Thanks be to GOD and GOD alone

I am feeling so joyful this morning.Isaac has made so much progress and GOD has answered so many prayers.Everything came back normal on his brain mri yesterday.We expected to have good news and that is what GOD gave us yesterday.And this morning was Isaac last physical therapy session.I feel like we have reached the end of a long journey.Although he still has progress to make its wonderful to have all the testing behind usand know that it is only going to get better.I sit here with tears in my eyes amazed at all that GOD has done around us and through Isaac.I knew when I was pregnant with him that it wasnt going to be as easy as it was with Ezra. I knew GOD was choosing a different path for Isaac. There came a point when I just poured my heart out to GOD asking Him to make Isaac like He wanted Him to be.From then on I couldnt pray everyday for GOD to make him better.Some would call that unbelief, but for me in was completely trusting in GOD. I knew this was the path GOD chose for our family to go down and if I tried to pray for something different ,everyday, then that was not trusting in GOD completely. I started resting in the moment and not fighting against GOD or the situation.I gave my children to GOD a long time ago. He knows better than I do with what needs to happen in our lives.
Yesterday during Isaacs testing we saw a little boy that had small patches of hair here and there and an iv in his arm with an ace bandage wrapped around it. I assume he had some kind of cancer. He looked to be Isaacs age.It made me so thankful that I have healthy children.I cant imagine watching my children suffer through that kind of sickness.I thought of that mom and all the other moms who have sick children. To me those moms are warriors. And I will remember to pray for them.
The last couple of days ive really been thinking about when Jesus said we should have faith like a child. Our children completely trust us with everything. They dont know anything different.Thats all they can do is trust us.Do we trust GOD like that? That was my prayer last night.That I would have faith like a child.We are responsible for their well-being and to train them in the way they should go. God knows the path He has for them. And its our job to help direct them there.Thanks be to GOD for my children and for choosing me to be one of HIS children.He is our Creator our LORD our Savior and our Father.

Our Family Lately

Thought i would give everyone and update on our family lately.

Chris worked many long hours when the tornado's came through but we were able to go on a week long vacation. It was very relaxing and we definitely needed it.The boys didn't get to see Chris very much for 2 weeks and we were missing him very much.

I love being at home with the boys. I was so thankful when vacation came along because i needed a change of scenery.And I'm so glad summer is here.Me and the boys will be doing alot of swimming and playing outside.

Ezra is so full of joy. He is going to be one of those people that are funny without really trying to be. Pawpaw asked him how he slept and he said" with my eyes shutted". and he was dead serious! Now he knows its a joke and wants to tell everyone. He saw me in my underwear this morning and said " thats a boobie trap" lol thats what squiddy says (on a team umi zoomi cartoon for those of you wondering what I've been letting him watch). He comes up with stuff all the time He tells people that they are freaking him out! ( that one came from veggietales believe it or not). You have to monitor what you watch and listen to because he picks up on everything. Even if hes not watching television he is listening . His name means "helper" and he really lives up to that. He likes to help do laundry.Yesterday i was mowing and he helped move stuff out of the way and he pushed his little mower behind me. It was so cute. And hes been wiping Isaac's runny nose all morning!He will go get diapers for me and put stuff away in the pantry.He is so independent.He wants to learn how to do things by himself. He started wiping his own hiney after going to the bath room.He doesn't want me doing it anymore and i think thats awesome!! one less hiney i have to wipe! Hes been having a 3 year old attitude.Were trying to break him from this and also teach him manners. Long ago we started having him say ma'am and sir, please and thank you. Now I'm trying to teach him to hold doors open especially for ladies and how to ask nicely for something instead of just telling you.This morning he said "please mom can you get me some more milk" i said yes i can and he said " see that was manners and when you don't use manners that's not good".So all my teaching does pay off! He such a good little man and i want to teach him to love GOD and people.And to respect others.

Isaac is doing great. He has improved so much over the last couple of months.He has always had problems chewing and swallowing.So he was still eating mostly baby food up until a couple of weeks ago and he just wouldn't eat it anymore. He wants to eat what we are eating. Theres still stuff he cant have but hes pretty much eating what we do. He actually ate a whole hamburger patty the other day. That's a big thing for him because he used to get choked alot. He is walking a little on his own. He takes about 5 steps and lowers himself down. He can stand without holding onto anything.

He is the most lovable little boy. He loves to hug and give kisses and cuddle. He will test us but after a couple of spankings he gives up.His daddy can hurt his feelings faster than anyone. He still gets frustrated easily because he still cannot communicate with us well enough for us to know what he wants. We just have to guess or give him choices and then he will pick what he wants.We've been doing a little sign language hoping he will pick up on it but so far he hasn't done very well with it.He doesn't want to take naps anymore and screams if i lay him down.But when he doesn't take a nap he sleeps through the night! Last night he slept from a little after 8 till 6:45 and never woke up. That's the best sleep i have got since before Ezra was born (3 years)!!!
We had his neurology app.  a couple of weeks ago. It went  pretty well. He ruled out cerebral palsy.That had always been in the back of my mind so that was a huge relief. He said that whatever it was it wasn't going to get worse since he is improving. He thought it could either be muscles or brain.If its the brain he seemed to think that it would probably show that his cerebrum is not fully developed. He has his MRI the 16th of this month. The doc said we may or may not get any answers.God gave me peace about it a long time ago and i can honestly say I don't worry about it. Whatever it is God allowed him to go through all of this.I wished we could get some answers but even if we don't we will just keep trusting GOD. That's all I know to do.He is in control.