We have spent the last month enjoying the holidays as a family. We spent Thanksgiving at home in our Pj's and it was so much fun! Ricky grilled our turkey while I cooked the rest of our food.
We made a turkey, an Indian hat, reindeer, a Santa Clause, snowflakes, a ginger bread house, 12 loaves of cherry bread, a center piece for my table, put up our Christmas decorations, went to Ricky's work Christmas party, Drs. appointments, family pictures, and the best part of all we played in the snow!
Updates....
Hannah: She passed her swallow study test! We get to feed her by mouth. This is a slow process but it is one step closer getting the gtube out! She has finally reached the 10lb. mark, she sticks her tongue out, she plays with her hands, she can hold her head up, and she reaches for her toys! She is doing so good right now... she is our little angel. Hannah now has a more expensive piece of jewelry than I will ever own in my lifetime... she got her baha (like a hearing aid). This will help her localize noise. We are excited for this sweet girl..she is doing so many great things and is truly a blessing to our family!
Caleb: He is getting so big! He loves his sister and is a great helper. He is into trains, Dumbo, reading books, playing in the snow, and his most favorite thing to do at the moment is to help us cook. Caleb has such a strong spirit and is an amazing boy! We sure do love our sweet boy!
Ricky: plays basketball in the mornings, he has been busy with work and really does enjoy his job, reading his new book, plays with the kids at night so I can have some me time, and his new hobby.... making apple pie from scratch! What a stud!
Me: I haven't really done a lot of new and exciting things. I have been busy being mom and getting us used to our new normal. I love being able to stay at home! Over the past few months we have gone back to KC a few times and I have met some amazing women. I have learned a lot from having Hannah. There are so many families out there (some that our more heroic than I could ever explain) that are in a similar situation or worse situation. You can tell that these families are tired by looking at them but at the same time you can see the love and hope in their eyes they have for their child. I have also seen the opposite where families crumble under the stress and loss of the dreams they once had. This makes me grateful for the Atonement of Christ, my supportive husband who sees the good in all, our family and friends who help lift us up in our hard times, and all the resources we have been blessed with to help our sweet girl. I feel so blessed and am overwhelmed with the love and peace I have felt these past 3 months and continue to feel.
Love,
Sam
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