A Visit from "Aunt" Courtney

Chloe had a big time tonight with Courtney. Courtney came by and ate supper with us and brought Chloe lots of new clothes. As you can see, Chloe could not wait to put them on!! Thanks Courtney!!

Sitting on the Potty

We are not by any means attempting to potty train Chloe at this age, but she has recently shown lots of interest in the potty. She will say "pee pee" and want to go sit on the potty. Although she is not successful, she thinks she is big stuff!!

Another Good Report

Stephen got another really good report from the doctor/surgeon yesterday. He says that his eye is healing well and that he may be able to go back to work on Monday. He will let us know for sure if Stephen can go to Germany, but if things remain the same, he will probably be able to go. The only limitations are that Stephen cannot lift anything. Thanks again for all of your support and prayers!!

Good News

Stephen's appointment with the surgeon went really well today. He thinks his eye looks really good. He is also seeing much better out of this eye than when we went on Thursday. Stephen popped the question about his trip to Germany on March
8th and the doctor was very hesitant. Stephen did not tell the doctor he already had tickets :@ The doctor said it was really too early to tell. The nurse told me that it was a bad idea and could be very dangerous. Thanks again for all your prayers. Please continue to pray for our family as I have come down with strep throat. Chloe is at Grammie and O'Pa's house and Stephen and I are taking care of each other at home!!

O Happy Day

I never thought about how much we take our eyesight for granted until Stephen has had to go through all of this. My body got chills today after the doctor took off Stephen's bandage and held up her hand. "Can you see this?" she said. "Yes" said Stephen. Then she asked, "How many fingers am I holding up?" Stephen correctly said "two". Thank you God!! Our prayers were answered.

Stephen is doing well considering, he has been in lots of pain today. Hopefully, he will continue to improve each day. We go back to see the surgeon on Saturday... I will keep you posted. Thanks again for all of your support. We have gotten tons of phone calls, cards, and thank you so much Lea for the delicious meal.... it was so good!!

Stephen's Surgery

Stephen had his surgery this morning and all is well. He came home and has been sleeping for most of the day. He will have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and again on Saturday. Thank you so much for all of your prayers, cards, calls, and food. We appreciate your thoughfulness!!

A New Puppy

Chloe's favorite word now is "puppy". We decided to get her a "puppy" for Valentine's Day. Stephen is not a big fan of dogs, so this is probably the closest thing to a puppy she will ever have :)

New Hat!!

I just love this picture and wanted to share it... Chloe is wearing her new hat that Grammy bought her last week.

Prayer Request

Please continue to pray for Stephen's eyes. He will have another surgery, this time on his left eye, on February 18th. This surgery is more of a risk than the last surgery because he has engorged blood vessels in this eye. This could be potentially very dangerous during the surgery. The doctors have debated for several months about whether or not to proceed with the surgery, but they have decided it is time since the pressure is so high. Just keep praying!!

Singing with Daddy

Last night, while I was doing work on the computer, Chloe and Daddy were singing "church" songs...it was so cute!!