Wesley is 7 months old now!

Crazy that so much time has already passed but, as of Friday Wesley has officially been here for 7 months! I can hardly believe how fast these last several months have passed by. We are so blessed to have him here with us as a part of our family!

Friday was also the day of his 6 month check up (we are about a month behind due to his late discharge from the hospital) but, he is now 14lbs 4oz and 25.5 inches long. He is gaining weight yet slowly so it's something that we need to keep a close eye on. Still now sure why his gain is so slow because boy can this kiddo eat!! Overall Wes still continues to amaze us every day. He is learning and growing each day and becoming very social and is now such a happy little guy!

At his last developmental visit (about a month ago) the drs feel that he is developmentally about 4 months of age which is a HUGE improvement from his last visit (at 3.5 months old he was evaluated to be at 1.5 months developmentally). He works so hard each and every day and we are very happy to seem him making strides in the right direction!

A Lot Of Changes

It's been roughly 6 months since my last update, they have been very difficult months for our family. I left off in September when we were in a place of excitement and joy, our big kiddos were starting off a new school year and we were antipicating the arrival of our new baby boy! Then our lives took drastic turn for the worse and things seemed to spiral out of control at a rapid rate. We are thankful for all the family and friends that have stood by our side through this time, the help with the kids, daily errands, meals and just "being there" in the moment supporting and praying for us! We have been very blessed.

Beth, Lexi, Madi and Evan all started the school year out strong, they have all excelled and continue to make us very proud of them! We are looking forward to finishing out the next few months and then having some down time as a family this summer!

We have also welcomed our sweet baby Wesley Grant into our family! All of our excitement turned to fear and uncertainty on September 20th when things went terribly wrong and we almost lost our little guy. He was born at 5:12am, was 8lbs 3oz and 20.5in long. Seemingly perfect from his outside appearance when you looked past all those wires and tubes that were keeping him alive. He definetely had a dramatic entrance into this world that we will never forget. It's been very bitter sweet. He is here with us, we love him to pieces but, worry endlessly about him. He definetely is a miracle! We are thankful everyday for the progress he has made. Wes is now 6 months old, he eats well, is working on his motor skills, ineracts amazingly well with his siblings and has come far beyond what anyone would have thought he would. We are looking forward to see what the future holds for him and are enjoying each day we have been blessed with.

We have a busy few months ahead of us and I will do my best to keep everyone updated through our chaos! :-)