"Nurse Tara"

Philippians 4:13 reads "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." For those of you who know me well, I am extremely faint of heart. By that, I mean that I am not one who can handle things like blood being drawn (to me or others), hospitals, broken bones, etc, etc. I have so far in my over thirty years of life passed out more times than I want to admit. I even passed out on the back of a 4-wheeler one time because of a jammed finger!! (Ask my high school friends if you don't believe me!) So, the experience we've had lately with Daniel has definitely toughened me up. I have watched IV's been placed in my little man many, many times. I cried when he came out of surgery back in November, but didn't pass out. I've watched as his stats went down and teams of people came in the room to work on him. Now at home, I maintain his pump by replacing the bags each day, making sure he has the right amount of fluids for a certain time frame, and keeping the pump charged. I measure out his medications and give through his tube. I also give him respiratory treatments. Plus just being his mom and loving on him!! I am doing mostly what the nurses did for him at the hospital. So, just call me Nurse Tara!! (The only time in my life I've ever been close enough to be called that!!)

Daniel is doing good, and we've definitely broken our record now by having him home longer than a month! He is gaining weight and weighed 9 lbs 7 oz last Friday. We go again tomorrow to be weighed. He is now 3 1/2 months old. Thank you all again for your prayers!! He will have to go back in two months for another hearing test since he did not pass his first two tests.

It can be very difficult to get a picture of Daniel with both his eyes open. His right eye is overly sensitive to the flash and his left eye (because of the stroke) only blinks half way. So, about 75% of my close up pictures of him come out with one eye open and one eye shut!

Nana and Daniel

Papa and Daniel

Anna and Daniel (sometimes Daniel is not so happy when his big sis holds him!:)

Aubrey reads to Daniel everyday

Hmmmm.. wonder who planted this on top of my sweet boy's head??

Just had to clarify the culprit!! ( We were on our way to a Tinkerbell birthday party in our neighborhood)