We just love birthdays around here! Good thing because we have tons of them! Thomas turned 11 today!!! We actually celebrated his birthday on Saturday since Levi and Scott are out of town. I figured I would wait to post the pics today so as not to confuse anyone! :)
Thomas asked for 3 things and 3 things only. He wanted a cowboy hat, a cowboy belt buckle and a cowboy shirt. That's it. He didn't want anything else. Well, that certainly made it easy! And then at the last minute he decided he also wanted a John Deere cake....haha, if only everyone's requests were that easy!
It always amazes me when I think back to the day he was born. It was such a truamatic birth! It was touch and go for the first 24 hours. The doctor tried to help us understand that his chances of survival were very slim and we needed to be prepared to say goodbye to him.
Thomas' birthmom was very young and very scared. We tried to help calm her while trying to stay calm ourselves. This was not the way she envisioned everything happening and it was frightening for her to not know what was happening to her son.
All the struggles and trials during those early years seem like another lifetime ago. He is growing and developing into such an amazing young man. Things we were told he would never do, he does. Believing in him and his ability turned out to be a way better idea than listening to the Doctors.
We truly believe each child that joins our family is the perfect child for us. That doesn't mean the child is perfect, only that our Father in Heaven is perfect in sending us exactly what we need.
Happy Birthday Thomas. May all your wishes come true! Love you Cowboy!!
1 comment:
He's one handsome cowboy!
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