Merry Christmas

Yep-Sharing old pics again, but this time I have a better reason than just not having new ones to share ready yet, lol. The Christmas Story always reminds me of when I was pregnant. Here I was with Samantha in December 2005, the Christmas before Connor was born, and we had just found out we were going to have a baby boy! I guess I get nostalgic at Christmastime about being pregnant, since I was pregnant with ALL the kids during one Christmas or another. Also, thinking of Mary, heavily pregnant on a donkey with no place to go-my heart just hurts thinking, "If they only knew what gift she carries?" So that is the reason for my old pic tonight...

Tonight we had Christmas Eve dinner at my mothers house and exchanged family gifts. It was so much fun, although quieter than usual without Ryan and Stacy home. (Miss you guys!) Connor loved his cash register and other gifts! Samantha loved all her presents and just hanging out with her family. I was able to enjoy a glass of wine-this is the first Christmas in a longgg time I haven't been pregnant or nursing for about 6 years! :) Don't bother doing the math-yes, they both nursed quite a while, haha.

Connor is doing good, still avoiding parking lots, not walking as much as normal-but more than last week thank goodness. Thanks for all the prayers! Hospital was smooth yesterday-infusion went well, and we don't go back to Atlanta until the 6th of January.

We are working on a new "plan of action" with Dr. George and it looks like we are going to stay with the Decadron for a while-but not past a year. We are about to hit 6 months, so that means we are at the half-way point if we do a year of this steroid. After a year, the risks start to go WAY up for osteoporosis and other bad side effects to set in...anyway-this gives us time to figure out the best plan for Connor after steroids.

Connor got to see Santa at the hospital which made his day! Santa gave him a cute little truck to take home. It is amazing to see the people at Scottish Rite who go out of their way to make a difference in these kids lives. "Santa" was from the fire department with helpers from the police department as well. They had TONS of gifts loaded up for all the kiddos stuck at the hospital at this time of year. It was just heartwarming to see SO many people making a difference by trying to make someone else a little happier.

Merry Christmas to all our family and friends! Thank you so much for all the support you have given us. You guys are the special people in our life that make a difference every day-not just at Christmas, by loving and praying for our Connor and all of us to make it through each day and each new challenge. Love to all of you and many blessings for 2009!

Love,
Debbie