Maddie is doing so well! We praise and thank God each and every day for the Good He has done in her life. Her cardiology appointment (a month ago) already went well. Her heart is functioning well, and although there are a couple areas a little "less than perfect" in the docs eyes, they are keeping a close eye on everything. We pray that she continues to be so strong, and show that her heart CAN & WILL heal!
She has gotten quite mobile these days as well. She is crawling much faster and manages to pull herself up to anything and everything these days (unfortunately, the toilet is her favorite...YUCK!) So...I am always after her. She totally knows when she can take off and head right for it.
She cut her two bottom teach about a month ago, and two weeks ago cut her first top tooth, and a week ago her second top one came in. So...she currently has almost four teeth. I say almost as they aren't quite all the way in yet...but there is a lot of WHITE!
She's quite the stinker when it comes to eating. She LOVES those fruits, but has decided recently that veggies are not her favorite. We'll keep working on them.
And my biggest news...this past Friday she started saying "DA" & "GA"! I even get a "MA" once in awhile. This was just an overwhelmingly amazing feeling for us. It is crazy how much you seem to take for granted on your "healthy" children, and how much you analyze your "heart" baby. I'm not saying one way is better or worse, just different!
Maddie is just such a spunkie little thing! We love her more & more each day, and each day brings a new surprise. She melts our hearts, and surely the hearts of her big brothers too!
This past Friday Jacob graduated from K-4!!! He was smiles from ear to ear and we are just so proud of him. He has really grown so much this past year. The staff at his wonderful school of Jubilee get so much credit for his achievements. They are just so wonderful to him & everyone. Check out this cheese smile on Jake as he received his "diploma" with his ever so patient teacher!
Devin has a few weeks left, and I know he is looking forward to summer. We all are. Devin & Jacob will go to camp together this summer. They are excited...mommy & daddy can't believe how much they have grown!
This past week we visited the Milwaukee Public Museum to see the Human Bodies exhibit. For those of you who don't know, it is an exhibit of real human bodies, from those who dedicated themselves to science, on display showing muscles, organs, etc. It was amazing to see and hard to believe it was real. The most intriguing, yet hardest part, for me was to see the human heart. I can't explain why it was hard to see...I think just looking at it, how small it is and what they did to Maddie's heart, and the specific areas that were wrong, just really hit home. They even had a heart on display showing valves, left ventricle, right ventricle, left atrium, right atrium, aorta...you name the part, they showed / labeled it. Like I said, it was incredibly intriguing but hit so very close to home. In a movie we saw...the Human Body, they made a statement while they showed a heart beating that on average this amazing muscle does not stop beating for an average of 70 some years. Most people would just brush over that statement but for me, all I could think of was babies who have had to have surgery, their hearts, stopped, for God to work through surgeons hands to mend their hearts. Wow...just got to me. Still miraculous in so many ways, and just another thing that makes you even more grateful for what you have and what has been done in your life!
The kids also enjoyed the butterfly exhibit, and all three kids got to touch a butterfly! How lucky!
Well...that pretty much brings everyone up to date.
We want to thank everyone again for reading up on us, and ask for your continued prayers for Maddie, our boys, our family, and for all those out there in need of God's healing hands!
Much Love,
The Watson's
"Live. Laugh. Love."
