Showing posts with label prayers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prayers. Show all posts

Thursday, August 2, 2012

A Year Ago Today...


A year ago today, we were sitting in NICU getting ready for another try at excubating Liam. Liam has failed being excubated several times prior to this but we kept faith. We knew that there was a chance he still wouldn't fly but we were prepaired. This was the process, the journey, full of ups and downs.

And today....




Liam spends his days surrounded by those who love him. We never get enough of having him here with us. Even when all the breathing treatments and meds and other needs make me feel exhausted, I look at him and his smile fills my heart with satisfaction and content. His big sister wakes up every morning, goes into his room and tells him 'good morning'. She loves trying to teach him new things and "showing him how to play with his toys".

I also have super GREAT news to announce. Its been exactly..................

  9 WEEKS SINCE LIAMS LAST HOSPITAL STAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the longest stent we've ever had him home!!!! Next weeks it'll be 2 1/2 months!!!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!! And thank you everyone who has been praying for our little lamb. We hope that you will continue to keep him in your prayers.

Liam still has his cold but he's doing really good. Our next little journey will be with physical therapy, feeding therapy and OT. He needs alot of prayers and help in these areas.

 

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Looking Back 7/22/11

A year ago today my little lamb was 1 day post-op from repair surgery. He survived the repair and began healing.


Liam was slowly being weined from the paralytic and finnaly was allowed to wake up and open his eyes for us. I remember sitting there stairing at him when the nurse said he was being allowed to wake up. Admittedly, I cried when I saw his beautiful eyes.



Liam threw his first fit.

So Lanie sang to him "Go to sleep little liam"

And he calmed right down.





Fast forward: 7/22/12











Monday, July 16, 2012

We made it

WE MADE IT!
We made it through NICU,
We made it through Liam's first year,
We made it through the emotional first birthday party.

The Birthday Boy! 

Cousin Caleb

David and Kim

Liam enjoying his gift from Uncle and Tia

Uncle Cliff's first time holding Liam

"He's gotten so big"

First time meeting cousin Christina

First time meeting cousin Shannon

Loves his Tia

Cousins Stephanie and Chuck

"Mom im tired"

And two minutes later he's out

Everyone watching Liams 23 minutes video


Liam's first cupcake!
He didn't eat it but he did a great job making a mess so mommy could get some cute pictures.
Our balloon release.
It was very emotional making the speach to let everyone know the significance of the release and the one pink balloon.
The pink balloon was released in memory of Maddie Spence.
When we couldn't be there for the first few days of Liams life at UCSF, the Spence's were there. They prayed over Liam and watched over him even though they didn't know him or us. They were a gift from God and a huge reason why I survived the NICU.

Elva and I have been friends since JR High


My family from Bakersfield

The Bryant's