Keeping Up with the Kimmels

I just have to say how much I love our little Cohen bear. He has made some pretty amazing leaps and bounds this last week through his therapy. It was like all of a sudden, he figured a few things out. And now, he snuggles. And he sits up. And he plays by himself with toys on the floor. It has been so wonderful. Now, when he gets worked up, I often wonder how we did that all day, every day.

I especially love the snuggling part. Before, we could never hold him for very long because he would struggle to get away. Now, he will sit in our laps and play and we can read him stories and he will even lay his head on our shoulders and just be. And we are loving it.

We are still working on a few things, but once we show him what he should be doing, he seems to pick up on it pretty quickly. He is such a smart boy. I was playing with him on the floor tonight and I just thought back to the days where the Drs called him a "wimpy white boy" and that in comparison to other babies (girls, babies of other ethnicities etc.) he would have the hardest time. I remember him struggle for 2 months to have lungs strong enough to be off the ventilator. There were days I wasn't sure that was every going to happen. And now, I can't help but think, if only they could see you now. Well, you know, we didn't do a whole lot, but his little fighting spirit and the prayers of so many of you sure did. So many days I felt so helpless to do anything for Cohen, so I would sit by Cohen's isolette and sing to him. I sang this song to him over and over. 

My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do.
My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do.
The mountains are his, the rivers are his, the stars are His handiwork, too.
My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do, for you!

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We are just so thankful for our little man and for how far God has brought him.