5 Months Old!

Addie is 5 months old, 12 pounds 2 ounces, 23.5 inches long! She is just growing although still very small! She is such a wonderful baby especially given all the different issues she is dealing with. I am loving having my girl. She is keeping us busy though. At this point she rolls from her back to her belly on both sides. She loves to play on her activity mat and sit in a chair I bought her that has toys all around. She has discovered her feet and loves to look at them or grab at the straps of her boots with her right hand. She also brings both her hands together on her chest often which is a new trick! The left arm she is now able to lift up onto her chest and bend it at the elbow. We had her first occupational therapy session last week and that went really well. The occupational therapist worked with her arm, went over the stretches I should be doing daily, and gave me some new ideas to try. She will be coming again next week. She comes right into the house and we are able to do it all here! We are in the process of getting the physical therapy approved by insurance and then we should start having that the opposite weeks of the occupational therapy. I am not sure if we will be able to have it in the home when we first start, but hopefully within a couple months it will be. We have quite a few doctor appointments coming up starting on May 30th with her orthopedic doctor here to check on her feet. Hopefully at this appointment we will begin weaning her to only wearing the braces at night. Then June 8th she has an appointment with a neurologist here (for her arm). Her pediatrician referred her to him before we went to St. Louis, but we decided to go ahead and keep the appointment and get his opinion also.  June 20th is her follow-up appointment (for her hip) with the chief of staff orthopedic doctor at Shriners Hospital in St. Louis. After she sees the doctor at Shriners they may schedule her to see a neurologist (for her arm) there also. We are hitting a crazy patch of doctor visits, but we are so thankful for the help we have been getting. Each visit has given more answers and more direction. I am so thankful for all of the wonderful doctors we have worked with so far. Some of these visits carry a lot of unknowns but God has lead us to great doctors who have taken the time to explain and work with us to help Addie. I never would have picked this road to go down, but God is here with me and if He is here I am okay. He is using us here. He is shaping us here. He is faithful! It has been 5 busy and crazy months, but it has been 5 wonderful months! We have seen answer after answer to our prayers! We have a sweet, happy, baby girl that our boys just love! Life is good because God is good! For things that God has done in Addie's life already and what He will yet do I will praise Him!
Psalms 145:3-4 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.  One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.