Yesterday was Zachary's 4th Birthday! I feel so blessed to be his mommy and to have the honor of sharing this special day with him. He seemed so very happy when we brought his cake out to him. We sang happy birthday and he blew out the candles. He kept asking me if that was his cake. I think he liked the fact that it was indeed for him--but he also needed to share with his family. We will be celebrating in February Zach, Ryan and Sarah's birthdays with all of the cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. That will be a big birthday party!
We spent some time up at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation with my dad and mom yesterday too. My dad had a stroke on Christmas and should be released from the hospital on Tuesday!! The goal is to have him be able to use a walker instead of the wheelchair and for him to be able to use his hand again. Zachary and Stacie are great playing catch with the ball with grandpa. And my dad is getting better at catching the ball!! I am sure that the two little kiddos will be an active part at motivating my dad to keep getting better. You should have seen my dad in the wheelchair holding Zach and Stacie on his lap while navigating the hall of the hospital. The kids were delighted to get a ride with grandpa.
This was a week of doctor's appointments for Zachary. Monday the Dermatologist, Tuesday the Urologist, Wednesday the Opthalmologist, and Thursday the Speech Therapist. Whew! I think we met the insurance deductible for the year in just this week! We discovered that Zachary has Strabismus - which means that his eyes are not aligned. So he is wearing a patch for an hour each day. Stacie calls it his "Power Patch". He is such a trooper wearing the patch and we have really cool patches for him including camo and stars. In fact, Stacie doesn't understand why she can't get a princess patch.
I am so very thankful for the medicine and great doctors that we have available for our children in this country!
