Without A Doubt...

I am beyond excited to write this post!   I feel like I need a drum roll…

This past week Ryker started reaching for things.  If you hold a toy in front of him he reaches for it and when you hold him he will pat your face!  I can’t tell you what an amazing feeling this is!  It’s the first time that I can say without any doubt that Ryker saw me!  He finally saw his mommy!  I get emotional every time I think about it because I never knew if he could see me.  I know he can sense a lot just by our voices but there is something so sweet about KNOWING he saw me.  It is a definite sign that his vision is improving and it should continue to develop.  Praise the Lord! 

This definitely gives us a renewed sense of hope.  We are having so much fun watching Ryker grow and develop.  In a strange way I think knowing that Ryker has OA is such a blessing.  We try not to take the simple things for granted.  I’m amazed each and every day at what Ryker CAN do.  Slade and I talk out loud a lot about what we are doing because we don’t want him to miss out on anything.  We both sing to him a lot.  We make up silly songs about our daily activities.  It’s our way of making Ryker a part of everything.  He’s old enough now that he just wants to know that we are there.          

We recently met Ryker’s vision teacher.  She is awesome!  She will come to the house twice a month for Rye’s therapy.  At therapy we discussed what he might be seeing (this was before he started reaching for things).  She said that he could see light and shadows and probably blurry shapes or blobs.  I know he can’t see a clear image of me but I must say I have never been so excited to be a big blob!  I’ll take whatever I can get, better to be a blob than no blob…I think!!  

I want to thank everyone for their sweet comments after I started my blog.  The response was truly humbling.  I appreciate all the calls, comments, texts, and e-mails.   I was blessed by how willing so many of you were to share with me your own struggles and how God helped you through those times.  I am learning through all of this that family and friends hold our hand through life’s struggles but God carries us.  He is the one that gives us the strength to face all that we must face.  How comforting!  I think it’s important to share all that God has done in our lives.  It’s a wonderful way to grow in our relationship with Him.