18 Month Check-up...Finally!

We finally had Timothy's 18 month check up yesterday, even though he is 20 months old, already! We had to wait to be cleared from all the docs from his stay in the hospital. So, our appointment went good! He weighs a big 24 pounds (20%ile), is 33 1/4 inches long (70%ile), and his head is 46 cm (5%ile) around. The doctor was very impressed with his ability to climb and all that he says! This week he actually put together two sentences that were 3 and 4 words long! We, of course, are very proud of our little man! He often talks in 3-4 word sentences.

It is so amazing how much they change in such a short amount of time. Timothy has fully recovered from our stay in the hospital! Praise God!

We have so much to be thankful for, God has poured out so many blessings on us...Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Vote for Timothy....

Hey all -

I entered Timothy into a casting call for Gap and would love it if you could take a few minutes to vote for him....just go to www.gap.com/castingcall log in (you probably will need to create an account) and put in his ID# - it is 288838238. It is quick! The picture I used is below. If you feel so inclined you can vote once a day until Nov. 17th!


Thanks!
Shelley


P.S. He is doing really well. We are still going to physical therapy but other than that he is himself! Praise God!

Thank you -

Just wanted to say thanks to all of you for your prayers! We are home and Timothy is making great progress! Praise God! He is walking but still has a long way to go. We are waiting on referals to follow up with the many of the doctors we saw at CHOC and our insurance is changing carriers on October 1st. Please continue to pray that everything will go smoothly and God will give all the docs wisdom. THANKS!!!
Shelley

PLEASE PRAY!

Hi all -
I have been meaning to post this for a week now and have not had good access to a computer. Timothy is in the hospital. Here is the very short version...last Friday he woke up and was not able to walk or sit up on his own. He was fine on Thursday night, running a low grade fever but nothing that would indicate something like this was going to happen. So we went to ER on Friday morning at our hospital and then on Monday we were sent to the children's hospital. The doctors have found that he has Sacroiliates(sp?) which is an infection in a joint near the tail and has spread to the tissue around and the hip bone. He also has a swollen elbow that he won't straighten but he does use his arm and doesn't complain. At first he cried when we moved him like he was in pain all over. That has come to a stop and he is making great progress in attempting to get around. He has gone from lying there like and infant to scooting and crawling(as best he can with an IV in one hand and a bad elbow on the other side) and he does sit on his own again. He tries to walk when we are fully supporting his weight and helping him but it is VERY clumsy and akward. So, the docs are very pleased with what they are seeing and feel he is respondig to treatment. They still are not sure the antibiotics are the answer because he was beginning to improve before they started treatment. Please pray that this is not going to be an ongoing issue and the God would heal our precious little man! If you have any questions or this doesn't make sense please email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Back to the hospital soon.

Shelley

My Cutie Pie

Just wanted to share this picutre of my little man...I think he is just so cute! We have this little hill where we live and he likes to go up and down it then he tries to climb this pole...he is ALL boy!

A Bit of Braggin'

So again, it has been a while...time flies! I just wanted to give an update on our precious little man. He never ceases to amaze us, of course, we think he is just brilliant! Some of his latest...Timothy is 16 months old, and I am guessing he weighs about 22 ponunds and is about 30 inches tall. He now has a vocab of at least 40 words that you can clearly understand and he often puts two words together to let us know what he wants. I must say my favorite word has got to be Amen! It is so sweet.

Also, we had his hair cut...here is a picture of the new style...he is getting to be such a big boy!

Praise to Him!

Praise God from who all belssings flow....

I am eight weeks along and feeling pretty sick! I am due February 11, 2010!