Miracles Happen

Sorry it took me a couple days to post this, but we have had an amazing week home and we have all been busy enjoying it. On Wednesday night a miracle happened in our home. Avarie was in a great mood and was wanting to sit at the edge of the couch with her legs on the floor. She was supporting herself sitting there for a very long time. Then my Dad stopped by to see her and Avarie was so excited by the attention and loving that everyone was so excited to see her doing so well she decided to show off, and boy did she. Avarie put herself down on the floor which really startled me and then stated that she wanted to crawl. Avarie has been unable to move her body by herself for over 5 months. Craig grabbed the camera and I helped her, and she did it, SHE CRAWLED!!! Not only did she crawl with no support from me, my hands were just there to give her comfort, but when I thought she was tired and needed a break she corrected me and kept crawling. She has since crawled 3 more times. It is tiring for her, but she is so excited to be able to move her body again. It has given us all hope that things really are going to get better. It is amazing how such small things can be so taken for granted. I hope I will never take for granted the gift of mobility and health. It has been horrible to watch my baby lose those gifts, but to be slowly getting them back is amazing. I think she is just finally starting to feel better and her pain is finally under control. She is watching neighbor kids and her siblings run around and play and for the first time she is wanting to join them. That is a big reason for her pushing herself. I think she was just too sick before to care, but now she talks about when she is feeling better all the things she wants to do. We are so grateful for all of the prayers that have been offered on Avarie's behalf. We know that it is because of those prayers that she is still with us and is still fighting and now we have been blessed with this miracle. Thank you all for helping this miracle to happen, our Father in Heaven is listening and he has many miracles yet to perform for Avarie. This is just one of many that we will all witness. So please keep up the prayers we still have a long way to go, but it sure feels nice to have come this far and to see such an amazing miracle happen right before my eyes and luckily because we had a camera we have it for all of you to see also.