Category: JK Update

This update sprung from an assignment from my writing class. I never posted the update although my entire class had ample opportunity to review it and add their comments. The edited result received a good grade from the professor after multiple rewrites and submissions. [su_document url=”http://www.freedomsplash.com/heart4ministry/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/12/2013-04-Newsletter-73.pdf” height=”1800″] I really liked the results, but didn’t know how… Continue reading April 2013 Update #73

I stopped sending out updates on a regular schedule for three reasons. First, we had survived the major trauma of Julie’s first two years. The remaining issues seemed dull and ordinary in comparison. Second, I took a writing class in the spring of 2013. The assignments kept me so busy that I couldn’t find time… Continue reading New Year’s 2013 Picture Review Update #72

We received a special piece of news since the last update… Julie had a wonderful Christmas, received many wonderful gifts and is waiting for a special gift next year Julie’s speech recognition continues to expand. Sometime this week, I asked her to pick up a piece of plastic and hand it to me. Julie responded… Continue reading Christmas 2012 Update #71

Julie continues to surprise us… Just a short update with some pictures from Thanksgiving… Julie is starting to use some words now. She says “momma” a lot now and it’s not just babbling, but she understands that it refers to Sarah. It’s very sweet, although she says it with more gusto when Sarah is working… Continue reading Twenty-one Month Update #70

The theme for this update – fear… This is a long update. Julie is advancing in every way. We’ve had a few scares! It’s been a while since my last update just prior to the endoscopy in September and lots of things have happened, but let’s start with the endoscopy. The procedure went well and… Continue reading Thanksgiving 2012 Update #69

I put out another update quickly after the last one because of the new procedure… Julie is doing great, but she has another procedure scheduled for Tuesday, September 4th. We saw Julie’s GI doctor Tuesday. He was pleased with her progress, but decided to schedule her for an endoscopy this coming Tuesday. She is gaining… Continue reading September 2012 Update #68

Julie made good progress this month walking and speaking, but feeding progress remains limited to reliving past successes… Julie is making great progress in all areas… For the first time in quite a while, we didn’t have any doctor’s appointments this past month. None forJulie, Sarah or me! Last month, I reported that Julie took her… Continue reading Seventeen Month Update #67

I don’t have the video referenced in this update attached, yet… It’s been a month of accomplishments for Julie. The first accomplishment was walking. Julie took her first steps on July 3rd. I have included a short video of the moment. She had been pulling herself up for a couple of weeks, and then side-stepping… Continue reading Sixteen Month Update #66

I skipped an update in May since we moved and I finished the semester at DTS… Julie continues to improve in crawling, standing, and eating. We were moving last month at this time, so I didn’t send out an update for month 14. The move was long, hard and strewn with pot holes. At first… Continue reading Fifteen Month Update #65

A short update to announce a huge milestone… A tremendous victory today – Julie started crawling! Her feeding therapy is making some progress, too. Over the weekend, Julie started making some “baby-steps” towards crawling and today she did her first crawling exactly 59 weeks since she was born. She is still slow and a little… Continue reading Week 59 Update #64