09 May Look Who’s Walking!
What can I say? We are truly blessed. Makoa continues to amaze us all, this time walking by 15 months. Here is a video Tiff took today of Makoa walking to pick up his baby. Enjoy! ...
Inspiration
17 Jan Happy Birthday Makoa!
I know, I know, it's a few days late, but I thought it would be good to reflect a little on the past year before posting on Makoa's progress. First off, my apologies for not posting more often. Both Tiffany and I have...
09 Mar March 9th 2010
First off, I have to apologize for being an absolute terrible blogger. I know there are many of you who enjoy reading up on Makoa's progress and I haven't done a very good job of keeping up. It's not so much that I...
26 Feb Goodbye Six, Hello Seven!
Not only did Makoa pass the 7lb mark at his latest appointment on Tuesday, he absolutely destroyed it. 7lbs 8oz. He was 6lbs 12 oz last week, so he's been doing some serious eating. Interestingly, we have noticed that he has been...
19 Feb Headshots by Tiffany
How cute is this? He already loves the camera...
07 Feb February 7th 2010
It's only appropriate that we get to bring Makoa home on God's day. Exactly one month and two days after Makoa entered the NICU at Torrance Memorial, he has joined our family at our home in Glendale. It has been extremely difficult and challenging, but...
07 Feb Welcome Home Makoa
It's official...
31 Jan Being Normal
Tiffany and I thought we would try being normal for 30 minutes tonight. After we fed Makoa his 8pm bottle, we decided to stop by and see Makana at Saint Rocke on our way home. Both Tiffany and I were exhausted, but I thought...
26 Jan January 26th 2010
It doesn't happen very often, but I was caught completely off-guard today. As you know, Makoa has been progressing nicely and we finally had a diagnosis of Icthyosis Syndrome. It is, of course, the mantra of the NICU; Take it one day at a time....
25 Jan January 25th 2010
We heard something for the first time today from the staff in the NICU: "When you take him home". The terminology has changed and it is beautiful. We don't have an exact date, but we remain cautiously optimistic that it will be...