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, April 09, 2009

Bottomless Pit

Oh yes, my tube fed son is EATING us out of house and home.....and what a wonderful site it is!!!! His ST seems to think his tube may be removed as soon as 6 months.....but I am not so sure about that (nor am I ready for it.) You see, John is the healthiest kid around.....in his tube he gets, ALL organic (and all gluten free)...fruits, green veggies, yogurt, avocado, quinoa, beans, almond butter, walnuts, flax meal, flax oil, olive oil, and rice milk. It's also nice to have the tube when he's sick....we never have to worry about dehydration. However, it will be nice when the day comes and we can say sooooooooooo long G-tube!!!!

Saltines are his new favorite!

It's a tough decision deciding what book you want to read next:)


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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Life is Good!


Don't forget....we only have 10 days left until the walk. We are getting closer and closer to our goal of $4,000!!!!
And, if you haven't already then head on over to Queen Bee Designs by Amanda! Remember, she will donate a portion of every sale to the March of Dimes.....just mention, "Team John!"

Monday, April 06, 2009

Chuck E. Cheese

I am so behind on my updates.....for some reason I am feeling awfully tired lately:) No complaints here though!
Anyhow, yesterday John had a birthday party for a classmate at Chuck E. Cheese. He had so much fun and I loved watching all of his friends come up and hug him...they absolutely love him and it warms my heart to see such a neat group of kind hearted kids.

John loved the slide.

John and two of his friends dancing for the video camera.

The birthday girl wanted to dance with John....she was such a good helper.

Giving big hugs....she kept saying, "My friend John is so, so, so cute!"

As you can see, we all had a wonderful time!!!!!

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Buy Jewelry...

...Help save BABIES!!!

Well, one of my amazing friends, Amanda, owns a jewelry company that makes personalized jewelry. The jewelery is absolutely beautiful and priced VERY reasonable. I have been wanting to buy a necklace for over a year now but I knew I wanted another child and wanted to have both of their names on it.....so, now I can finally get it.

Anyhow, Amanda has offered to donate a portion of every sale to the March of Dimes.....all you have to do is mention Team John!!!!!

So, get to shopping at Queen Bee Designs by Amanda! Mother's Day is right around the corner:)

Thank you Amanda for helping us honor our little boy and for supporting a cause that is so dear to me.

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Monday, March 23, 2009

It's A...

Well, we actually found out the sex last week but didn't want to tell anyone until it was confirmed and it's a good thing...


Because for the entire week we thought we were having a Boy ( I swear I saw a little weenie!) However, today's ultrasound told us otherwise.....and what I was seeing was the umbilical cord.

We are having a baby GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sunday, March 08, 2009

Fun Weekend!

John's face says it all!!!!


Our weekend was lots of fun.....but went by much too quickly (as they always do!)

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