Monday, April 13, 2009

Whit's First Easter

Whitney had a great first Easter with lots of goodies and a visit to see the Bunny. She wore a beautiful Easter dress that Gigi bought.

We are off to Fort Worth tomorrow for her pre-op appointments and surgery on Wednesday to repair her cleft palate and probe her tear ducts. We will post more when surgery is over and we have returned home.

4 comments:

Debi said...: I love you baby Whit....love, aunt debi; April 16, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Life In Oh-me-haw said...: Praying for you and your family during this time.; April 18, 2009 at 6:25 AM
Rene said...: that picture with the easter bunny is wicked awesome.; April 20, 2009 at 10:06 AM
carla's gateway said...: your kids are sooooooo cute!.. you need to do these foofoo helmets for other kids... how special it must feel to have such a personalized protection?! seriously... you need to somehow tell other mommies about how to do those! WE love it that we can personalize our little one's casts... I always wonder what the ones who take it off must think about her... I know they have no doubt she is LOVED absolutely... like your little Whit!; April 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM

The Special Mother

by Erma Bombeck

Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice,
a few by social pressure and a couple by habit.
This year nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children.
Did you ever wonder how these mothers are chosen?
Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth
Selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation.
As he observes, he instructs his angels to take notes in a giant ledger.
"Armstrong, Beth, son. Patron Saint, Matthew."
"Forrest, Marjorie, daughter. Patron Saint, Celia."
"Rutledge, Carrie, twins. Patron Saint...give her Gerard. He's used to profanity."
Finally he passes a name to an angel and smiles. "Give her a handicapped child."
The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy."
"Exactly," smiles God. "Could I give a handicapped child a mother who knows no laughter?
That would be cruel."
"But does she have the patience?" asks the angel.
"I don't want her to have too much patience, or she'll drown in a sea of self-pity and despair.
Once the shock and resentment wear off she'll handle it."
"I watched her today.
She has that sense of self and independence so rare and so necessary in a mother.
You see, the child I'm going to give her has a world of it's own.
She has to make it live in her world, and that's not going to be easy."
"But Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."
God smiles. "No matter, I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness."
The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?"
God nods. "If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she will never survive.
Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect.
She doesn't know it yet, but she is to be envied.
She will never take for granted a spoken word.
She will never consider a step ordinary.
When her child says momma for the first time, she will be witness to a miracle and know it.
I will permit her to see clearly the things I see--ignorance, cruelty,
prejudice--and allow her to rise above them.
She will never be alone.
I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life
Because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."
"And what about her Patron Saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in the air. God smiles.
"A mirror will suffice."

Whitney Taylor King

Monday, April 13, 2009

Whit's First Easter

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