Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Picture Overload!

BIG NEWS!! Gage learned to self-feed today! And he learned it ALL on his own! I got some great pictures for proof! :) Not even a drop on the floor!

I know it was a while back, but here is Gage opening his Valentine present from Gramma Jill and Papa Joe!
"Check out my cool new book, Mom!"
Gage is reading his card from Lola and Lola!
My handsome boys all dressed up
Gage's first basketball game! He had so much fun checking out all the crazy new stuff going on, it was so cute!


I just love this boy, he is so stinkin' cute! And 8 months old... a while back! Yes, I know it has been forever since I posted, school has been INSANE! But soon will be over, yay!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Baby you amaze me

Two months ago...
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...and now!

I just still can't believe that it was just 2 months ago that Gage went through so much at such a young age. I know that so many can relate to how bad I felt about my little guy going through such an intense surgery, but I can't believe what it has done for him. He has been able to discover a whole new energy and we are loving it! Although, I am still trying to convince him that even though he has a healed heart, he still needs to sleep... :)
I am so excited to see what the future holds for Gage and the many lives he will impact. I hope Cathy and Laurie don't mind me copying the links they each had on their blog... Today they both posted links to this clip from the Today Show. I watched it and cried because it made me feel so good and SUPER excited about our future. Not only has he effected us as a small family, but I know that he is going to effect more people than I can even imagine. Thank you so much to everyone who has been a part of this great journey we have experienced so far. We love you all!!

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And I also wanted to wish Derek's older sister, Jess, a Happy Birthday!! I know, its after midnight so (I probably should be in bed) and this post will probably say it isn't on your birthday, but this is the earliest I could get to the computer to do a post! We love you and hope your day was wonderful. I'm sad you are so far away so we couldn't go out to dinner or something to celebrate!