I just had to....

I was just going through some old pictures and just couldn't resist putting this one up. OH MY!! She is so cute and sweet! She looks the exact same, but with cheeks! She is so cute.

 

I was watching videos of her putting her fist in Dawson's mouth. That was a fun time.

I don't know if I have told a lot of you, but at a recent evaluation that we had with the doctors and therapists the doctor explained some of the black spots that I had seen in a CT scan they had just done, to the other doctors. I remember that there were a couple very small black lines when they did the MRI before he left the hospital. Now there are a lot more and bigger spots of black, which the doctor explained as being "Severe Atrophy" (or loss of brain tissue), she said that it is "a significant amount". It was very interesting and seemed to put things a little more into perspective when she was explaining it to them.

We don't know exactly what Dawson's future will be like, but we don't need to know exactly. Dawson has a very special purpose and we are blessed to be his parents. We know that our plan is to help him with his limitations. The amazing thing that I have realized with Dawson is that we have such a tendency to think that his state is a state of imperfection and that he would be better off if he were more like us. I have come to realize that it is exactly opposite, in a spiritual sense. Dawson is a very amazing boy. He is perfect!! Who knows what our futures will bring. Maybe Ry and I will have a little mission companion when we get the chance to go, maybe not. We are just so blessed to have this little boy. Whatever the future may bring, it is our duty. The Lord trusts us to do it, that is why He sent him to us, and it is our job to help him realize his purpose in this life and fulfill it.

These are just a few thoughts that I have had lately, they help me a lot in moments of discouragement. So I just thought I would share them.

Anyway, now here is a cute blast from the past of Mr. Dawsy....