Well friends, as many of you know JT had an appointment on Monday at the hospital with the Developmental specialist. Chris is her name. Chris saw JT 2 times while he was in the NICU so it was nice to follow up with her. Chris is very supportive and encouraging which is a nice change! She was SO impressed with JT! She said he is doing "excellent!" She worked with him some on the mat and really just observed. For the most part he looks like a normal 3 week old! We have to keep reminding ourselves that although JT is almost 3 months old he is really only 3 weeks old and should be on track for a 3 week old and not a 3 month old. It's hard to do sometimes.
Anyway, she gave us some things we can do at home to help his brain learn new skills. They are all things you would do with a normal infant.
At the end of our visit she said that if she hadn't seen the MRI and known about the PVL she would never guess that there is anything wrong with him. You might recall that she also said that the day he was evaluated in the hospital. So I take that to mean that he is growing and developing wonderfully!!
This is such blessed news! Last week as I was leaving the ophthamologist I honestly had had enough! God tells us he will give us no more than we can bare and I had all I could handle. I am so thankful to God for this good news and for this reprieve in our lives. It gives me hope and encouragement. It gives me sanity if only for a while :-) (I say this as Ethan is dumping all of his legos on the kitchen floor while JT is sleeping! LOL)
God is so good and just when I have reached my limit and am exhausted with doctors appointments, physical therapy, lack of sleep, a toddler and his 2's, He shows me a light. He guides my steps and gives me strength for the next day, the next trial. I am so thankful that Jake and I lean on the Lord for our strength. Neither of us would be able to handle JT and all of his We hope that this week you will not only keep JT's eyes in your prayers but that this week you will focus your prayers on praising God! Thanking Him for answering our prayers. Thank him for the encouragement and for sustaining us. Thank Him for our marriage and the strength we are finding in each other. Thank Him for Ethan! An amazing big brother who loves and cares for JT! Thank Him for loving us even though we do not deserve it! We too will be thanking God for these things this week. But, we will also be thanking Him for you as we have been doing throughout all of this. God gives us each other to lean on to rely on and we are so thankful that we have to to lean on for strength and encouragement.
Many blessings!
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