Another Milestone

If you call me on the phone right now you will probably find I have difficulty talking.  Becky posted on Facebook:

"Guess whose Tummy Tube is out thanks to Dr. Davis! I am so happy!!!! David is now TUBE FREE!"

 Oh WOW! That's enough to cause PaPaw to cloud up and get teary eyed. It's been a long time from this point

to this photo almost exactly 8 years ago I titled "no oxygen"  It was dated 3/27/2005

A lot of people have helped David along the way

 I couldn't even begin to name them all

 It's been a wild ride

 We've celebrated every triumph

 David has had a lot of support from friends

 And he has developed his own style

 But it has all been done with family

Sorry, I'm having trouble seeing the keyboard.

There is still a long road ahead, and David is going to face a few challenges the rest of us don't even think about.  And I hope Adam never feels left out because David needed some extra attention.

It may not be as big a step as it seems to me.  But taking out the tube to David's Grandpa seems like a victory worth celebrating

You can always post grandkid photos

If you don't have any words of wisdom one can always post photos of the grandkids.  As I posted recently Neal is working on this walking thing.

Or just standing

He has also discovered roll paper

Jim called ...

Jim called this evening.  Neal took his first steps today.