We spent Christmas morning at my parents house (that is where we are currently living while our new home is under renovation). It was fun to see Colton wake up and be so excited about Santa, but it was also a sad Christmas for me because Raelyn was not home. We definitely made the best of it though and Colton got lots of great things from Santa.
As soon as Colt woke up, he asked "Did he stop here?" We were all still in a dead sleep at 7am and Colton was the first to wake up so Camron went to get him out of bed and take him to the potty while I rushed downstairs to wake up my parents, turn on the Christmas tree lights, and put Santa's half eaten cookies back on the fireplace.
Coltons favorite gift from Santa this year was his "pirate stuff". When he opened it, he said "It's just what I always wanted!"
After we opened gifts and ate a big breakfast, Camron and I headed up to the NICU to visit Raelyn. She wasn't having a good day. She didn't want to eat and they had to tube feed her for most of the day. We went back for her 4:00 feeding as well with the same result. It was a discouraging day for me. But when we got home, we got to eat some Happy Birthday Jesus cake and once again I was cheered up by my son. I feel like he has been a bit neglected over the past week because Cam and I have been so busy going back and forth to the hospital. But I know he is in good hands with my parents. I'm so thankful that my sister was able to take the time to make this special cake for him. Hopefully we can all be together as a family soon.
Today (12-27) Raelyn had a good day. She took two bottles all by herself. She also took the majority of the rest of her bottles, but still had to be tube fed for the last little bit. We are seeing some progress. It's very SLOW, but at least it's progress. We are just so thankful that she is alive and with us. I am just now starting to realize the seriousness of her situation before her birth. We are so thankful that God was watching over her.
"Peace comes from HIS Presence, not our understanding of events." -Graham Cooke
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