Jonathan Surgery Update

Jonathan's surgery went well today. There was one minor complication in his left leg. One of the screws had broken in half obviously making it harder to remove, requiring an extra incision and taking more time than expected. He will stay home from work tomorrow, but should return on Thursday. He is very sore and had a terrible time with the anesthesia, I think they gave him way too much. Hopefully by Christmas he will be feeling somewhat back to normal. Let's cross our fingers that this is the last surgery for Jonathan for a very long time.

Happy 1st Birthday William!!!

Happy Birthday William!!!


William was born at 4:10pm on November 20th weighing in at 8lbs. 12 oz.

We went to the doctor this morning for William's 12 month check up. He was 90th percentile for height and 75th percentile for weight. The doctor said he was the size of an average 16 month old. In the long run it doesn't really matter because they change so much over the years, but he does seem big.

He is still not walking on his own, but he's getting close. He has taken a few steps by himself, so hopefully he will be walking by Christmas. He only eats table food now, so we are officially done with baby food. In fact, he had his first Happy Meal this past weekend. My grass therapy seems to be working, see below...

He will have a little birthday party tomorrow and then a few family parties. Jonathan and I bought him a little basketball goal, I'm not sure who will play with it more...William or Jonathan.

Having William has been a bigger blessing than I ever could have imagined. God has been so good to our little family and we cannot wait to see what he has in store for us!!!

William's Yoga Boat Pose

I just wanted to share some pictures of William and his aversion for the feel of grass. We call it his yoga boat pose. I have implemented grass therapy where we go sit in the backyard and play in the grass. He really does love being outside and pulling the grass. He seems to be getting a little better about putting his legs and feet down.

Revamping the House

This weekend I had the idea to change the study into a playroom for Mr. William. I thought it would be simple, just moving the desk and computer to the guestroom. Boy was I wrong. Our study had turned into a blackhole, it was the place where everything that didn't have a home went to die. We ended up cleaning out and rearranging our closets, moving furniture between three bedrooms, moving pictures because a play room can't have diplomas and a hunting picture in it, buying a new little T.V. stand for the playroom...you get the picture. Four huge bags for Goodwill and three filled with trash later we finally have the house somewhat organized. It turned into way more than we bargained for, but it's nice to have our den back. When we finally brought William into the new playroom, he turned and crawled right out to play with the vacuum cleaner that was sitting in the hall!

Happy Halloween!!!

William's first Halloween...

We went to Kim and Chris's house for dinner and trick or treating. The cow is cousin Camryn and Cinderella is cousin Loren.

William greeting fellow pumpkin Addison...

The whole gang trick or treating...

Happy, Happy Birthday Nannie!!

Today we went to my cousin's house to celebrate my grandmother's 91st birthday. That's right, I said 91! I hope I have the Nannie gene, she is so amazing. She is still sharp as a tack, drives her own car, knows how to use a computer, reads Vanity Fair and People magazine, lives in her own house, has a dog...I could go on and on. My cousin Jerry's wife gave birth to Nannie's 9th great-grandchild this summer. So, here's to you Nannie...Happy Birthday!

Surgery #4

Jonathan went to the doctor today to schedule his next surgery. They will be taking the three screws out above his left knee and the other screw out above his right knee. The surgery is scheduled for December 9th and will be a day surgery. We're hoping after Jonathan recovers from this surgery he will be able to run a lot easier and maybe start playing basketball again.

I am so proud of Jonathan, he wakes up every morning at 5:30am to go work out before going to work. He's really trying to rebuild his leg muscles. Jonathan is always so positive when asked about his legs, you would never know that he still deals with all sorts of weird aches and pains every day. Please keep Jonathan's surgery in your prayers on December 9th and help us pray for complete and speedy healing. We are really hoping this surgery will be the end to a very, very long road!