turned 8!
Wow!! it's hard to believe that it's eight years since we met this little guy. The first time I held him for only a few seconds before they whisked his little blue body away, I had NO idea what was ahead of us.
Three days later they cut open my tiny little boy and operated on his little heart, barely the size of a quarter. Amazing!! the medical skill available these days!! Even more amazing, the God that gave us this baby. The God that spared his little life until doctors could determine the problem. The God that healed his tiny body.
And the God that carried his Mama and Daddy through it all with unexplainable peace!
So on Easter Sunday 2003, when they were finally able to unhook enough of tubes and wires that I could really hold him for the first time, he had already been through so much more in a few days than most of us ever face in a lifetime. And still he would face soooo much more. No one will ever know if Zachary was born with special needs or if they are a result of his low oxygen levels from his heart condition
but IT DOESN'T MATTER!!
We love him just the way he is!!
his friendly smile,
his determination,
his unconditional love,
his bravery,
his ability to adapt to new situations without missing a beat,
his sense of humor,
his appetite =)
his contentment,
his super smart little brain...
Birthday's are always a reason to CELEBRATE!!
and CELEBRATE we did!!
Robot Style
Wow!! it's hard to believe that it's eight years since we met this little guy. The first time I held him for only a few seconds before they whisked his little blue body away, I had NO idea what was ahead of us.
Three days later they cut open my tiny little boy and operated on his little heart, barely the size of a quarter. Amazing!! the medical skill available these days!! Even more amazing, the God that gave us this baby. The God that spared his little life until doctors could determine the problem. The God that healed his tiny body.
And the God that carried his Mama and Daddy through it all with unexplainable peace!
So on Easter Sunday 2003, when they were finally able to unhook enough of tubes and wires that I could really hold him for the first time, he had already been through so much more in a few days than most of us ever face in a lifetime. And still he would face soooo much more. No one will ever know if Zachary was born with special needs or if they are a result of his low oxygen levels from his heart condition
but IT DOESN'T MATTER!!
We love him just the way he is!!
his friendly smile,
his determination,
his unconditional love,
his bravery,
his ability to adapt to new situations without missing a beat,
his sense of humor,
his appetite =)
his contentment,
his super smart little brain...
Birthday's are always a reason to CELEBRATE!!
and CELEBRATE we did!!
Robot Style
I like to make fun cakes for the kids birthdays and this one was pretty simple except for the "gray" icing.
According to my trusty friend, GOOGLE, mixing blue and orange creates a "cool gray" that's sounded like what I was aiming for but there was no orange food coloring to be found in my house and no chance of running out to pick some up at 10 o'clock at night. So option #2, red and green produces "french gray" they say. Well, let me just say that I've never been to France, but whatever they call gray there sure looks like GREEN
at my house. Oh well, little boys are pretty forgiving about this sort of thing! He thought it was awesome!! and since it was whoopie pie cake with lots of creamy filling it tasted great and that's what matters!
(painted nuts, bolts and washers with magnets for unlimited creating)
Found this idea online too (sorry, can't remember exactly where.)
Again thank you my kind GOOGLE friend!
No one make a better friend than family!
Happy Birthday Buddy!
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