big miracle

We continue to be blessed by the good Lord with our sweet little angel. He's growing and changing everyday and his personality is really developing! I really can't believe how fast he's growing!

Coy, my mom, sister (she's 24 weeks pregnant!), and I were at Babies R Us today and Coy was just talking up a storm. My mom noticed his tooth was sticking up further and pointed it out to me. For some reason, I thought to myself, "oh, my gosh, my baby has a tooth, he's growing up too fast!" Of course, this brought tears to my eyes. And, I'm really not a cry-er--I didn't cry when I got engaged, didn't cry when I got married, didn't cry when I discovered I was pregnant--it's not that I'm not happy, I'm just not a cry-er. But seeing my baby's tooth--that made me cry! I remember those days so clearly when I didn't think he was going to make it out of the hospital, and now, he's the greatest most beautiful blessing I could have ever wished and hoped for!

Coy has started something new that also brings tears to my eyes....he's grabbing his feet! Oh my gosh, I can't tell you how happy I was to see this. It's an important milestone and we worked so hard with him...and finally, he did it! He is just an amazing little man. We are now working on sitting up! Due to Hurricane Ike, we unfortunately had to reschedule two therapy appointments. I am eager to see how his evaluation is this month. He's muscle tone is still slightly tighter than normal, however, it is improving with massage. We massage his arms and legs twice a day with lotion and stretch him out! It really is important for me to remember, "all babies develop at their own rate." I can get a little panic-y when I think he's falling behind....but he always seems to amaze me and do things on his own schedule. Please pray for Coy's continued development and growth! He's now 15 lbs 14 oz...and definitely has grown in length (although I don't have a recent length).

We don't have much going on this week...just lots of playing! Some things Coy loves these days...his exersaucer, all his teething toys, smiling, laughing at Sugar Pie & Dixie, squealing, talking, playing with his feet, and flirting with all the girls! =)

Here are some pics of him playing in his Bumbo seat today...