New Bedtime routine.

Well tonight we tried out a new bedtime routine. We took off the side of the crib and converted it to a “big boy bed”. Greyson can now climb in and out on his own (well in theory). So we had him look at the bed, climb up inside, get situated, say prayers to Jesus, kiss “baby” and then lay down and swing “brother” around by the head. Then you get up and color……..oh wait, that picture is from another time.
I had to include this coloring picture. We were working with Greyson on taking the lids off the pens. If you look at his left eye you can see the result (click the picture for a larger version). No it’s not a real black eye, but he did put a nice ink mark right under his eyeball.
On another front, Greyson had three appointments last Friday. He got his eyes checked, he got his heart checked, and he got his kidneys checked. We are praising God because his eyes were fine (slight astigmatism, but actually less than the last time and only in one eye) his heart, which had been thickened since he was in the hospital the very first time, has finally returned to normal. His kidneys are also doing OK.
God is good and we are so thankful for His presence with us each and every day. I continue to be in awe of the miracle He has given us in this amazing little boy. His personality continues to emerge and you can’t be around him for long without cracking a smile. Today as an example, Greyson was working with his occupational therapist (she comes out to our house to work with him from the school, as does a teacher while we have him out of school). His regular school teacher sent some bulbs for Greyson to plant. Well we helped him get the shovel and helped him scoop up some dirt. All of a sudden Greyson threw the dirt in the air so it rained down on him. You should have seen the smile on his face! He actually got off three more scoop full before we got control of his hand and the shovel. It was very messy but quite funny! I loved it!