I have been a bit neglectful of my blog in the last month so now it is time! The fundraiser went well, but could have been better. The stupid weather didn't help us at all, along with the freezing cold building we were in... These things happen I suppose and lessons have been learned! Saying that, we actually made a HUGE amount! We ended our fundraiser with $6,637! Thanks to all who donated, your donations have been sent in to help further along the research for Infantile Spasms. I am going to leave my donation page up, you may donate as you want and as soon as I get it I will put it into Zoey's account and send them on. We now will be working with the Child Neurology Foundation closely and they can send us information while we then present it to others. This was such a big deal for our family. As a parent you feel so helpless when your child is struggling. This was something I could be in control of. Something I could DO for my Zoey. As for my cheeky daughter she is plugging away. She still doesn't have much interest in getting on her hands and knees to crawl, but she is trying to cruise now. She loves being on her feet, but balance is still an issue! She looks so tiny to be walking! This month her and big brother Joseph will be going to the doctors to get their check ups and make sure things are well from a basic view. Zoey should be able to get her vaccinations now, but mommy is still a bit nervous about her immune system and haven't decided if I want to wait a bit longer to start catching her up. She did get the clear from her neurologists though. She still has to meet with them every 3 months for 6 more months, but then, as long as no seizures happen, she is free to be free!
Christmas was a fun for our little family. We celebrated with our cousins and had a blast getting ready for Santa to come! The kids got lots of fun things, like a kitchen, play food, chef hat and apron, light up rolling ball, caterpillar, new chair and lots of clothes and even more toys! Having both josephs and zoeys birthday in December too makes it a very busy month!! I am now the mommy of a 3 year old handsome, crazy, and fun boy and a beautiful, angel, happy 1 year old girl!
We also celebrated the new year with my brother and his family finally getting to bring baby Lochlan home from the hospital! Another perfect baby that is strong and a fighter! he was born prematurely at 1 lbs. that was not a typing error. 1 lb. he is now I believe almost 6 months and around 7 lbs! I must say that I am so very happy 2013 is gone and isn't coming back. What a stressful year for our family and I'm hoping 2014 will be much less so and full of these babies showing off all the things they can do. Watching my brother and his wife take care of this tiny little baby takes me back to months before. They looked exhausted, but their faces light up when they look at their little boy. The things we do for our children. They make you cry, and want to punch holes in the wall, but then out pops a smile on their face and all is forgiven.
Not entirely sure what the purpose of this post was for, but at today looking at my kids, I'm happy. My heart still sinks sometimes watching other babies, but when I look at Zoey, really look at her, she is perfect. She is happy. Keep moving forward and trusting that there is something more out there for her and she is going to go find it.
