Check up

Hello my angel,

Your mom wants to brag about you a bit. Yesterday I took you for your 9 month check-up and vaccinations. We saw a new doctor, Dr. Engelbrecht, because your buddies Keaton and Malakai go to that doctor as well. She is a very very nice lady and she was soooo impressed with you. She told me that you are doing much better than what premies that were born that early usually do. You even have most of your 9 month milestones down! She said that when you're a year old you probably would've caught up with everything (except the weight). You are still very small, but she showed me on the chart that in comparison to other children you are actually growing very fast, and slowly but surely catching up to the rest of your peers! She also said that daddy and I have been taking very good care of you, and one day when you have your own children you'll understand what that means to a parent. Most of the time we don't really know what we are doing, and we just go by the grace of God and pray that we are doing what is best for you! So it was nice to hear that we haven't done too bad a job so far.

She gave us some coritsone cream because you have some eczema in the back of your knees and on your arms. But I'm sure that'll clear up soon.

Then we went for your measles injection, and wow, I was so proud of you. Last time you cried until we got home and you were very upset. This time however, you just gave a small moan and then it was done! So far you haven't had a fever, and no other side effects, yay! Well done my only.

Today you are dressed in camo, from top to toe, in support of your buddy Deqlan who is getting his blood results today. They are checking whether he is still cancer free, so we are praying very hard, especially for his mommy and daddy to be strong and to keep the faith.

To end off today's letter, here's a poem that Ohpaw wrote for you:

Gently

Gently, the darkness falls,
And peace comes over me.
Gently, the hand of God,
Draws the sun into the sea.
Gently, oh so gently,
Gentle as a dove,
Gently, oh so gently,
We’ll shower you with love.
Gently, the stars appear,
The moon smiles down at me.
Gently, your face draws near,
As I begin to see.
Gently, oh so gently,
Gentle, through the night,
Gently, oh so gently,
You filled our hearts with light.
Gently, the morning breaks,
The sun leads in the day.
Gently, my soul awakes,
And I begin to pray.
Gently, oh so gently,
Gentle as the dew.
Gently, oh so gently,
We thank the Lord for you.

Beautiful hey my boy!

I love you very much and every day with you is such a gift from God.

Mwah!
Mom