Great Strides

Aloha everyone! I know it's been so long since I last blogged. I'm sorry...we hit another bump in the road. But God is always there and he shows me so much everytime I think I'm going to lose it. Last week Caleb had speech therapy at the hospital for the first time. He did soooooo good! He was using the switch on command and trying so hard. I wish I had a video camera so I could show you all! His speech therapist was again so amazed by what he could do and I was very encouraged. Micaiah was so cute too...he was clapping for his big brother. Everytime Caleb would hit the switch and make the toy go, we would all chant, "yeah!" and Micaiah would clap with a big smile on his face.
We took Caleb to a prayer and healing service on Friday at our church...we all needed it and it was a great refresher for all of us. Then we took him to school on Monday to ride the car and get in a little therapy. We got there really late because Caleb woke up late since he was up all night and then fell asleep around 6am. So we didn't get to stay long but at least he got to ride the car. We are seriously looking in to buying him one.
Life has been really exciting for me with Caleb's great strides as well as Micaiah's. Micaiah is walking really well now so it's a little more hectic but I just love to observe him in everything he does. I wouldn't be able to go through all of this without him. Micaiah's speech therapist was very impressed with him today. She says he is age appropriate and doing a lot more than babies at his age too. Thank you Lord for coming through and showing us that you are in control with everything! Micaiah is perfectly normal...there were questionable things with his development when he was born but with prayer and trust in God, Micaiah is perfect in every way.
Abby's mom, Tiffany, (www.prayforabby.com) came over to visit Caleb on Tuesday. She tested his voltage and discussed with me about making Caleb's formula. What is voltage? Well, we all have voltage and our bodies need it in order to heal. I honestly don't know much about it so I wouldn't want to try and explain it all but if you are interested you can read up a little more at tennantinstitute.com .....So anyways, when Tiffany tested Caleb's voltage, it was at 22! For a normal person it is anywhere from 22 to 32. I was extremely encouraged and so very proud of my little boy.
Well, he's not so little anymore! He's grown so much! Caleb will be turning 4 in a week! Yes, next week thursday, September 20th is his birthday! Party planning has been a real task for me and of course so last minute. It was so hard for me because I didn't know what to do! I mean, how do I plan a party for him...what are we supposed to do? Well, I figured as long as we have a bunch of people to celebrate with us that would be special enough and Caleb would be happy just for everyone to sing happy birthday! We're having his party at the beach...kind of ironic I guess but we have overcome the whole idea of him in the water...(well, at least the ocean) I remind him everyday that his birthday is coming up but of course he knows that and he's excited. We will be taking him to his school on his birthday (Kaimuki Christian, I mean) so he can visit all his friends and teachers. He's gonna be so happy! He doesn't know we are going there though. I told him it's a surprise. :) Then we're gonna take him out somewhere else but I'm not so sure yet on where we will be going. Please pray for us on Caleb's birthday. I'm anticipating it may be a hard time for me and I've been praying about it. Please pray that I will be able to contain myself and enjoy the day with Caleb rather than being sad and replaying his last birthday in my mind. I'm going to be in the same place with him as I was last year. Oh God, help me...I'm already crying! I know it will be hard for me but I want to do this for Caleb. I know that he really misses his school and all his friends and teachers and I really want to be able to do this for him and be happy for him.
Caleb has seemed to be way more alert lately. His tracking is awesome. Tonight he was looking at Micaiah and just watching him. Micaiah kept putting his head on his and Caleb kept making faces at him. It was a kodak moment and I so missed it. But at least I got it in my mind and my heart. Caleb's cousin Callie came over for awhile too and Caleb just loved it as usual. Callie is so great with him and just shows her love for him. He loves her too...he loves when she stays at his side and talks to him and does things with him. She always calls him "buddy" when she talks to him. (That's something I just noticed tonight.)
Tomorrow (thursday 9/13) we will be starting Caleb's homemade formula that I learned about from Tiffany. I am going to start it at his noon feeding since I won't be home for his morning feeding. So while you're eating your lunch please pray for Caleb. Pray that he will be able to digest it just fine and will have no complications with this formula. It's so much better for him and I really want it to go well and work well for him. Thank you! We really appreciate all your prayers! God Bless...

To Tiffany: Thank you so much for all that you have done and continue to do for us. You are one of our angels! As you write about people that are like angels in your walk with Abby, so are you in our walk with Caleb. I'm so blessed that God has placed you in our lives as well as Abby to show us hope when there often seems to be none. We're blessed to have someone we can relate to. Thank you Lord for Abby, Tiffany, Ray, and their family. You really did plan every little thing out for us. You knew the things and people we would need to get through this milestone of our lives! Lord, you really are awesome!

Please pray for Abby and her family as they are going through some tough times right now. You can read their prayer requests at their website. Thank you...