my son…

…is WALKING!! (behind a walker-thing)

while this is big news for any parent, it’s especially rocking our world because:

::he was born with spina bifida
::we’ve never seen him, and don’t have access to regular updates on his progress
::his referral information was contradictory - one page looked as though he was completely fine, while the supporting documents indicated developmental delays
::it is somewhat rare that we were able to get more information from his orphanage

c.c. and i shared some beautiful moments of joy and tears together as we read the update. here’s her take on it.

we are overjoyed, grateful and humbled. we attribute this to God’s grace. we were completely prepared to raise a son with motor developmental delays - and would have been honored to do so. we’re praising God for this news. ready to face whatever challenges come along for our family, because we know that God’s grace is with us - before us and behind us.