Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

This morning we discovered that Jonathan's crutches had been delivered yesterday. At first he wanted nothing to do with them, but then we let all of the other kids try them out and they suddenly had appeal! He has attempted to use them off and on today. It is amazing to watch how he maneuvers his body to get into a standing position and get the crutches into position. We will be meeting with a physical therapist next Tuesday to make sure he is using them correctly.

Yesterday, we went on our first day trip as a family of 7. We went to a children's museum out in Lancaster and then to Dutch Wonderland's Winter Festival. Everyone had so much fun, but it was freezing! Jonathan loved every ride he went on. He especially enjoyed driving the old time cars, the bumper cars (crashing is so much fun!) and the train ride. We had a great time as a family.

Life is slowly getting easier. The days are full and at night we crash. This week is a bit different as Jeremy is off work all week. The kids are definitely enjoying having Dad around. Reality will hit hard when he returns to work on Monday. We had a wonderful Christmas as a family of 7. Jonathan did awesome. He is adjusting so well. He enjoyed opening presents and learned very quickly how to do it and ask for more to open. His vocabulary is increasing daily as he attempts to sing the ABC song and the B-I-B-L-E song. Today he was sitting at the kitchen table and said "drink". I was shocked to hear him say the word drink so clearly. Everyday he is using new words. Next week we go to Shriners Children's Hospital to find out what our options are concerning prosthetics.