A massive thank you to Claudia who, yet again, has been a huge pillar of strength and love at this 'unbelievable' time. Despite the extra demands on her, she has been a face of reassurance through the hours of absolute agony (when i couldnt even focus on her)- she has spurred me on so well and has been at my bedside at least once every day which considering the distance is.. (words fail). She has managed both boys routines with amazing love and endurance (coping with very broken sleep). The boys are emerging from all this much more protected as a result. Thank you love.
Max repeatedly asks for his daddy, or wants to be his daddy's friend or wants to cuddle mummy a lot. He's definitely working on a few little imaginings/anxieties re: my absence.
But this tough time has high-lighted just how balanced his little character is. Thank you God for him.
His quote of the week was when picking up my mum (Pat, who along with my dad Chris have been so involved in our 'care' program) who was baby-sitting that day - he said "I really like you Granny (paaaause) but i dont like your hair!"
.. A bit of german directness developing there?
Louis..
At his perfect age, we reap all the benefits of the day and have a fight on our hands at night. Louis thrives in the company of others but not so much when put down to sleep. Put him at the centre of group of cooing people, and he smiles, glows, purrs, even squeals his delight - all while chaotically robotically rotating his hands up, down and from side to side!!
Its easy to draw strength this gorgeous little bundle, who will doubtless crawl away from this time emotionally unscathed.
And then there's the Heavenly father of our family. We are SO grateful to him (you) for your company with us through this, and the part you've played from the very start. Its like you've been right there with us in our family photos, in the background of our video clips, in all the fun times as well as the bad (we even tracked down one blog viewer to Israel - hmmm :-))
the sense of upholding, the extra-ordinary power unleashed by the many prayer(s)/thinkers, the early diagnosis, the financial provision, Darren (update still promised), the as-yet happy surgeons, the zero complications.
GOD YOU'RE AMAZING!!
If you'd do this for me, you do this for anyone, right?
what would it take to coax a few extra to join us at the bar?
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Hey. Can I just say, that all that would never have been possible without the amazing help of so many of you. Thank you all so much !!
ReplyDeleteIt is so good to read your writing again, Pete. I have been following your blog since Claudia sent me the link and have been thinking and praying for you during the post-OP recovery time.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will gain more strength with every day and that you soon will be reunited with your family again. I know it is still a long process and I will keep praying that no complications will occur.
Manuela