Happy Birthday to Me!

One of these days I'm going to sit down and start from the beginning, recounting what our life with Judah has been like so far and what his little life has been like. But for now, I had to get down the best present I could get this year! Because of how sick Judah is our contact with him has been very limited. We can see him whenever we want, but when we touch him we have only been able to do so without stroking him or anything like that. Sometimes we can touch him but not talk to him at the same time, because it literally stresses him out. However, he's taken some baby steps today - thank You Jesus! - and for the first time I was able to help with his "cares"! I got to take his axillary temperature; "change" his diaper (it's really just a freshening up since he has a catheter and doesn't poop yet); and swab his mouth, gums, around his tongue, and around his ventilator tubes with the gel they use to moisturize and protect against bacteria. What a tremendous blessing and encouragement this was to me!! We're on an almost hour-by-hour basis with Judah's status and how he does during the day, so I know that this was very special, and tomorrow might be another hard day. But that just makes this an even brighter spot in the process right now. Thank You, Father, for Your gracious and precious gift to me tonight!