Monday, January 9, 2017

A whole bunch of new!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
A new year means so many things to so many people. It means a start to something that will be and an end to what was. Adam and I have gone through a lot, I mean ALOT, in the last 17 years together (he asked me to be his girlfriend Dec 9, 1999) but I don't think I've ever looked forward to a new year the way I was looking, dreaming, anticipating, hoping, longing and wishing for 2017. No I wasn't stoked to become closer to the age of 35 then 30 (in just 4 short days) nor was I excited to see my boys grow up even more, that's my least favorite part of being a momma. Can't they be little forever?! I was excited to leave behind all that was 2016; the amount of time we were apart as a family, the broken bones, 4 surgeries between us all, medical bills, losing one of my grandfathers and my least favorite is watching anyone I love suffer, especially my kids. I'm not expecting 2017 to become the be all end all of best years ever but I knew it meant we were that many days past the worst of days. So again I say Happy New Year to you all!
Of course since my last post our bellies were filled with too much turkey on Thanksgiving, all 3 Thanksgivings, and what seems like a million presents were opened to remind us how spoiled, I mean blessed our family truly is during the Christmas season and we spent the evening dancing hard at my parents house at a 'Just Dance" competition to ring in the new year. The best part about this whole holiday season was we were together as a family and our goal of having Zackary walking on his own came true, It was the best!!!

Zackary's last xray was done the first week of December. This time the usual 2 week wait on the doctor flew by due to all the holiday hustle and bustle. It was so beyond exciting to open up the email that reads 'Zackary's bone is 100% healed and he is cleared of any and all restriction's'. I stopped everything I was doing (shhh don't tell my boss) and called, texted and emailed everyone. He was stoked as well to hear he was finally allowed to do whatever he wanted. We got it in great timing too, the day before his basketball practice that he smiled through it the whole time. Since then we have dropped PT down to just 1 day a week and will most likely be dropping it completely in the next month or so. He also was happy to stop having to take his bone growth supplements and constantly wear his bone stimulating machine. He's used his freedom to go 100% at basketball; he had his first game last week and scored 2 pts, had 1 assist and a few steals. He also took one day last week to shake off the dust on his snowboarding skills! Though I was not released yet to board after my broken ankle the boys had a blast spending the day on the mountain in Santa Fe with Uncle Ivan while he was in town from NY. Lastly he has been able to add bike riding which has always been his favorite way to pass the time. For awhile it was just a couple minutes out in front of the house but since the new year he's gone on two long trips; 3 miles one day with Adam and then another 5.5 miles a few days later on a family ride! Needless to say, except for the scars and slight limp that he's always had you'd never know he needed assistance walking for over half the year last year.

                            

The other half of the email that the doctor sent did include details on scheduling his next surgery. :-/ Yeah it took a little wind out of my sail but I knew it was coming so I wasn't surprised. This surgery will be to remove the rod that is currently in his leg, don't ask me how! They said it will be a quick day surgery, possibly one night stay in the hospital then back to 100% within a week, supposedly. We know Zackary has always been a special case and never go into anything thinking it will be the average/normal of anything. His surgery is scheduled for Tuesday March 21st so we plan to drive out to Baltimore and stay the week, driving home the following weekend. The one up side is we are able to schedule it during spring break so the whole family gets to make it a fun road trip! We'll of course continue to keep you up to date as that gets closer.

The last of the updates include the rest of the family. I'm back to 'normal' if there ever was a thing. I'm still at PT once a week but I stopped wearing my boot this past week and plan on joining the boys on the mountain this coming weekend the celebrate Johnathan and I's birthday weekend. I've promised to take it easy and do not plan on doing jumps quite yet. And for those who are asking I broke my ankle 9 weeks ago so I am well inside the "8-10 week fully healed" timeline, plus there's metal in there now so really it's stronger...right? Adam continues to plan and take a work trip once a month, or so, and Johnathan is so excited to be back in school, or was it so excited to miss school for snowboarding (shhh don't tell his teachers)?!?! Either way we are all just happy to be together and face this year as a family doing what it takes to make 2017 a fabulous Miller memory making year! Thank you for the continued support to both the financial and emotional side of this whole journey. Knowing you all are there for us in prayer and so much more helps us sleep better at night, so THANK YOU! Praying for you all as well and hope this letter finds your 2017 starting out better then you could ever hope, dream, long or wish for!

Until Next Time~
Momma Miller




Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Putting your best foot forward

Hi again! Remember me, I'm the momma who seems to run out of minutes at the end of every day before having time to write a new update but as my amazing boss likes to say you either have excuses or results so here I sit refusing to get up until this update has been written. It does help though that I'm on bedrest and can't really get up, but more on that later......
Zackary has been doing great, I mean truly amazing! His pain level is a little higher each day but that is because he continues to push himself so hard each day, he even has a work out routine he does on non-PT days that puts my workouts to shame!
Just shortly after the last blog we had another set of x-rays be taken and shipped off to Baltimore for the doctor to read just 2 short weeks later (HA). I think I'm starting to see a pattern here. Anyways, I received the email that stated 'Zackary is now healed medially, anteriorly and posteriorly.  He has a little more to go laterally but that has improved greatly as well.' After reading to the therapist he informed me this was fantastic news! Yeah, you'd think I'd be use to medical lingo by now but not quite. For those on the same page as me it means the bone is healed 75% around the rod (front and sides) and only needs a little more growing on the back side of the bone. Why they couldn't have just said that is beyond me. The next part of the email was my favorite though and didn't need any interpretation. 'He can now be weight bearing as tolerated.' SAY WHAT?! It was so nonchalantly added in there like this wasn't the news we had been waiting for since March 24th! Weight bearing, walking on his own, no walker, no crutches no nothing! We were so excited! Zackary's first response was 'so I can throw my crutches away and just start walking?' Not quite, you haven't walked in 7 months it's not going to be that easy. Johnathan's first response 'So I can tackle him now?' NO! Luckily the last line of the email said 'Still no sports, running or jumping.' They must have known they were talking to a house full of boys. LOL
The days and weeks to follow since that news have not always been sunshine. There were tears when he came to the quick realization this wasn't going to be as easy as he thought. The therapist asked him to balance only on his left leg, this is something he couldn't even really do prior to surgery. He couldn't even hold it for 1 second with the goal being a 30 second hold by the end of the year. I'm proud to say he's up to about 2-5 seconds depending on the day and he's moved on to single leg presses as well! He truly is the strongest kid I know on so many levels. He has started on only using one crutch when he's at home and taking 1-2 steps between couches or bathroom with no assistanace and is working on losing the limp and teaching himself that he no longer has to walk on his toe, a habit he's done since birth.
Since the last time we connected we also had Halloween, one of our family's favorite holidays. I had been dreading it for awhile not wanting Zackary to feel left out. I cried as I made a post the neighborhood website. It was hard having to ask everyone to park their cars with enough room for a wheelchair to make it through and teared up every time we passed a house with stairs that I knew he wasn't going to make it to. Well one day my sister and I came up with a great idea to incorporate his wheelchair into the costume and made it a whole family affair! And of course, though there were times his cousin had to bring him back candy from houses he couldn't reach, we still had enough candy to feed a whole town by the time we were done! It was a great night with lots of laughter and sugar. So may I introduce to you the X-MEN, Miller style!


Magneto, Rogue, Cyclopes, Beast, Storm and Professor X 
   
Halloween came and went, we finally figured out a great schedule with PT, work and school and finished up Johnathans football season with them going 6-1 and we are anticipating a state championship win from the Varsity team that went 8-0. Needless to say things were going smooth. I didn't think that was ever going to happen. Then came November 6th. Our lovely family walk turned into a hot mess real quick. While sitting on the curb waiting for his command to cross the street Dakota, our 110 lb lab, wagged his tail excited to catch up to dad and brother who had already crossed the street. Right as I gave the command to go my foot went down on his leash lying on the ground. I knew it was too late and did my best to fall as safely as possible knowing his leash was wrapped around the leg I just had surgery on less then 2 years ago and I wanted to keep all that hardware in tact. Well, I did manage to save that ankle with just a bit of rope burn but came down twisting and with all my weight onto my right ankle. Snap, numbness and screaming is what filled the next few seconds. Instantly I knew it was broken (a talent I mastered over the years). The ER confirmed my break and was put in a splint and had a doctors appointment the next day. After the doctor explained this as a very strange break and something the assistant had never seen before (what can I say, I'm talented!)



They had me scheduled for surgery by the end of the week and have filled this week with 4 doctors appointments in addition to Zackary's PT appointments. The healing process has been so much more difficult and painful even though this was a much less invasive surgery then last time. We are still trying to clear up a few issues but overall the procedure was a success. I've been on mostly bed rest for over a week and a half now and we have double the amount of medical equipment!
Luckily we've had a lot of help with family to drive to and from appointments, bring us food, pick up and drop off Johnathan and every once and awhile get a dish washed here and there while Adam continues to work and Johnny goes to school. I've been told this has a quick recovery as well so I should be walking in about 4 weeks from the surgery date. Also, I'm only in a boot not a cast so I'm happy about that! This means I'll be on crutches for Thanksgiving and will hopefully be walking by Christmas. Our family motto was always 'we'll be back to normal by Christmas' but I never had us being this far from normal at this point!
Well, with xrays for both of us in about 2-3 weeks there should be an update about that point. If anything I promise to update prior to Christmas because we know how much you guys support us with your prayers and thoughts and you deserve to be as updated as possible. Have I told you lately how much we love you all and thank you for your support?! Well we do! With that said, it's time to get back to healing!

Until next time~
Momma Miller

Monday, October 10, 2016

No news is good news...right?!

I did not do a single post in September and on top of that next week will mark 2 months home! I honestly have no idea where the time went but the good news is that's 2 months closer to fully recovered for Zackary. Besides the normal life of work, school, football, PT and the added fun of Balloon Fiesta and family get togethers the main reason I haven't written is because I've had nothing major to report. Each day at PT is that much better but we've been sitting on our hands for over 3 weeks waiting for x-ray results to come back from Baltimore. Dr. H does not like emailed copies of x-rays saying they take away enough of the contrast that it doesn't reflect the proper density of the bone. Fair enough I suppose.
About a month ago we counted down the seconds of our last leg lengthening. It was an extremely slow going process and even though you could see the results of the 6 months of lengthening it was hard to believe that each session was really doing anything. It was such a surreal feeling for both Zackary and I when it was complete. It was like the feeding schedule of an infant. It had to happen no matter our location, the time or how busy we were. Everything would stop 3-4 times a day so we could find a plug, listen to a lovely noise for 3 minutes and document the time and length. But that has quickly become a distant memory and we have found ourselves with a little more freedom away from the 3 days a week of PT we still do each week.  Like I mentioned before, PT is a slow and steady race and his flexibility continues to grow each week. We started with 120 degree bend in his knee when we first got back into Albuquerque and now he's up to 132-135 degrees depending on the day! This is huge for him, it visually looks like more then he ever had in the past!



This picture reflects a non doctor victory that almost brought me to tears. We got him dressed like usual but that day he wanted to wear his new  long socks, he had wore short socks all summer. We put them on and he just repeated over and over "oh my gosh, oh my gosh, OH MY GOSH!" I freaked out thinking there was something poking at his foot and he said no look! I've never had socks that line up before. They are in the same place on my legs! Yep, bring on the water works! It's the littlest things every once and awhile that truly shine light on how far we, HE, has come over the last 6 months. His socks lined up, that's all he needed to see and to understand and that moment was all I needed to take a deep breathe and realize how strong, amazing and grateful my amazing boy was...socks, that was it! I am truly thankful for lined up socks!







Moving forward in the weeks to come, after lengthening was over we finally were able to get our x-rays after a fun back and forth game between the doctor in Baltimore, the doctor here and the x-ray company. For the record that's one too many set of ears in the game of telephone! LOL We mailed the disc to Dr. Herzenberg overnight knowing he said it would take about a week to read once they got to him. Then on Wednesday I called to get a report, exactly one week later. I don't think he could have paid for a better excuse when his nurse let me know he took the CD with him to another country where he was teaching at for the week! So another week passed and was told via email he would get to them asap. Does anyone remember how patient I am? Yeah, it was a long 2 weeks to say the least. The weekend came and went and I reached out again on Monday knowing that was his clinic day and would be in the office. We finally received the review! A lot of big doctor words that I'm sure my nursing friends and family would understand and that our PT told us was great news! My favorite line was 'the bone is remarkably better', like they were surprised! HAHA do they know what type of amazing God is on our side? Anyways, overall it said that the bone growth on the sides are looking great, the front was doing okay but the back still had a bit of catching up to do. They said the hardware is all still in tact. This is great news because Zackary has definitely been a lot more active being home. They also upped his weight bearing to 50%!!! Like HALF! That excites me so much to get that feeling of a possible end in sight.
Though we are quickly approaching the 'average 8 month' mark of beginning to end process we understand how special Zackary is and no matter how much longer he takes to heal it will be worth it. I still feel in my heart that Christmas is a realistic goal for him being able to walk on his own but know it's all up to that bone, so we continue to pray, go 100% at PT, stick with his vitamins and bone stimulator machine and wait for the next x-rays that should be in about 2 weeks.
Oh and in case you wondered what took up the last few weeks of our lives here is a picture of Johnny's homecoming night (yes he's taller then me and old enough to go to homecoming) and the other photo is of Zackary and his cousin Quentin enjoying the 10 day long Balloon Fiesta where Zackary sadly had to miss out on flying due to his condition but did a great job at working the fan, handing out cards and not complaining once of how much walking or work he had to do or how cold it was outside each morning at 4am!















Until Next Time (hopefully less the 2 months!)~
Momma Miller

Monday, August 29, 2016

Unorganized Chaos

I have sat down to write this post 3 times and have rewritten in my head about a hundred times! This is odd for me because I can usually sit down and the ideas just flow, right from my brain to the page and I just let it go but not this time. I don't know where the struggle is... do I not know what to say? Do I not know how to say it? Is it going to come across the way I want? Since when have I cared? With that said I will do my best to keep you all informed of what the last few weeks have brought but it comes with the disclaimer that it will most likely be a chaotic unorganized mess. Hmmmm as I typed that out it became very clear that that was a perfect description of what life has been for the last month or so, unorganized chaos...




In the last month we have made 3 trips to Albuquerque, each packed with fun family events and tons of luggage. I was doing my best to slowly move back so our car ride wouldn't be too packed when we finally moved home. Each trip reminded me how much we love our home but at the same time it drew a fear in both Zackary and I that I didn't know could happen. We were scared to move back home. We had lived in Baltimore for 5 months, almost to the day. It had become our life, our home, our routine of calm, no one else, scheduled and not influenced by any outside source but PT. Zackary was worried about not fitting in, not having all my attention, not being able to keep up and of course missing out on our weekly Taco Bell dates. I was concerned about having to adjust to our 'new normal'. Did I even know what that was? NOPE! I knew it was going to have to be slower paced, saying 'no' to more things then I ever have before and having to bring my attention to 2 more boys that I loved just as much as Zackary all while keeping up with a house, dog, football, work and family. Deep down I knew I could handle it, but I just wasn't ready for the change






Whether I was ready for it or not it was happening but before the big move could happen on the 19th we had to have our last doctors appointment that took place 2 weeks ago from today. We walked in confident with our heads held high knowing we were officially done lengthening. We had done the math and were prepared to get the all clear. Then the good ol' doctor walked in and said 'congratulations you get to go home.' YAY! And then....' But with that said..." ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! His new bone growth isn't as dense as he would like it so he asked if we would go backwards a cm AGAIN and then go forward for the last cm. Luckily he learned to start off the appointment with good news so it wasn't too horrible to hear but it was still disappointing. I definitely did not plan to lug that huge piece of luggage back to Albuquerque, and going backwards 6-8 times a day was not conducive to our 10 hour long driving days ahead of us but we made it work. We have done all the backwards movement and are currently in the last week of going forward and should be done lengthening completely, again, in about 6 days. We left Baltimore with the following instructions: We have to get an xray sent to our doctor out there as soon as we are done lengthening and then one every month until he releases Zackary to full weight bearing. We also have to continue his bone density supplements and bone stimulator until full weight bearing and have PT 3 times a week from now until then as well. When I asked what the time frame is for full weight bearing all he could tell me was the average is about 4 months, some are more some are less. But then he followed that up with giving Zackary permission to start riding his bike on straight paths as long as he promised not to fall and told him he should be snowboarding by January! Let's just take that it for a moment and just imagine the 'mom look' I gave that doctor when he told Zackary these things!! No matter what the next few months hold we know we are home and together as a family and that's all that matters.




These are some of the great staff at the hospital that keep this boy smiling, and flexible.












Now on to the drive home. Less then an hour into the drive we hadn't even made it 50 miles! There was traffic, wrecks, a wrong turn by me and rain that slowed everyone down tremendously! Luckily this was only how the first day went :-/ Zackary and I drove to Columbus, OH to pick up my poppa so he could help us drive the rest of the way and we were only 2 hours late to pick him up. The first night was a little later then expected but we made the most of it and even got in 15 mins at the hot tub in Indianapolis where we stayed. The next day we took a long lunch in St. Louis and visited the Gateway Arch. So much fun! It was smooth sailing the 2nd and the 3rd day with not a single complaint from Zackary and he didn't even take Tylenol. This kid is seriously the biggest trooper ever! We made it home Sunday afternoon just in time to have a family get together at my house since Adam's brother was in town from NY. Yep, talk about hitting the ground running.





Well we have been home for exactly a week now and though the first few days were a little bit hard to adjust to with a bit of simulation overload for both Zackary and I and a lot bigger to do list then I ever remember having, but overall it has been good. I've been able to cook dinner for my family (on a real stove!) and even got to watch Johnathan lead his team to a 7-0 win in their first scrimmage. We also got to be a part of a friends daughters beautiful wedding, picked and scheduled Zackarys PT, have multiple walks with the puppy and have contemplated unpacking multiple times! Hey, I told you I had to say no to some things right?!






As we continue on with life I want you all to understand how completely grateful we are for the life we are given, the gift of our family and the blessing that each of you are to us. Thank you for all that you've done for us. The kind words, encouragement, money and support truly saved us in so many ways over the last 5 months. Though our battlefield location has changed from Baltimore to Albuquerque we know the fight is not over yet. We still have 4-5 months of recovery here but we know God has a plan that we trust and can't wait for Zackary's full recovery when he is able to run around with friends and play basketball again, oh yeah did I mention we signed him up for basketball?! The season starts in January! We have high hopes in God and PT.



We will continue to keep you posted on how things are going from week to week but for now I must start work for the day so I can make it to Johnny's first football game of the season! Remember when I mentioned I didn't care when I got home as long as I didn't miss any of Johnny's games?! Well here's proof of answered prayers! Oh and PT starts tomorrow so wish us luck!
Until next time,
Momma Miller


Thursday, July 28, 2016

Ask me what I'm doing August 19th!

The last two weeks we have been staying busy with our routine of physical therapy, tummy time, casting, bone stimulator machine and Sundays full of movies and Taco Bell. We also got out of said routine with a getaway to the Baltimore Zoo and Zackary is officially on summer break from school so there has been no math, English or homework since last week. I've yet to hear any complaints about that one. We had a great time at the zoo as you can tell from the pictures below and it helped pass the time after getting not such great news at the last appointments.






But now it's been two weeks so of course we've had another appointment, xrays and all. The doctor tried to use another baseball analogy to tell me how close we were to going home but I just looked at him. (ask anyone who truly knows me how much I love baseball. Insert eye roll here) Then he said we were at 7cm, only 1 cm away from total length! That's HUGE for us! So then the drumroll went off in my head and I asked to magic question of what rate of growth we were going to be at for the last centimeter. His response was mind blowing... stay at 3 times a day. That means we will be completely done lengthening in 2 weeks! TWO WEEKS!!! Home is in our sights! Once we are done lengthening we have to stay another week to finish up PT here but then we will be free. So again I say, ask me what I am doing August 19th and my answer will be driving home! Home for good, home to my family, home to life! Life will be our 'normal' with physical therapy, pills, bone stimulating machines and continued xrays but it will all be done at home. Every night we will be sleeping in our beds, eating at our dinner table and rubbing on our puppy every day! So three weeks from tomorrow we will be saying goodbye to our home in Baltimore. No tears here with this goodbye! So yes, great news. Final news. And we will continue to keep you updated on how smooth the last month or so will go. Thanks for the continued support and encouragement over the last month we have out here. Now my question to you, what are you doing on August 19th? If you're not too busy do mind saying a prayer for safe travels for our 28 hour journey home?! Thanks in advance.

Until next time,
Momma Miller



Thursday, July 14, 2016

Are you home sick?

So this post comes with a warning: We had our doctors appointment only 1 hour ago. I usually give myself time to calm down from (good or bad) news, let the information sink in and think before I speak, or type in this instance, but I just can't today. So let this be a warning that this will be full of raw, unedited emotion.
I'm not known for being the most optimistic person, I see myself more as a realist. This helps me to not set myself for a big push off of a high pedestal of expectations in any aspect of life, but especially medical things because if there is anything we have learned over the last 11 years is that anything medical is never set in stone. This time though I let that little bug get inside my head that said if the doctor says great job keep going at this appointment then we would be home in time for the first day of school for Johnathan. This is a day no mother ever wishes to miss!
"Bones looking good!" "You're rounding third and heading to home plate" the doctor says. I start to smile, here it comes!! The end is in sight and he's going to give us going home news!! "But I want to slow down the rate to 3 times a day just to be safe." ...and face plant! Dropped head first off that pedestal into reality. I should have known better! I lost my smile instantly. But I want to go home is all I kept thinking and I guess it showed on my face because the doctor looks at me and shifts his demeanor and says "oh, are you home sick?" Am I home sick?!?!? My response was, I was home sick a month ago, that doesn't even begin to describe what I'm feeling. All he could say after that was keep doing what you're doing, he is looking good and looking longer just looking at him and we'll see you in 2 weeks. And that is all I can think about...are you home sick? I'm not just home sick, I am overly exhausted on a daily basis of being away from my family, my friends, my home, my dog and the under appreciated dry heat of NM! YES, I am home sick. I want a hug from someone over 5 feet tall. :-/ (although Zackary hugs are pretty amazing if you've never had the pleasure)
Please do not get me wrong, I appreciate all the kind words and encouragement via email, text, phone calls and cards, and please don't stop, but there's just something about getting a hug when you're down, or happy for that matter. that is truly taken for granted by those who can do it whenever they want. Let me make this clear as well, I know there was good news to be heard at the appointment like; we are up to 5.9 cm of growth! That is only 2.1 cm away from our goal! He is slowing us down just slightly and not making us reverse. Been there, done that, don't ever want to go back! And of course Zackary's health and flexibility continues to amaze the doctors and therapists and I am beyond proud of how strong my son is throughout this whole thing!
So with that all said, here I sit, still home sick, but there is no place else God wants me to be. I'm right in the middle of HIS plan for my life and my family's lives. I will see everyone soon as we have scheduled a visit home in 2 weeks from tomorrow (the countdown is on!) And even if I can't be there to drive my son to the first day of school I know I have an amazing support system at home that will continue to be a part of his life and guide him in the ways to create the well rounded man he is becoming. Plus I know for a fact I will not have to endure the crazy weather that is Baltimore winters and my family will all be together next to the Christmas tree soon enough.
Thank you all for listening to my rant, if you made it this far. I respect and love each one of you for your continued support and love to our family. Thank you!

Until Next Time~
Momma Miller

Saturday, July 9, 2016

There's no such thing as too much!


     This smile says it all! We finally had good news at the last doctors appointment and we were able to take a deep breath and sigh of relief as we headed to Albuquerque for a few days.
     I have been praying for weeks on end that the next xray would finally show good new bone growth and the doctor would up our number of lengthening sessions each day. Well, he walks in and says 'the only problem we have now is his new bone is growing too fast and we have to double the number of lengthenings per day". Too fast? Too much growth? This was great to hear! But then we also had to be careful because if it grows faster then we are separating it then it will grow together ans we will not be able to lengthen at all. So needless to say we are very thankful we heard the good news in a timely manner.  Thanks to the bone simulator (ultrasound machine), pool PT and anti-gravity treadmill the bone is doing all the right things. The doctor has instructed us to increase our turns to 4 times a day (double what we were at and the original number of turns  we started at). 
     Not only does the increase in lengthening give us hope in getting the full 8 cm but it gave us a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to getting home. Of course we know that every doctors appointment and xrays give us new news but since we are already at 5.5 cm and we increased to 1 mm a day growth it looks like we will only need 25 more days of lengthening and then we will be done lengthening! We will have to stay another week or two to finish PT and have them find his stability to ship him safely to Albuquerque PT, but we can start counting down to 6-8 weeks! It seems so short compared to how long we've been here and how long we've been preparing to stay at the slower growth rate! Needless to say we are beyond excited on the news that was given, we've also been so busy that I haven't updated and we have another appointment in 6 short days (fingers crossed for more great news!)
Please continue to pray, give good thoughts and support our family in any way you can; it's truly how our family makes it through every day!

Until Next Time~
Momma Miller