Welcome to Billy's Blog!

As most of you know, we will soon be heading to Arkansas Children's Hospital for Billy's first Ilizarov Limb Lengthening. Every week (probably after his appointments) I will try to post his progress and keep everybody updated on how he is doing. We are going to attempt to lengthen his leg two inches. This will take approximately 6 months (give or take)......I am finishing up my last week at work and I will be staying at home so I can be at Billy's beck and call (and I'm sure he'll be calling alot!)....

His surgery date is September the 12th. We head to Little Rock next week for a preadmission appointment which is basically just a tour, where they'll show Billy around the hospital and explain a little about what's going to be happening. They even have a Cabbage Patch doll with an Ilizarov fixator on that they're going to show him.

I think I'm pretty much prepared at the house for this.......I've bought him plenty of basketball shorts to wear (so it'll go over the fixator). I've still got to sew velcro into his undies so we can detach it on his surgery side, and I also have to get him a bean bag........Well, maybe I'm not as ready at home as I thought.

This weekend we are going to take the kids to the local fair and I hope Billy can have a good time at it. We'll miss the big state fair this year. I'm going to take him this weekend to get pictures made also, so that I can have some memories of his little leg before surgery.

I'll try to post the proofs after we get them done!

I'll post more later.

Missing Parts

God looked down, another child complete,
A smile so perfect, a temper so sweet.
But baby looked and some parts were gone,
Did God mess up and make me wrong?
God just looked at this perfect child,
He explained Himself as He just smiled.
"If I'd taken time to make that part,
you wouldn't be such a work of art."
I would not have had time to make that smile,
To list your talents would last a mile.
Your sense of humor, that belly laugh,
Where are these parts, you have to ask?
You are so lucky, these gifts of gold,
Those missing parts are mine to hold.
Forever they'll be, close to my heart,
So as you live, we are never apart.
Each time I move, you'll be on my mind,
You special child, you are quite the find!
So do not miss that part, you see,
It will always be safe and sound with me."