After the storm...there is a rainbow

2008 was an interesting year for us. Now that we're past it, I can't really say that it was a bad year though there were definitely trying times. There were also some incredibly great times as well. There were miracles. I feel like our rainbow is here now. Logan has always been a miracle, really, each of our children are. With all the unlikely odds, how much of a miracle is it that most of our children are medically perfect? But, I consider Logan to be an even greater miracle since the chances were so slim of him making it to now. Every time I see him smile I think of what a miracle he is to our family. He has developed such a sweet sense of humor. His favorite things to do are to play with his brothers and to take a shower. Our pastor used to tell us, "Logan just doesn't know he's sick." How true this is. But, even more so I realize that now. Someone forgot to tell him and for that, I am grateful.

I don't know what the future holds. I feel at peace. I know that God will lead us down the road he feels we should take. I can honestly say that I am grateful for every minute with Logan and I try to be with Cristian and Jaden as well. To be continued, children need their mommy now. : )

I'm back on and children are all asleep, at least for the time being. My children unfortunately seem to have inherited my distaste for sleep. And really unfortunately they seem to have done it at a time when I am starting to enjoy my sleep. But, I digress. I have decided to change the name of my blog. I don't know if I'll keep the name or not but it seems fitting. We seem to be at a calm in our lives and I no longer feel like we are on a roller coaster. Our house is settling out after the move and Logan's health seems to be settling into a routine. I no longer feel those really antsy feelings that I felt when he had lost his desire to live. I can tell at this point he has a desire to live and to see new things and to touch everything! His new found love is water. In all it's shapes and forms. He wants to touch it and play in it and drink it--judging by the 4-12 oz sippy cups he drank in a 6 hour outing. His favorite thing to do now is shower! He's allowed to take a shower on dressing change nights and he LOVES it. It's the only time he will nurse anymore and so I enjoy our shower times too. He puts his hands in the water and tries to throw it. I love seeing the smile on his face while he plays. Cristian and I are also settling into a good routine with school. His reading is really coming along now and I think he will catch up in no time. His math skills are very advanced but his reading was on the slow side. We bought a new curriculum and started second grade over again. We'll continue through the summer and I think we'll catch up to third grade in Sept or Oct. I'm not in a huge hurry. Rather than being left behind a whole grade, he has the opportunity to be behind by only 1/2 a year and to eventually catch up. Ahh...the joy of homeschooling. : ) Plus, after Logan's transplant we will be homebound or rather hotel rooom bound for a month so I'm figuring we will gets LOTS accomplished. Speaking of, I am getting rather inquisitive on how I will do with 3 little ones and either Vidal or my mom in a hotel room for 3-4 weeks when Logan won't be allowed in public places. Should definitely be interesting. I'm hoping to be able to borrow a laptop by then from my parents. Well, I am officially off to bed before the littles are awake again.