We made it!!!
Maddox officially turned one on Thursday October 21st.
That day was full of two therapy sessions, a wellness check,
a shot, and lots of singing happy birthday.
Maddox grinned ear to ear every time we sang and clapped for him.
Looking at old pictures of Maddox has been a good reminder that we have not been alone on this journey and that our Father in Heaven has been aware of our family and especially Maddox since the beginning. We have been strengthened and sustained during the difficult times. We have been given many opportunities to open our mouths and share our experience and our knowledge of a higher power being at work in our lives.
Maddox has had a busy month. We have switched formulas, finally.
We have gone from the crazy expensive, hypoallergenic stuff to a normal milk based formula that we can buy at the grocery store for less than half the price. WHOO! That was a mouthful.
We also discontinued his reflux medication. Yeah!
He is continuing to work on crawling and is making progress in getting to all fours from a sitting position. He is starting to try to pull up on things, still requiring a lot of assistance, but definitely improving. He is eating spoonfuls of rice cereal and other pureed foods and is not gagging on it.
He has started throwing tantrums and has been giving his therapists and all physicians and nurses a hard time. The stranger anxiety is in full force. If people get too close he wigs out.
We also discovered that he has a very real fear of balloons. HILARIOUS!!
Maddox, you have proven what faith, prayer, the power of the Priesthood, and a whole lot of work can do. You have come so far, from this:
to this.
AMAZING!!
We sure love you Mad, and are grateful for the special little boy you are.
Happy Birthday!
We are excited to see what the next year holds.
Keep amazing us.
Maddox officially turned one on Thursday October 21st.
That day was full of two therapy sessions, a wellness check,
a shot, and lots of singing happy birthday.
Maddox grinned ear to ear every time we sang and clapped for him.
We are all pretty excited and humbled over the events of the past year.
This week Jeff and I have spent some time looking at pictures,
and remembering how challenging things have been
at different points with Maddox.
We are so grateful to be at this stage with him and to have seen such
amazing growth and progress.
He is a miracle and we have seen remarkable things
happen in a relatively short amount of time.
This week Jeff and I have spent some time looking at pictures,
and remembering how challenging things have been
at different points with Maddox.
We are so grateful to be at this stage with him and to have seen such
amazing growth and progress.
He is a miracle and we have seen remarkable things
happen in a relatively short amount of time.
Looking at old pictures of Maddox has been a good reminder that we have not been alone on this journey and that our Father in Heaven has been aware of our family and especially Maddox since the beginning. We have been strengthened and sustained during the difficult times. We have been given many opportunities to open our mouths and share our experience and our knowledge of a higher power being at work in our lives.
Maddox has had a busy month. We have switched formulas, finally.
We have gone from the crazy expensive, hypoallergenic stuff to a normal milk based formula that we can buy at the grocery store for less than half the price. WHOO! That was a mouthful.
We also discontinued his reflux medication. Yeah!
He is continuing to work on crawling and is making progress in getting to all fours from a sitting position. He is starting to try to pull up on things, still requiring a lot of assistance, but definitely improving. He is eating spoonfuls of rice cereal and other pureed foods and is not gagging on it.
He has started throwing tantrums and has been giving his therapists and all physicians and nurses a hard time. The stranger anxiety is in full force. If people get too close he wigs out.
We also discovered that he has a very real fear of balloons. HILARIOUS!!
Maddox, you have proven what faith, prayer, the power of the Priesthood, and a whole lot of work can do. You have come so far, from this:
to this.AMAZING!!
We sure love you Mad, and are grateful for the special little boy you are.
Happy Birthday!
We are excited to see what the next year holds.
Keep amazing us.
Happy Birthday little guy! He is such a cutie and glad to hear he is doing so well!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a sweet post, it's an amazing story really. I love the timeline of pictures.
What a great milestone! Happy Birthday little man and way to go mom and dad for persevering through the really dark days!
ReplyDeleteWow, I can't believe he's one! What a year. Hopefully the second one is calmer. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post. I'm glad you all survived the year. Here's to another, but easier one! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome accomplishments by all of you! Happy Birthday little guy!
ReplyDeleteBrita Dietzel
this post made me get all sniffly. What an amazing experience to look back on. Thank you for sharing it with us!!!! Love you :)
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