We had so many people praying for us and that WAY exceeded our expectations. There have been countless times when I have had a stranger come up to me and say, "Shelly? I know you don't know me but I've been praying for you and your family." How amazing is that!?! It is such an incredible blessing to know how many people cared for our family during our time of need. We have so many family members and friends that were AMAZING and there for us 100%. It is awesome to know that we have such an incredible support system. How lucky are we that we know who "our people" are!?!
Kell's health is exceeding our expectations. A couple of weeks ago he got a cold that immediately went to his chest where it became a nasty chest cold and earned us an extra trip to the pediatrician. During our visit, I was told to expect to be at the doctor's office every couple of days for the next 10 days or so. Praise God that one visit and the humidifier was the only intervention that he needed. It was a reality check for me for what this cold & flu season brings. I am not looking forward to it and I pray that Kell will sail through with no major illnesses that compromise his lung health.
For sleep I can expect that he'll go down anywhere from 10:30 to midnight then up at 4. He will usually go back down with me for an hour or two and then is typically up for the day. Sadly, he's not a napper...yet. He will nap, he will nap. (Positive thinking works right!?!) He likes to be carried around with me (there are carrying positions that are apart of his physical therapy) so my arms are getting stronger by the day. While I am quite the one armed ninja, you can imagine that it's not super easy to get a lot done around the house so I usually run around like a mad woman once Micah gets home. I look forward to the days of a morning and afternoon nap. I'm expecting this will happen in Sept. once we are back into a regular routine.
We're starting to see more delays the older he gets. At 6 months he should be able to grasp toys and trade them from hand to hand. He grabs my hair and clothes but will not grasp toys yet. So we're working on this. His head stability and neck strength is improving but still is behind where he should be at 6 months. We went from only 3 things to work on for physical therapy to 10. Quite a jump! We just keep plugging away everyday doing his exercises and I pray that we will begin to see that gap close.
The big boys are such brothers! Loving one minute and driving each other (& me) crazy the next. Always the little fashion plates they are already collecting their "looks" for the upcoming school year. For every new article of clothing Micah and I get to watch a fashion show. It's so funny and I can't wait to watch Kell join in this game.
My expectations for the next few weeks? Some fun summer time with my boys & that God will be there carrying us through.
Here is a sweet video of my little guy...I am in LOVE with his coos and he's seriously lucky that there are not chunks out of those cheeks! They are SO yummy!!
Lots of Love!
~Shelly
