A Busy Week

The past few weeks have been so busy with appointments. We have practically lived in our car. Tomorrow, we will see the airway specialist who will review Sam's x-rays. Then, we will be visiting the school that Sam will be attending in January. I can't believe that my little Sam will be going to school. This breaks my heart and was such a hard decision to make. I feel like we are trading in his early years at home with me for therapy. I met with 6 therapists last week at the school so that they could evaluate him. I was filling out papers and they were discussing and analyzing Sam's every move. It was a little overwhelming but they did do everything that they could to make me comfortable. They were all very nice. I did voice my concerns and hesitations in committing Sam to this program but they did explain something to me that I had not thought about before. That yes, Sam will be receiving lots of intense therapy now, but the goal is for Sam to not have to receive any by the time he reaches school age when he will notice that he is different. On Thursday, we will be meeting again to hear their recommendations for what kind of services they feel will best help Sam. Please continue to pray for his development. His speech needs so much work and we have yet to figure out why he cannot yet speak very well. I know that Sam has such a great future and God's hand is on him.

Lastly, I wanted to ask you to pray for this family. I have been reading her blog for quite a while now and am always so blessed and encouraged by what she writes. I do not know her but just came upon her blog when doing a search on symptoms that Sam was having. Sam's problems do not even compare to what they have been through with their son. Her son's name is Noah and he needs your prayers. They have been through so much and his health is not good. Yet, they continue to praise our Lord. They do not have a diagnosis yet for their son but he is in the hospital and not doing too well. I promise that you will be blessed if you are able to read her blog. I think that they have 7 kids with one on the way. It's funny how we come across certain people that the Lord writes on our heart and this is a child that I have on mine. Please pray for Noah's healing!

Sam the Man

Updates

Well, we have seen so many specialists in the past few weeks. However, not much has changed. They all feel that there is something wrong with Sam with his breathing and lack of growth. We have seen an allergy specialist, the ear specialist, the breathing specialist as well as the pediatrician. One doctor recommended that Sam get an x-ray of his adenoids done. He felt that it may be the cause for his increasingly heavy breathing. We did that today and will probably know something tomorrow. As far as his therapy goes, Sam is making some strides with his physical therapy. He is trying his best to keep up with Elijah. It is really hard to see Eli do so many things so naturally while Sam struggles to do them very unnaturally. He is not making much improvement with his speech lately. Jeff and I are considering putting him in more therapy. It will be very expensive but well worth it, I am sure. Tomorrow, I will be visiting the school that Sam will be going to in January. Please pray for us. The thought of Sam going to school just scares me being that he is only three. He just seems so little. I do have a friend who's son has some similar problems as Sam. She said that the school has helped her son out so much. I hope so. He will then be evaluated to see how much therapy he will need as well as how many days he will need to go. My prayers are that Sam will be able to be caught up by the time he reaches school age. We definitely have our work cut out for us.

Yea!

Just a quick update... Yesterday, Sam had the best physical therapy session he has ever had. He climbed on all of the equipment, walked on the treadmill, and climbed up the stairs, all without crying. I'd like to take this moment to thank... I'm just kidding. But we do get excited about these little steps. Thank you God!