Feb 11, 2009

Good Evening KSG,
I hope this message finds all of you well. Thank you for your continued support of our family, if it wasn't for all of you we would have a lot harder time trying to make it through this.
Today Kolton is celebrating 4 weeks in the BRW(Big Real World)!!! I understand that he had a good day today, Gretchen was with him all day. He is now 2lbs 13 ozs. Gretchen was able to get foot prints and hand prints today and compare them with his first day prints... wow what a difference! He sure has grown. He had his ROP exam today and no diagnosis yet... apparently due to his heart condition they can't get an accurate reading. So they will try again in another week. Otherwise it is the same chant for him "Grow, Grow, Grow, Stabilize, Stabilize, Stabilize!"
Gretchen and I had an interesting start to the week. Our only car broke down last night, the back axle is in serious need of repair. This morning we were very frustrated and upset about the situation. It was an obstacle to getting in to see Kolton. We started to fall into the trap of, "Oh God, why us, why now..." But before we even said those words something happened. We started to talk about the blessings we have, all of the positives... Kolton stabilizing, Tavyn being healthy, Gretchen providing plenty of food for Kolton, me getting a new career, etc. Once that happened, other good things happened, our neighbor loaned us their car, the auto shop worked with us to get us a loaner car (no charge) until our car is finished (which will be Tuesday). This is a good example of when we tend to go down the negative, pessimistic path you tend to attract negative/bad things, yet if you keep an open mind and heart and go down the positive, optimistic path you welcome positive/good things.
I want to leave you all with this... whether you are our family, friends, loved ones, or complete strangers... every day we receive input from all of you to wish us well and boost our spirits, we have had the wonderful experience of seeing the best in humanity and we are greatful for that. Since this has happened, we have never felt alone... we feel as though our family has grown to encompass all of you.
God Bless and Good Night,
The Thompson Tribe