Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our family and friends. This year we have so many things to be thankful for. God has truly blessed our family this year!

As I sit here and write this post, our son Will is rolling back and forth all over the floor. I'm so thankful that he can do that all by himself because back in January we never thought that would have happened. I'm so thankful for our precious 1lb 1oz baby Will who was born on January 19, 2012 to the 16lb baby boy he is currently today. He is full of laughter, smiles, hugs, kisses, and all the other things babies are. He is a special blessing from God. We are also thankful for his twin brother, Drew, who was born at 1lb 8oz but shortly died on January 20, 2012. We are thankful for him and the few short hours we got to spend with him. We are thankful for the salvation and assurance we have in knowing that ONE DAY we will meet him in Heaven.

We are so thankful for the NICU doctors and nurses who took such good care of Will during his 133 day stay. We never could have imagined how many new friends we would make over this journey. God put us through this journey for a reason and we will never know why. We are so thankful for each and every doctor and nurse in the NICU who took the time to love on, care for, sing to, talk to, and simply be there for not only Will but for us too. We will always be thankful for them! They will always hold a special place in our hearts.

We are thankful for our family who was there for us when the boys were born in January. We could have not done this without the love and support you gave us. We are also thankful for you as well for babysitting and taking care of Will when we needed someone to stay with him.

So as we pause and count our blessings on this Thanksgiving day, we thank God for all the things he has done for us this year. So from our family to yours, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Will's First Halloween

Will had a great first Halloween! We went trick or treating at both the grandparents houses. He had fun showing off his precious dragon outfit. Trust me, this was a big decision for momma to make on what he should go as for Halloween. I originally ordered a lion outfit but it was too big so a week before Halloween I was on the hunt for another costume. Luckily I found this precious dragon outfit at our local Belk store and I got it! He was so cute! We enjoyed our first Halloween with Will and we look forward to many, many more Halloweens!

Family photo

Sweet little dragon

The dragon got kisses from mommy and daddy

Sweet kisses from daddy

Daddy and Will

Mommy and Will

Too much trick or treating. Sleepy Dragon!

Happy Fall Y'all!

 

Maybe next year we can get one with him smiling! Oh well! Happy Fall Y'all! We are enjoying the beautiful and hot fall weather! 

 

Happy 9 months old Will

Today Will is 9 months old. Happy 9 months to the happiest and funniest little boy I know. Will has been a wonderful joy to have and we are so thankful to God for the most precious gift he gave us 9 months ago. We cherish every minute with him and wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world. We love you Will with all of our hearts!!!!!!

Nicu Follow up clinic

Will had another Nicu follow up appointment at the clinic last week. He goes every 3 months and they monitor what all he is doing as far as hitting milestones and his eating habits. His eating and growth is good and falls around the middle of the chart that they want to see.

He has started rolling over from belly to back but is doing it in a not so normal way. He sticks his legs up and rolls over instead of tucks them in and rolls over. Also when we are picking him up his legs go straight out instead of curling them in. With all that said they recommended that we go for a therapy consult to see if he would need therapy or if we could just do some in home exercises. So we are waiting on a phone call regarding our appointment for therapy. A lot of places are booked now so we will just use the techniques they gave us and wait.

Will weighed around 14lbs 3oz and was 25 inches long. He wears size 2 diapers and is in anything between 3-9 months clothes but it all depends on how they fit him. He still is loving life and enjoying his daily activities such as sleeping, eating, bouncing in his jumper for hours and playing on his play mat. All in all life is good.

We go back at the end of October for hopefully his last eye appointment with Dr Brawner. His eyes are 95% mature and Dr Brawner hopes that he will be 100% when we see him at the end of the month.

Thankfully Will has not been sick. He did get a flu shot and will go back for another dose in November. We are still waiting on a phone call for the RSV shot. Hopefully we can be sick free this winter. So it's October and he is home bound for a while so we can get through the sick and cold season.

Random Pictures

Sip n See

Mom hosted a sip n see for her friends and mine that had not seen Will. He met so many sweet friends that have prayed for him since the beginning. We are thankful for the sweet people who came to meet Will. He had a blast and entertained everyone who came.

Delicious Cake

Owls was the theme

Owls in the arrangement

The dessert table

Aunt Mary and Will

Mommy and Will

 

My little entertainer

Meeting Mrs. Martha Harrison

 

Meeting Mrs. Myra, Mrs. Sandra, and Mrs. Kathy

Nana and Will

 

Will entertaining from the floor

 

Mrs. Norma finally got her hands on Will. She has been on her knees every night praying for Will. She is such a sweet lady.