UPDATE TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE PRAYING FOR MY LITTLE FELLA HERE.. MR. TILLMAN CHESNEY.. A MIRACLE BABY!
IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILAR WITH WHOM I AM REFERRING TO.. TILLMAN CHESNEY IS A LITTLE GENTLEMAN WHO WAS BORN ONE YEAR AND 2 MONTHS AGO WITH A DEFECTIVE HEART.. HE HAD A HEART TRANSPLANT ON MY BIRTHDAY FEB. 4, 2007.. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING HIS PROGRESS AND REGRESS FOR A LONG TIME NOW.. I HAVE CALLED ON MY FRIENDS NUMEROUS TIMES TO PRAY FOR HIM.. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU.. PRAYER DOES WORK ... GOD IS LISTENING.. I HAVE A TIME LINE PROOF OF THAT VERY FACT!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT.. PUT A COMMENT TO THAT EFFECT AND I WILL BE SO VERY HAPPY TO DO THAT VERY THING!
YOU REMEMBER HOW HE LOOKED WHEN I FIRST MET HIM.. BACK IN FEBRUARY..
AND HE JUST DID NOT FEEL GOOD.. HE WAS A YEAR OLD THE FIRST TIME HE EVER FELT THE SUNSHINE ON HIS FACE, HE HAD NEVER KNOWN ANYTHING BUT NURSES, NEEDLES, TUBES, AND OPERATIONS.. AND PAIN..
BUT THROUGH THE PAIN OF ANOTHER FAMILIES LOSS TILLMAN LIVES.. IT IS ALWAYS THIS WAY.. IT SEEMS TO ME..
I BECAME CLOSER TO GOD THROUGH THIS CHILDS PAIN AND SUFFERING.. THROUGH THAT DONOR FAMILIES PAIN ..
I BECAME CLOSER TO MY MAKER.. IT IS NOT ALWAYS CLEAR WHY THINGS HAPPEN .. IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO CARE ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE FEELING AND GETTING FROM AN EXPERIENCE.. BUT REST ASSURED, IF THERE IS PAIN... SOONER OR LATER GOD WILL GRANT GAIN FROM IT.
HE IS LIKE THAT .. YES HE IS.. GOD IS GOOD!
I HAVE COPIED THE LAST TWO CAREPAGE UPDATES AND POSTED THEM SO YOU CAN READ THEM AND SEE HOW WELL HE IS DOING.. HE IS VERY BACKWARD AND NO WHERE NEAR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NORMAL 14 MONTH OLD BABY.. BUT HE IS COMING ON FAST AND AS SOON AS HE GOT HIS NEW HEART.. HE STARTED SPROUTING TEETH .. HAS A WHOLE MOUTHFUL OF THEM NOW.. BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH FOOD IN HIS MOUTH.. BUT AS JODY AND JASON TELL US HE IS GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.. AND FIGURING OUT WHAT THIS WORLD HAS TO OFFER.. PRETTY DARN QUICK!
YOU ROCK TILLMAN!
| 225 July 16, 2007 at 02:37 PM EDT |
| Good Monday to everyone. I hope your weekend was wonderful.
We had a wonderful weekend filled with firsts. Tillmans' first trip to the pediatrician. This trip showed that our little Tiger is continually working on becoming a BIG Tiger. He weighed in at 16 lbs. 2 oz. He continues to get stronger and stronger with his sitting up. Still working on the rolling over part as well as doing lots of sitting up.
His other first was a visit to Mom and Dad's Sunday School class. He did well. It was great to see everyone there. Antoher key element to getting plugged back into life at home.
We are just more excited and thankful with each passing day. This is GREAT!
Have a Good day! We will update later in the week.
Jason, Jody and Tillman
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| 226 July 27, 2007 at 08:17 AM EDT |
| Hello everyone!!! I know it's been a few days since we updated. Tillman is being great this morning so I've finally got a moment to update you!
Tillman is doing great!!! I am amazed every day and reminded exactly how blessed we are. Tillman is falling in to the normal baby life....for the most part. He's on a pretty good schedule with hour naps in the morning and late afternoon. During the middle of the day, if I'm lucky I might get a 2 hour nap from him at lunch time. And for the most part he sleeps through the night. Sometimes he'll have a bout of gas and that keeps us all awake.
Physically, he's the hardest working little guy you could ever meet. He's still rolling over (on his own) for us during his therapy sessions but has yet to spontaneously roll over during a non-therapy times. He's right there on the edge of it but true to his nature, he'll do it on his own time. He's bringing his feet to his mouth on his own with no assistance and will even do it if you ask him, "Tillman, where's your toes?" He's raising his head up and even lifting his chest up off the floor when he's having tummy time. Just this past week he started using his arms to hold himself up a little bit. We're starting to see the beginnings of him putting weight on his feet. Hard to explain but mommy and daddy help create his own personal "johnny jumper" and we have lots of fun "jumping".
Overall, Tillman medically and physically is doing very well. To me and his dad, he's doing better than I think we ever thought he could. We still have a ways to go but to know where we've been....it's ok.
Before I sign off, I'm going to post pictures today. Hopefully right after I post this. But one last thing to tell you.....
Ladies....Tillman has become a flirt!
Until later,
Jason, Jody and Tillman
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