CO Kiddo Update!

Matt's kids have had a great summer at home as they have gotten used to a baby sister being around.  For all who are interested, here's a bit about them recently---

Last week Ab had all four of them at the zoo!  Ellie is in a sweet giraffe outfit if you can see!

Kate started kindergarten yesterday believe it or not!  She had a short first day but all went well and she's back at it today!  She has to be there by 7:55 and the school is a few good minutes away- definitely a new hour for Ab and all four kiddos to be up and functioning!  Her teacher is lucky to have this girly- she is ready and will be great!

The early morning trip to school took a toll on Luke and Ellie yesterday just before dinner... how about this sweet sweet boy honestly falling asleep holding her hand while snuggling on the floor!  He'll be a lovey lovey man someday!
















An email update from Ab on August 15th--- some of you have told me you miss hearing from her so here you go! : )

hello all-

ellie is 4 months old today and doing very well right now. we have seen our first smiles in the last week and though they are few and far between right now, they make our hearts melt. :) she has a bunch of check ups in the next couple of weeks and we hope they all go well! so far, the doctor's do not know what to expect for her healthwise but we continue to pray for complete healing. an epilepsy specialist we met with on friday wants to do another EEG on ellie so that is scheduled for september and then she may have a better idea of where she is headed. when you think about it, please pray for little improvements for our girl. that her neck gets stronger, more interaction with her siblings and us and other developmental "milestones" like cooing and more smiling.
life seems very normal after having ellie home for two months. we do our normal stuff and ellie just tags along. kate starts kindergarten on wednesday and she is really looking forward to it. she is very ready for school but i am not looking forward to her being gone. she is a very good helper and plays with her brothers so well. matt has been busy lately as their children's hospital opens in a couple of weeks. next weekend is very busy for him as it is the ribbon cutting and a couple of other parties that he is a part of. luke and dan are great and have taken to sleeping in the same bed. one night they were on top of each other and it just cracked matt and i up (included is a picture of that night). please have a great sunday and thanks for reading. :)
love-
matt and abbie

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thanks so much to all of our dear friends that read this blog and continue to love and pray for this special family! 
JR