We had a party for Rebecca on Saturday to celebrate her 2nd birthday. Poor girl wasn’t feeling good and started the day with a temp of 101. She started feeling a little better as the day went on and even enjoyed herself a bit. She especially loved the theme…puppies. 🙂
Kimberly had fun making the dog bones…
Friends helped decorate…
It is hard to believe that a year has gone by. Tomorrow is the official anniversary of Rebecca’s Wild Adventure but actually, she started turning blue the night before… one year ago tonight. What a year it has been. We are so thankful to God for allowing her to stay in our family.
This was the song that was playing in Rebecca’s PICU room the first morning when we went to see her. It was very fitting.
Praise You In This Storm
By Casting Crowns
I was sure by now
God You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say “Amen”, and it’s still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear Your whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
[Chorus:]
And I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I’ve cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry to you
And you raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can’t find You
But as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
[Chorus]
I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth
[Chorus x2]
I had a moment and thought I’d compile several of the pictures from Rebecca’s ordeal into a smilebox creation. My goal will eventually put together a book for her but that will come later after her surgery and therapy starts to slow down.
I hope you enjoy.
Jamie
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| Scrapbook customized with Smilebox |
I thought I would share some of the pictures Kimberly has taken around the house and what not. She takes my phone whenever she gets the chance and when I get it back, it has more pics on it 🙂
She has shown me a few things on my camera…including the frames, which she really likes to use. She also really likes to take self-portraits. 🙂
Jamie
This year Caleb’s birthday fell on Easter so we had a double celebration. In fact, we celebrated Easter, Caleb’s birthday, and Rebecca’s birthday (since we were unable to have a party for her birthday).
The theme for the birthday party was Toy Story. Caleb has been asking for over 4 months for a Buzz Light Year cake and a good friend of our made him a wonderful rocket cake.
We spent the morning at church and then the family was over and we had a delicious meal, cake/ice cream, presents, and an Easter egg hunt.
It was a wonderful way to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus, and our children’s birthday.
Jamie
We had the privilege of attending a friends party for her two boys yesterday. The theme…PIRATES. It was a lot of fun and all the kids were dressed up as pirates or princesses.
Let me take a moment to tell you how wonderful my friend is. First she invited us to come, then she made sure there was gluten/egg/dairy/peanut free foods for Kimberly. She went out of her way making special cupcakes, buying special hotdogs, and getting a goody bag put together with things she could play with and eat. It was very touching and I am so thankful for her to take that much time into Kimberly. In case you don’t know yet, I love you Jennifer! You are an amazing woman and I am honored to be your friend.
Well, we visited well past the party ending. It sure was nice to catch up. Here are a few of the pictures I took while we were there. Also, her brother-in-law is a photographer and captured some awesome shots. Here is the link to his website: http://davidleroymiller.zenfolio.com/p777149773
Here are the pics I took:
Have a wonderful evening!
Jamie
Well, today it is April 9th. It has been two months now since we almost lost Rebecca…hard to believe. Even though she turned 1 on Feb 24th, it is almost like she has a new birthday, 2 months ago today.
She is progressing really well, although she is teething really bad right now. Unfortunately with her gums hurting, she is having a hard time eating again. I am praying she gets through this without losing any weight. 🙂
She is having a lot of fun these days though. Crawling around and playing more. We are still working on getting her to pull herself up and stand. Her right foot is doing better but her left foot is being a bit stubborn, curving under. We have a meeting with the Children’s Development Center at the end of the month to discus a plan of action and schedule for in home therapy.
As always, thank you for all your prayers. God is so great!
Here are some recent photos. 🙂
Jamie
