on Monday and we just weren't able to make it. We've rescheduled for March 31st so I will definitely keep you posted on what the end of this year brings! :) Pray, warriors, pray!
This will be a very short and to the point post tonight. I'm very tired and we have our big Easter service in just a few hours!
Therapy has been going well the last couple of weeks. Great progress is being made with Hunter's arm. He is FINALLY bearing a bit of weight on it...yay! Although it is close fisted rather than open handed we'll take anything we can get right now. His "commando crawl" has turned into something altogether different and very hard to explain. I might liken it to the crawl of a monkey moving around on his nuckles but it's a little different than that. I'll have to post a pic of it.
Hunter's leg, on the other hand, has a mind of it's own! This was the first time Ms. Jennifer really got to see Hunter walk. She weighed down a push toy and watched him as he tottled along...he is pushing his right foot out kind of like a fin pushing water away. It's very odd and I've never seen it before. It seems to be coming from the knee and concerns her enough to refer us to the orthopedic surgeon for an evaluation. We don't know if this will be another "let's watch it and see" kinda thing or a "let's do something about this now" situation. Either way, pray for God's will and wisdom as we make any decisions necessary. The earliest available appt was for April 24th...lots of time to hit our knees on this one!
The b-day party was great! He took to the cake like a natural born sweet tooth! lol. I've posted pictures below for you to enjoy. I'm sure you've figured out that the goofy people at the end are Dad, Me & big brother Kowen.
I'm going to close now...thank you all for you prayers and continued encouragement! It does mean more than you know...even when the sun is shining on the situation.
Blessings on a beautiful Easter holiday! HE LIVES! :)
This will be a very short and to the point post tonight. I'm very tired and we have our big Easter service in just a few hours!
Therapy has been going well the last couple of weeks. Great progress is being made with Hunter's arm. He is FINALLY bearing a bit of weight on it...yay! Although it is close fisted rather than open handed we'll take anything we can get right now. His "commando crawl" has turned into something altogether different and very hard to explain. I might liken it to the crawl of a monkey moving around on his nuckles but it's a little different than that. I'll have to post a pic of it.
Hunter's leg, on the other hand, has a mind of it's own! This was the first time Ms. Jennifer really got to see Hunter walk. She weighed down a push toy and watched him as he tottled along...he is pushing his right foot out kind of like a fin pushing water away. It's very odd and I've never seen it before. It seems to be coming from the knee and concerns her enough to refer us to the orthopedic surgeon for an evaluation. We don't know if this will be another "let's watch it and see" kinda thing or a "let's do something about this now" situation. Either way, pray for God's will and wisdom as we make any decisions necessary. The earliest available appt was for April 24th...lots of time to hit our knees on this one!
The b-day party was great! He took to the cake like a natural born sweet tooth! lol. I've posted pictures below for you to enjoy. I'm sure you've figured out that the goofy people at the end are Dad, Me & big brother Kowen.
I'm going to close now...thank you all for you prayers and continued encouragement! It does mean more than you know...even when the sun is shining on the situation.
Blessings on a beautiful Easter holiday! HE LIVES! :)
Saturday, March 8, 2008
A Year Already???
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRECIOUS HUNTER
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
The 1 year mark of our son's birth has come and gone...about an hour ago. Today we will face the daunting task of a Birthday Party. We all know that first birthdays are not as much for the kiddos, but for the parents who have survived! We will be joined by many of you who have chosen to come and celebrate Hunter's life and healing with us. :) We want this time to be blessed and a testiment to what God has done in Hunter's life over the past year. We are just praying that the weather cooperates for our picnic in the park!
Therapy has continued on it's course. So many times this year we have just had to wait...and be patient. For those that know me you are probably chuckling right now....patient??? Does she even know the meaning of the word?? Well, I must say that it's a lesson God has been teaching me for 12 months now!
"Slow is steady and steady is sweet."
That's something I've heard my Pastor say more than a million times. God taught him how to build a ministry on that principle and God is now teaching me how to build my faith on it. It's funny how God works sometimes. When Hunter was born and his little arm just hung limp at his side I would look at him and see an impossible situation. I couldn't fix it...my family couldn't fix it and at that point I sure didn't want the doctors to fix it b/c that would have meant surgery! So I turned to the only one I knew could.
At first it was like I was holding my breath, waiting for the next moment to see if that little arm would move. After a while I realized it wasn't happening any time soon and I had to just...wait. Ms. Marty had us doing all of these rotation exercises to keep the muscles supple and ready for the day those nerves started firing again. So it was the same thing every day, every diaper change, every morning when we woke and every night before we went to bed. We spent 45 minutes every thursday doing those stupid things. I began to wonder, "God, what are you doing? Where are you? Why is this taking so long? You ARE going to fix it, right?" Praise God that doubt never set in...I just had a major case of the "impatients".
See, in the midst of all that, one could have wondered if God was working at all. We never saw it move. There were no little progressions of movement that gave us any hope. Nothing. Not a lift or a bend or a stretch or anything. Then one day it happened, after an adjustment we went to therapy and he lifted his arm up. Not alot...nothing you probably would have even noticed right off. But we were watching...and we saw it. And then he did it again! And again!! 20% that time! As I've explained in an earlier blog...the excitement in the room was contagious. We were laughing and crying at the same time. It wasn't until quite a few weeks later that it hit me. God WAS doing something in that little arm of his all that time...we couldn't see it happening until it became evident when he lifted it up. Had we given up and had surgery to "fix it faster" we would have completely blown what God was doing in HIS timing. I'm telling ya...I'm bad at the world's math, but I'm even worse at God's...I can never figure his timing out!
See, there are times when we feel like God is not there. That he's not moving or working in our lives. So many times we run out and try to "fix it" by filling that spot with other things. But all God wants us to do is wait and be patient. Wait for Him to complete the work he's started in our situation and for the evidence of his presence to be made known. Just like Hunter's little arm...He's working in us ALL the time. And one day, if we've waited on Him, the evidence of that work will be right there for all to see.
I encourage you to wait on the Lord today. Seek His timing and His peace. Remember that slow is steady and steady is oh so sweet. And in time the evidence of His hand on your life will show. And everyone will laugh and cry and praise the Lord for what He has done...in you!!
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:31
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRECIOUS HUNTER
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
The 1 year mark of our son's birth has come and gone...about an hour ago. Today we will face the daunting task of a Birthday Party. We all know that first birthdays are not as much for the kiddos, but for the parents who have survived! We will be joined by many of you who have chosen to come and celebrate Hunter's life and healing with us. :) We want this time to be blessed and a testiment to what God has done in Hunter's life over the past year. We are just praying that the weather cooperates for our picnic in the park!
Therapy has continued on it's course. So many times this year we have just had to wait...and be patient. For those that know me you are probably chuckling right now....patient??? Does she even know the meaning of the word?? Well, I must say that it's a lesson God has been teaching me for 12 months now!
"Slow is steady and steady is sweet."
That's something I've heard my Pastor say more than a million times. God taught him how to build a ministry on that principle and God is now teaching me how to build my faith on it. It's funny how God works sometimes. When Hunter was born and his little arm just hung limp at his side I would look at him and see an impossible situation. I couldn't fix it...my family couldn't fix it and at that point I sure didn't want the doctors to fix it b/c that would have meant surgery! So I turned to the only one I knew could.
At first it was like I was holding my breath, waiting for the next moment to see if that little arm would move. After a while I realized it wasn't happening any time soon and I had to just...wait. Ms. Marty had us doing all of these rotation exercises to keep the muscles supple and ready for the day those nerves started firing again. So it was the same thing every day, every diaper change, every morning when we woke and every night before we went to bed. We spent 45 minutes every thursday doing those stupid things. I began to wonder, "God, what are you doing? Where are you? Why is this taking so long? You ARE going to fix it, right?" Praise God that doubt never set in...I just had a major case of the "impatients".
See, in the midst of all that, one could have wondered if God was working at all. We never saw it move. There were no little progressions of movement that gave us any hope. Nothing. Not a lift or a bend or a stretch or anything. Then one day it happened, after an adjustment we went to therapy and he lifted his arm up. Not alot...nothing you probably would have even noticed right off. But we were watching...and we saw it. And then he did it again! And again!! 20% that time! As I've explained in an earlier blog...the excitement in the room was contagious. We were laughing and crying at the same time. It wasn't until quite a few weeks later that it hit me. God WAS doing something in that little arm of his all that time...we couldn't see it happening until it became evident when he lifted it up. Had we given up and had surgery to "fix it faster" we would have completely blown what God was doing in HIS timing. I'm telling ya...I'm bad at the world's math, but I'm even worse at God's...I can never figure his timing out!
See, there are times when we feel like God is not there. That he's not moving or working in our lives. So many times we run out and try to "fix it" by filling that spot with other things. But all God wants us to do is wait and be patient. Wait for Him to complete the work he's started in our situation and for the evidence of his presence to be made known. Just like Hunter's little arm...He's working in us ALL the time. And one day, if we've waited on Him, the evidence of that work will be right there for all to see.
I encourage you to wait on the Lord today. Seek His timing and His peace. Remember that slow is steady and steady is oh so sweet. And in time the evidence of His hand on your life will show. And everyone will laugh and cry and praise the Lord for what He has done...in you!!
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:31
Saturday, February 23, 2008
This is risky...
We all know how these posts tend to be when it's late (2:33am)....at least I'm not frazzled this time!
Thursdays therapy appts went very well. My grandparents joined us and we had such a wonderful day! Ms. Marty loved explaining all that Hunter was improving upon to Grandma & Grandpa and they loved listening just as much. It was really neat to hear her talk about all that she wanted him to accomplish and that he had exceeded her expectations. Can't get better than that, right?
After that we went down to the cafeteria and had lunch. I can't believe that I like hospital food as much as I do. Maybe our area is just blessed with the most awesome cuisine but it's one of the things I look forward to when having my babies...I'll get hospital food brought to me 3 times a day...YAY! lol.
Ms. Jennifer eased my concerns regarding the X-Rays. We won't be kicked out of PT just b/c they said they came out fine. She suspects that the radiologist was looking at Bone Health and not positioning and has recommended that I have the films sent to Hunter's pediatrician so she can discuss them with the radiologist personally. So, I feel a little better. Jen agreed that we saw what we saw and she has the notes to prove what she's seeing in therapy so that will be enough to keep him on the schedule. Whew!
We then went for one of my grandparents infamous drives. They will be moving this month so I got to see their new place and was quite impressed. We then drove through some of their favorite subdivisions and had a really neat time. I so enjoy spending time with them!
Well, I guess I should head to bed so that I can be somewhat coherent for the boys tomorrow!
Blessings :)
Thursdays therapy appts went very well. My grandparents joined us and we had such a wonderful day! Ms. Marty loved explaining all that Hunter was improving upon to Grandma & Grandpa and they loved listening just as much. It was really neat to hear her talk about all that she wanted him to accomplish and that he had exceeded her expectations. Can't get better than that, right?
After that we went down to the cafeteria and had lunch. I can't believe that I like hospital food as much as I do. Maybe our area is just blessed with the most awesome cuisine but it's one of the things I look forward to when having my babies...I'll get hospital food brought to me 3 times a day...YAY! lol.
Ms. Jennifer eased my concerns regarding the X-Rays. We won't be kicked out of PT just b/c they said they came out fine. She suspects that the radiologist was looking at Bone Health and not positioning and has recommended that I have the films sent to Hunter's pediatrician so she can discuss them with the radiologist personally. So, I feel a little better. Jen agreed that we saw what we saw and she has the notes to prove what she's seeing in therapy so that will be enough to keep him on the schedule. Whew!
We then went for one of my grandparents infamous drives. They will be moving this month so I got to see their new place and was quite impressed. We then drove through some of their favorite subdivisions and had a really neat time. I so enjoy spending time with them!
Well, I guess I should head to bed so that I can be somewhat coherent for the boys tomorrow!
Blessings :)
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Just a laugh...
As I read back over my post from yesterday I had to laugh a little. I'm normally a bit more "composed" in my writing than I was in that post. That just shows one of two things...either I was really frazzled by the topic or it was really too late for me to be writing about a topic that had me so frazzled! LOL...I guess it was a bit of both.
Today I was tired. The hubby and I had "date night" last night and grandma came to watch the boys. We saw "Fool's Gold" and it was definitely the laugh I needed to take my mind off the craziness of late. No one died, at least no one good or that you were attached too....no one was really mean, except for Tess hitting Fin upside the head (but he deserved it)...and the dynamic between the two main characters just made you think that everything bad would eventually have the "happily ever after" ending. It was perfect timing for my soul and it got me to pondering...our lives DO have that kind of ending. Thank goodness that the end of this earthly life isn't it!
Our "happily ever afters" come when we meet our Father face to face and hear those precious words..."well done, my good and faithful servant." I can only imagine that anyone who cares for the most precious of us...being children...will have a special place in Heaven. My grandpa, who I spoke with for a while tonight, also believes that anyone who harms those precious little ones has a special place too...but I don't think he meant it's of the heavenly kind!
At church, the first Sunday School lesson of this month that I taught the kids was based on Matthew 19:14 "Let the little children come unto me." We talked about how the children were kept away from Jesus and how he wanted them to come to him. He rebuked the disciples for holding them back. If you continue reading in that passage Jesus says, "...and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." He didn't say that the kingdom belongs to the grown ups who work so hard every day, or to the scholar who spends his time in books, or to the artist who paints God's beautiful creation. He said that it belongs to the most innocent and pure of the human race. Children. How often we get so consumed in our desire to be complicated. Busy lives, lots of activities...how much can I cram into one day? Have we ever just stopped and remembered that God wants us to love and have faith just like a child? A love that doesn't question or doubt. A faith that simply believes...just as little girls believe that life is like a fairy tale and boys believe in Super Heroes. Have you ever stopped and listened to the concerns of a little one? Their whole world revolves around whether they got to go outside and play swords or Barbie got to ride in her convertable. They are so simple in their thoughts and feelings. Sometimes I take that for granted.
What must our concerns sound like to God? Are we missing the point? I know there is more to this life than what we try and make of it. We become complicated and try to take control. Partly because we just don't know how to BE STILL AND LISTEN....and let God give the direction. It is my desire to learn how to do that so well that I become a pro. To calm life down a bit...become a little more "simplistic".
To love without question or doubt and have a faith that simply believes.
Just like a child...because my Father said it should be so.
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13
Today I was tired. The hubby and I had "date night" last night and grandma came to watch the boys. We saw "Fool's Gold" and it was definitely the laugh I needed to take my mind off the craziness of late. No one died, at least no one good or that you were attached too....no one was really mean, except for Tess hitting Fin upside the head (but he deserved it)...and the dynamic between the two main characters just made you think that everything bad would eventually have the "happily ever after" ending. It was perfect timing for my soul and it got me to pondering...our lives DO have that kind of ending. Thank goodness that the end of this earthly life isn't it!
Our "happily ever afters" come when we meet our Father face to face and hear those precious words..."well done, my good and faithful servant." I can only imagine that anyone who cares for the most precious of us...being children...will have a special place in Heaven. My grandpa, who I spoke with for a while tonight, also believes that anyone who harms those precious little ones has a special place too...but I don't think he meant it's of the heavenly kind!
At church, the first Sunday School lesson of this month that I taught the kids was based on Matthew 19:14 "Let the little children come unto me." We talked about how the children were kept away from Jesus and how he wanted them to come to him. He rebuked the disciples for holding them back. If you continue reading in that passage Jesus says, "...and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." He didn't say that the kingdom belongs to the grown ups who work so hard every day, or to the scholar who spends his time in books, or to the artist who paints God's beautiful creation. He said that it belongs to the most innocent and pure of the human race. Children. How often we get so consumed in our desire to be complicated. Busy lives, lots of activities...how much can I cram into one day? Have we ever just stopped and remembered that God wants us to love and have faith just like a child? A love that doesn't question or doubt. A faith that simply believes...just as little girls believe that life is like a fairy tale and boys believe in Super Heroes. Have you ever stopped and listened to the concerns of a little one? Their whole world revolves around whether they got to go outside and play swords or Barbie got to ride in her convertable. They are so simple in their thoughts and feelings. Sometimes I take that for granted.
What must our concerns sound like to God? Are we missing the point? I know there is more to this life than what we try and make of it. We become complicated and try to take control. Partly because we just don't know how to BE STILL AND LISTEN....and let God give the direction. It is my desire to learn how to do that so well that I become a pro. To calm life down a bit...become a little more "simplistic".
To love without question or doubt and have a faith that simply believes.
Just like a child...because my Father said it should be so.
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13
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