Count Your Blessings

Susanne made sure to be prepared and set to go for the occupational therapy appointment this morning. She was so excited that the day had finally come for Paxton to receive services. She was hoping to get a lot out of the appointment so that she could continue to work with Paxton and help him improve.

Susanne started off the day with a nice, hot shower. She got dressed and ready for the day. Once she was finished, she decided to wake Paxton up so that he would have a little bit of an adjustment period before he would be asked to work. Susanne put Paxton in a brand new outfit and he was looking mighty cute. As she was carrying him down the stairs two minutes before the therapist was supposed to arrive, he had an episode of projectile spit up. It got all over the two of them and the floor. Susanne had to frantically run around trying to change both of their outfits and clean up the floor before the therapist arrived. Luckily, she was running a little behind.

The therapy session went really well. Susanne learned a lot of new techniques to try with Paxton. He was showing interest in anything they tried to throw his way. He was such a good baby. He was always so cooperative and very social. It was hard not to fall in love with him each new day.

Paxton slept for most of the afternoon. He was all tuckered out from the therapy session in the morning. Susanne had come to realize that he did best when he determined how often and how long he would like to sleep. His cues were pretty obvious as well. He would let you know when he was ready to be put down for a nap. Susanne could not have asked for a better child. He was such a joy to have in her life. He constantly reminded Susanne how lucky she was and how to keep things in perspective. She could not wait for Scott to return home from his internship in August to be able to share in this wonderful journey with them. Family was so important to Susanne. She could only think of one other thing in her life that was more important...God.

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18