Time to update...iijs

More Micah Monuments!!!!!!!!

MICAH TESTED AT A 12 1/2 MONTH COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT!!!!!!!!! 4 months ago he was only at a 6 month level. The psychologist was so impressed with him that she wants him to start speech therapy right away!!!!!!! They usually wait until the baby is about 18 months old, but since Micah is doing so well and wants to learn how to do so many things, she wants to get a head start with him. We need to do a little more genetic testing, to see if there is something we need to be aware of for later. But as of right now, MICAH IS ON TRACK!!!!!!!!!

Micah's 1st year!!!!

My sweet sister-in-law Susie made this movie for Micah's first year. It is incredible!!!!! There is a lot of love and a lot of great memories in it!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICAH!!!!

MICAH IS 1 YEAR OLD TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A YEAR HAS PASSED!!!!!!!! One year ago I was laying in a hospital bed in Germany listening to my doctor tell me I wasn't progressing and that my water had been broken for too long and they had to get my baby out by c-section. Then the "fun" really began when I woke up from surgery to find that my new baby wasn't even in the same hospital, but the child I had delivered two hours earlier; the baby I never saw or heard was somewhere in Nuremberg. He was sick and they didn't know what was wrong. Then they sent Jason in to see me and to tell me what was happening. He looked so worried. I have never seen a man so scared. He told me what he knew so far. Micah wasn't breathing and they sent him to Cnomp'Sche Kinderklinik to find out why. I thanked him for staying with me and told him I was okay and to go to Micah and to bring a camera so I could see my new baby. He went and was back a few hours later to tell me that Micah had Tetrology of Fallot and he would need heart surgery. Then he showed me the pictures of my beautiful new baby.

11 DAYS!!!!!!!

One year ago we were just settling into our new home in Lichtenau, Germany, I was getting ready for the boys to start school, and getting excited that I was a month away from having a new little baby. 11 days later life changed. Micah was born and our world turned upside down. Now a year has past and I am getting ready for the boys to start school, and I am getting very excited that in 11 days Micah will be 1!!!!!! I still can't believe that a year has gone by.

Update, 16 July....

Let's see...since the last time I posted anything Micah has been doing quite a few things. He is rolling, crawling, pulling himself up to stand, starting to take a bottle sometimes, and eating baby food like a champ!!!!! He was last weighed at about 15 pounds!!!!! He has been doing physical therapy and working very hard at it. He is such a good baby. Jacob, Noah and Emily just adore him. They are so happy he is crawling now and that he can play with them more. I can't wait to see what is coming next!!!!! Thank you all for ALL of your prayers and support!!!! This has been a long and eventful year and I am so excited to think that in just a couple weeks Micah will be 1!!!!!!

HE'S GAINING WEIGHT!!!!!!!!

MICAH IS 14 LBS 4 OZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE NURSE WAS JUST HERE AND MICAH HAS GAINED 1 LB 6 OZ!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE WAS HERE A WEEK AGO AND HE HAS GAINED MORE THAN A POUND IN 1 WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF HE KEEPS GAINING LIKE THIS HE'LL BE BACK ON THE GROWTH CHART BY THE TIME HE'S ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Micah is trying to crawl!!! He is getting up on his hands and knees and and then slides down. He looks like an inch worm!!! Micah had his Plastic's appointment in Boston today and the doctor was thrilled with how well Micah has healed!!!! He doesn't want to see Micah again until he's 18 months old!!! I'm so glad we are FINALLY in the home stretch!!!! He still needs to have work done on his pace maker, but that will be it until he's about 15 when he needs a valve replacement.