Proving the doctors wrong... AGAIN! :)

I am a horrible blogger.  I haven't posted in forever but I had to write a post about Colton's newest milestone! He is walking with assistance!

Colton's PT thought it was time to try out a Walker with Colton so on November 27th (15 months old) Colton was introduced to his walker!  He did great with it the first day!  He wouldn't hold onto the handles very well so we had to hold his hands down and help him use it.  But within 2 days Colton was able to hold onto his walker and walk with it!  Now 2 1/2 weeks later he is using his walker so well!  He walked in Target today and was walking up to the toys and playing with them with one hand on the walker!  Just amazing!!!

We are just so proud of him!  Colton proving the doctors wrong every single day!!

Here is some pictures of the first day he started using his walker:

Colton just a few days ago with his walker:

Today at Target:

This little boy was told he would never smile, eat, talk, laugh, walk, ect.  and look at him go!!  

Such a miracle he is! 

First time I got to hold my baby boy!

After my husband left the OR and went with Colton to the NICU I was so nervous.  I couldn't help but wonder how he was doing and if he really was doing as well as Brad had told me he was.  The doctors got done sewing me up and wheeled me down to the recovery room.  After a little bit the medicine started to wear off and I was definitely feeling the pain of a c-section.  After what seemed like forever Brad finally came in to check on me and give me an update on Colton.  He said that he was doing great, breathing on his own and just perfect!  He showed me some pictures he took on the camera.  I thought he was the most amazing, adorable little boy ever! Just perfect!  Brad went back to the NICU to be with Colton.  And I was brought to my room.. still is a lot of pain.  About 6 hours after Colton was born I got to see him, to meet him!  I was so nervous and excited!  When I got to the NICU I started to cry.. seeing all these little baby some doing well and other not doing to well... made me nervous.  Then when I got to Colton little bed, and I saw his little face.. I was so happy!  The nursed got him out of his bed and gave him to me to hold.. I wasn't sure even how to hold him because his head was pretty big.. I was so nervous that I was going to hurt his poor head.  I just looked at him and was crying so hard and I just sat there thanking God.  Thanking him for giving me Colton, Thanking him for Colton here and doing well!  I will never forget the first time I held him... After months of not knowing if he was going to make it, if I would ever be able to hold him for the first time.. and he is here and I am holding him.  He is the most precious, perfect, amazing baby boy I have even seen.  I love you Colton James!  Keep Strong baby boy!

Brad's first time holding his baby boy!

Colton is Here! August 9th, 2011

Colton James was born on August 9th, 2011 at 11:10am.
Weight- 7 lbs 4 oz.  Length- 22 inches.  Head- 45 cm

I went into the hospital at 6:30 am for my schedule c-section.  After a long wait I finally got into a room and set up with an IV and got everything ready for the c-section.  It was time for me to walk to the OR when the doctor came in and said they had a emergency c-section come up so we were bumped to a little bit later time.  I was getting so anxious to meet our little man.  I was worried how it would all go and if he would be okay, it seemed like the time went by sooo slowly.  Finally it was our turn to go to the OR.  When I walked in there were 20+ people in this little OR room trying to get everything set up.. it seemed like everyone was running around like crazy.  I was getting really nervous, felt faint and started to cry, it was so overwhelming in there with all the people, I could hear the NICU team going over how to resuscitate a baby, and the doctors going over there plan as to how they were going to cut me and if they couldn't get him out to cut vertical.  Everything/everybody was just going a million miles/ hour... Then they got the spinal in and put the blue paper in front of my face and it seems like a century went by before they said he is out... I waited for a cry... and then he did, he cried, just a little cry and then from the corner of my eye I saw this little baby fly by my head and on the warmer.  I couldn't really see what they were doing to him but there was probably about 6+ people just circled around him.. this was the scariest moment of my life... I just cried and prayed... Pray for everything to be okay, pray for him to cry again... and then he did, he started screaming and crying!  And Brad looked at him and said Colton is fine, he is doing great and just gave me this look like everything is going to be fine. I was so relieved! He had a little bit of fluid that they suctioned out and gave him a little bit of oxygen but then he was fine!!  He got a 8 out of 10 at 1 min old then at 5 mins old a 9 out of 10.  I could help but cry, I was crying so hard I could barely see him when they brought him over to me.  I was so happy, so thankful that he was okay, he was breathing, that he was HERE!  Then Brad went with the NICU team to take Colton to the NICU and double check to make sure he was okay.  Colton was only on oxygen for a couple of mins just to help him breath a little better!  I couldn't believe it!  Words can not describe how awesome it felt to hear him cry and to know he was okay!  He is a Miracle, He is our Miracle!