This past year and a half has been unlike any time of my life.... we have struggled with deep sadness and exceeded new milestones we just prayed and hoped to achieve. Our family moved into a new house, neighborhood and town. Jerad took a leap of faith and started a new career. We have found a new church home and have begun to plant some roots here in this quaint little town called Johnstown.
I had started a couple blogs and never finished them.... one would think that with the boys in their first year of pre-school I would have so much time on my hands and yet, the time just shifted. The time looks different, instead of grocery shopping after they lay their heads down at night, I go while they are in school so I have more time with Jerad. And if Jerad is home, it is hard for me to do my own thing (well unless a new season of Glee is just released). I started this blog as a way to communicate with our friends and family all the ups and downs of the boys preemie journey and I believe as their medical/therapy needs decreased, my time of writing did too. What a blessing to say this! Vaughn and Asher will be 4 in October and as they are growing up, I want to remember each stage and cherish the memories we are making....I want to leave a legacy for them to remember God's goodness in all things, at all times.
Vaughn is courageous! This mighty man of mine has no fear and an adventurous spirit! He is independent and strong willed and has his Mamma wrapped around his finger. Vaughn still has a little torticollis in his neck and though we are not currently working on it, I think as he gets older and can do the exercise's on his own and understands the benefits of them, we will be able to work it out. We are very slowly trying to wean him off his medication for acid reflux and his appetite has increased tremendously since going back to chiropractic care. Vaughn will always wear glasses or contacts as he gets older for his left eye as he has a stigmatism but if that is the only issue that he has from being born at 29 weeks and weighing 1 pound then I consider that a miracle. We are in our last round of dilating his right eye to help his brain focus on using his left eye and will meet with the ophthalmologist in a couple of months to decide the next coarse of action (Amblyopia in his left eye which is a decrease in vision from lack of stimulation and Exotropia which means his eye drifts out). He hasn't grown out of his sensory issues yet but there is still time and his school and teachers do an amazing job of just pushing him enough to try new textures and experiences. Vaughn loves Thomas the Train and humus. He will try and eat almost anything and this has been so rewarding as we have worked really hard to get him to eat!
Asher has lived up to his name to the fullest, he is happy and daily we are blessed by his compassionate character. He is talking so much and I am enjoying our little conversations. Asher has graduated from needing occupational services (fine motor skills) and is just beginning to experiment with walking up and down the stairs with out any assistance. Asher is really into music and Blue's Clue's. Asher isn't as open to eating new foods but we are working on having a larger variety of choices for this little tank. He is a good eater though and is on the growth chart for his age (not the corrected age) at the doctors office.
We are so proud of the boys growth and development and can't wait to see how much they will learn in their next full year of preschool. Both boys love all things cars, trucks, and tractors! We don't sit through a movie so we haven't experienced the movie theatre just yet but I see that happening soon. They also like dinosaurs, books, and swimming. Grandpa and Grandma have a "big pool" at their house and have turned the twins into fish! We spend many summer days visiting the zoo and had the joy of visiting the museum recently and that was a blast!
I am (trying) to savor these moments while they are young and say and do the cutest things! This new season has been easier in many ways and challenging me like I never thought possible. We are reading books about potty training and are starting to get the momentum going of how great it is to be big boys. Asher will be moving into a big boy bed before preschool starts in the fall and we anticipate that Vaughn will follow shortly after. Life is full of unanswered questions but for right now, Jerad and I are asking ourselves "What is it time for?"
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