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

Thursday, December 13, 2007

We're Still Alive!

We are still here, still alive, and doing FABULOUS (minus the cold Mommy picked up at the Church Christmas concert.)
Let's see, where shall I start????
Well, for starters.....I don't feel too guilty about having to cancel John's birthday party anymore because.....we are still celebrating! In fact, he has received a new gift almost everyday since his birthday....AND, it was 2 weeks ago!

NOOOOOO....John's not spoiled:)

We are not going to be able to walk in this room before long....especially after Christmas!

We also received John's Pony Walker this week. This one is actually a loaner until ours arrives.

Other news:

John had his 2 year check up yesterday and he now weighs 23.8 pounds! His Pediatrician still cannot get over how good he's doing.

I loaded him up with Motrin before we headed out the door because I thought he'd be getting shots. Well, he didn't get any shots but he did take a great nap:)

And, the best news is.....we don't have to go back until he's 3! Yaaahhhhoooo!

After the pedi. we went to the Dentist (who we absolutely LOVE.) If you recall, the last Dentist (who I did not care for) took one quick look at him and said, there's nothing we can do. Well, this new Dentist (who had a 27 weeker, 15 years ago) sat with us, listened to our concerns, played with John, examined his teeth, put fluoride on them, and discussed a plan (fluoride every 3 months and we'll talk about capping his teeth when he gets older.) She was AMAZING and I am sooooooooooo glad we found her.

So, if anyone needs a pediatric Dentist, you know who to ask:)

3 comments:

Katie and Matt said...

I am so happy you are back on the web. A few days with out my fix of adorable John picks and I start to really miss him.

Anonymous said...

I am in the process of fining a pedi dentist here, it's about as difficult as finding a dr that's familiar w/preemies..How is the ponywalker doing?

Sheri said...

HE looks AWESOME!!!! I love the walker AND the B- day gift!!!!

Glad you like your dentist!