Ocotber 11 11:30 PM

Hello friends,
It has been a good and almost normal weekend for us.  It was nice to get to be together as a family again even if we had to go to the hospital to do it.  Micah has had a good last couple of days.  Since the decrease in meds I think that he has done a little more posturing (mild), but will most likely adjust to that in the next few days.  He is not saying anything yet, but has started mimicking some of the faces we make and has started holding his head up pretty good.  A couple of weeks ago that was not possible at all.  When we got to RJ today the speech therapist was working on his swallowing reflex with him, he wasn't doing much for her.  When she was done we took him to the meditation room and had church with him.  We had communion and Thomas gave him a cracker crumb and put drops of juice into his mouth, none of that came back out, it was swallowed!  Also during that time he reached out one of his arms (he has done nothing with his arms yet) halfway to his sister then pulled it back when she touched him.  
When we were done singing/praying we took him outside for a bit of sunshine.  He watched the kids playing and we took off his headrest and made him work his neck muscles, he did really good!  Later when one of the kids was standing by him a bee started flying around and he followed it the whole time, his eyes didn't leave the bee until it flew away!  These may sound like small things, but they are wonderful!  The therapists are very pleased with his progress.

Yesterday when we took him outside one of the little boys wanted to push Micah so dad let him.  He took off running!  When Thomas caught  & stopped them Micah had a big smile on his face!  
This next week is the week that we have to be out of the house for a few days so I will be taking the kids to my parents on Tuesday evening and then I will be going back and forth some so be praying for us.  Micah may have one day where I don't get to see him, not sure yet.  Also, not sure how much I will be able to get on the blog.  Thomas is headed back to Jackson tomorrow after a meeting with the doctors and others tomorrow morning.

The song, Amazing Grace, by Todd Agnew has taken on new meaning this week with all the rain we had!  It poured here and I have felt that God has poured out His grace on us just the same.  We pray everyday for Micah to be healed completely and are still able to be excited about the small things we see each day.   We know that all of the small things add up to bigger things.  Swallowing and making faces and opening the mouth are little things, but Micah is relearning to use muscles that he doesn't know how to use anymore.  When he learns to use those then eating and talking will be in sight.  Each day we thank God for the little things and give them to Him to work His wonders with because we know that God can do anything with nothing at all.  A friend told me that she was talking with someone about Micah and that person told her that if there really were a God, that little boy would not be lying in the hospital like that!  I can see how that could be a tempting place to go, but she is so wrong.  What satan meant for evil, God will use for good.  God will not let this be for nothing, of that I am sure.  We still miss our boy and long for the day when we here his voice again, but we also thank God that he is with us and that He is working for our good every day, just as He is yours.
We love you all and covet your prayers!
Blessings,
Tina