This is the amazing journey of our two miracles. John Craig was born on November 30, 2005 at 24 weeks and 5 days gestation. He weighed 1 pound 8 ounces and was 12 inches long. John is a true miracle and an inspiration to all that meet him! Hope Amanda, our perfect little girl, is currently recovering from two brain surgeries to remove a 6cm mass from the center of her brain. Hope represents everything good in this world and she too is an inspiration to all.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29.11

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Take Me Out To The Ball Game!

John was officially released from house arrest yesterday (we are taking it one day at a time.....still not ready for him to be around kids) and enjoyed his first of many Diamondbacks games. Luckily our seats (thanks Steve and Louise) are away from others so the only time I got a little nervous (germs and people touching him) was when we were in the elevator......I was armed with purrell and wet wipes just in case:) John did awesome the entire game and only got a little startled at the end when the D-backs won the game with a grand slam. John played peek-a-boo with Grams a good part of the game and loved when the crowd clapped and cheered.........he would grin from ear to ear as if they were clapping for him. I'd say John had a pretty good first game..........terrific seats, he got to meet Baxter, got an autograph from Chris Snyder (catcher), witnessed a grand slam, and spent the day with Mommy, Daddy, Grams, and Grandpa...........what a perfect day!!!



Daddy this is fun!
Go D-backs!

Daddy, a hotdog and beer sure sounds good!

Hit a homer Hairston!

Who is this big furry man?

Grandpa's so funny........he told me to get a picture with John and Wilbur. I was thinking, why would Wilbur (UofA mascot) be at a D-backs game and more importantly, why in the world would I want John's picture taken with him........I am an ASU grad! In Grandpa's defense, they do look alike:)


Daddy, can I be a baseball player when I grow up?

I definitely need to get out more often.........this is fun!

Grandpa, Grams, Mommy, John, and Daddy.......good times!!!!
*Uncle Craig, see what you're missing.......just kidding! Can't wait to see you next weekend!

Walk off grand slam...........whatever that means:)
John's therapies went well this week and so did his IFSP. He has met all of his previous goals.......minus eating exclusively by mouth. We decided to make that an ongoing goal! His new goals are as followed:
  1. Creep (PT said that's the correct term for crawling on all 4's) across the room to a desired toy. His PT also stated that she is certain this will be met in less than a month.........yahoo!
  2. Pull to stand
  3. Go from a crawling to sitting position
  4. Take 5-10 steps with assistance

Please keep these new goals in your prayers for our little man!

Tomorrow we have a GI appointment so check back to see how much the big guy weighs!

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Maggie (Sarah's mom) said...

Sounds like you had an awesome time at the game!!!! Great seats!!! I'm glad your first outing was lots of fun and definitely memorable.

My other half keeps telling me we need to get out to AZ to see that new football stadium! I expect to see pics of your great boy later this year enjoying the Cardinals too!!!

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