We are looking forward to a very nondramatic, boring 2008. It is amazing to think that last year at this time we were just arriving home from the hospital, learning how to be both parents and nurses at the same time. Grant has come so far. He is doing a great job communicating with us both in sign language and with words. His favorite sign is, "help," which he does 500 times away when he wants our attention, can't reach something or is getting his diaper changed. He is getting 3 new teeth this week and seems to be going through a very sensitive phase. Anytime we say, "no," he starts sobbing and hides his head in our laps.
Overall, Grant is doing well health-wise. We have appointments with both the lung and gut docs this week for our regular check ups. In physical therapy we are working on Grant holding his head straight and putting an equal amount of weight on both legs. Right now he tilts his head to the left when he walks so that he doesn't have to put as much weight on his right side. This is something that we want to nip in the bud right away so that he doesn't develop secondary physical problems from the head tilt. Please pray that we would be able to correct this quickly and easily. Physical therapy is getting a little more challenging as Grant continues to develop his own will and his own ideas of how he wants to spend his time. :)
Please also say a prayer for our friend, Rhyer, and his parents. They have been in the hospital since September, when he had open heart surgery. It felt like forever that we were in the hospital, when it was really only 20 days. I can't imagine what 14 weeks would do to me emotionally and physically. My heart breaks for our dear friends, Bill and Courtney. Rhyer has another heart surgery in March, so we are really hoping they can get home sometime soon and recuperate before they have to do this again.
Thank you for all of your prayers and support in 2007. We are so thankful for our amazing friends and family, and even the blog readers we have never met face to face. God has heard our prayers. We look back at 2007 with thankful hearts.
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Hi Shannon, Jim and Grant,
Wow, what a year for you! We just lean on the Lord for every day and everything in our lives, only sometimes we forget that HE tells us worry will not add an hour to our lives and we are not to worry.
Easier said than done, but when I choose NOT to worry, HE is faithful to take care of the matter that I chose NOT to worry about. Does that make sense?!
So Happy New Year to you ...I know God will send some surprises to us all, but I also know HIS surprises are always worthwhile.
In everything give thanks...
I also thought it would be a good time to reread the Scripture given for Grant...to renew our courage and faith.
Love,
S & R
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