look back on 2010

    Gosh I can't believe what we have experienced this year - it has been an emotional year when I reflect on Cody. Let me start in January...That's when my path was totally redirected! I got the news alone @ the NT ultrasound that my child could possibly have Down Syndrome. It was so heartbreaking to hear that my child was not healthy like I thought.  In February, an amniocentesis confirmed he does have Down Syndrome, and that we were going to have a boy! In time, after all the shocking news including a hole in the heart, God led me to realize we were special people and to put all trust in Him. In July I  had a C-section- Cody James Hintz! He was a trooper. He was in the NICU for eight days until we finally got to bring him home!
   A MAJOR thing that weighed on us was his heart surgery which occurred at the end of October at UCSF. That was so emotional for us and are so glad at the results! Cody has done remarkable since his surgery and healed wonderfully. So looking back, I feel incredibly blessed and feel such emotion at how much we had gone through this year. It's been stressful and challenging, but God has changed my heart as well as my son's! Both of my sons are so dear to me and I'm really looking forward to what He has in store for the upcoming year. God bless you in the New Year!!

Cody's development @ five months old

   It's been a month since I've posted an update about Cody  and he's now five months old! -so I want to update during this hectic Christmastime to share about his development! At Cody's last cardiologist appointment on Dec. 8, the cardiologist said he's doing so great that he doesn't need to continue his lasix medication anymore! Cody just started rolling all over and is very sociable. He is just the most loving little guy who loves stretching out his left arm and admiring his little hand! He has started physical therapy and  the infant teacher thought he had gotten a lot stronger since she had seen him before he started his first physical therapy session! I've been doing tummy time and different stretches w/ him that the therapist showed me.
   It's been such a blessing that Cody is doing all these exciting things and just blooming! I can't imagine my little guy or Jeremy not in my life - they are such gifts from God. They are the best Christmas presents in the world to be in my life. We are also in the midst of moving so I'm so stressed- I am sitting down right now wanting to STOP and realize that how grateful I am and for  some reason God thinks right now is the right time for us to move, thankfully after Cody's heart surgery and the reassurance that he's doing great- but I tell you I wish I didn't have to worry about packing right now, but God has his reason for everything! Merry Christmas to everyone! God bless!