Strawberry Kisses

Maddie was a strawberry shortcake for Halloween:o)
Excited to start trick or treating and meet some of our neighbors!Maddie quickly learned that Halloween was all about candy:o)All girls love chocolate, right?!

Life of a baby

I love to eat as you can tell by how much I have grown! I was eating blueberries and apples here and I licked the bowl clean-literally.Mmmmmmmm! I love to play with my toys, and look around at everything. I like to splash in the water and get all fresh and clean!!!

Madeline's Prosthetic Fitting!

Hi Everyone, 

I had been thinking of ways to keep everyone updated who was on our carepage list, and this was the best way I could think of.  The Title- "Fearfully And Wonderfully Made" is from a verse in the Bible, and this was how I thought of Madeline before she was born after finding out about her arm. She is truly wonderfully made in the image of God.  I have never been a huge fan of blogs, but this was an easy way to explain the progress that Maddie is making and all the new advances to come- E.G. her prosthetic! YAY!!!

Today we took a trip to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for Madeline's appointment. She was evaluated by a team of O.T.'s, P.T.'s, and Doctors. They were absolutely amazed at how well she is doing and said she is way advanced! Thank you Lord! So, after the evaluation process, we headed upstairs to the prosthetic lab where they would cast her little arm with plaster. She was smiling the whole time and thought the plaster was her lunch! So, now we wait for everything to clear with our insurance, and praying that in a month or month and a half Maddie will have her new arm! We picked everything out today- As far as what it will do, look like, and so on...

It is truly amazing what they can do there at the RIC! Thank you for continuing to show interest in Madeline, and I will do my best to keep you updated this way! 

1 Corinthians 12:9 Says, " "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

Just arriving at the RIC excited about her prosthesis!
Getting evaluated by Dr. Gabler
Casting her arm and smiling away!
All done:o)