Only ONE month left!!!

We are half way through our Christmas angel projects! WHOOOOO :)
It is so great to go onto the RR site and see all these kids adoptions funds rising! WOW!

Half way through and I have around $660! Thats over half my goal so for now I am on target ;)

Thank you everyone who has donated to help save Igor!
Look out on the Reeces Rainbow blog for our post! :)

I can not beleive how fast christmas is coming! OH MY GOODNESS!

I am so exited to be helping Igor this christmas, he is just so precious!

Today I 'meet' another person adopting through RR who is just IN LOVE with Igor! She has been advocating for him on her blog too :)
Imn fact, Sasha, the child they are adopting is in THE SAME ORPHANAGE as Igor!!
WOW! How cool that she will get to meet him, hopefully soon.

She will be able to come back and tell us about the place Igor is in now... hopefully a nice orphange but I can promise you that the institution, he soon faces, will not be nice. There will be little hope for him there. So we NEED to save him SOON!

It is simple... If you are not in the position to adopt, donate! No amount is too little or too big! Money is the only thing standing in the way of these precious children being adopted! If you are not in the position to adopt... PRAY! Pray that Igors family will listen and choose life for him!

Oh also, me and my friend Ashley (Who has a sister with Down syndrome) are planning to tell you our BIG news in a few weeks :) So exited to share, but Im gonna have to leave you waiting! :(

First day of Summer here, and it is FREEZING! Boy oh boy! :(

Will get some pictures of my little man soon, promise!

He is precious!

I asked Andrea if she had any pictures of Igor as a baby and he is just BEAUTIFUL!
Honestly, I WISH I could adopt him! I would give anything to bring him home :(
His life depends on US! He is helpless without US!
WE can help him! WE CAN SAVE IGOR!

His time is limited, he wont be in a baby house much longer, and when he does there will be no hope for him! All his laughter and joys, LOST foever.

PLEASE don't let this happen to this precious baby boy.
You may not be in a position to adopt but you can donate and pray!

Please make a donation to save Our little Igor :)

God is SO good!

24 hours ago I posted about my world being rocked with the sudden news of my sweet little baby Tyler! I have to say, I havn't been that scared since Oscar was born. To think that something is wrong with Tylers brain terrified me, because I know how fragil babys are.
It scared me becuase the ONE child on that side of the family who in the first 7 months of his life DID NOT have something wrong with him... not did.
I got a phone call off Brendan, Tylers big brother, telling me "Tay I'm scared, Tyler broke his lil heady!"
What is your responce when a 4 year old tells you that?
Mine was my heart breaking over and over.

Today was a big day for Tyler,
TESTS TESTS and more TESTS!
But all is good, all is great.
God is great!
They drained the fluid from around his skull and the rest will mend on its own, in His perfect timing!

So Tyler is coming home alot sooner then we thought.... TOMORROW :)

Thank you all so much for praying, I am so blessed!

Tyler update

Updates are coming short and far between.
I don't know much, noone really does.
But it is not fluid in the brain, he has a fractured skull, which is worse in a baby.
Tyler's dad and Grandma (Oscars mum) are off to the hospital (about and hour and a half away) to see him.
Please pray!

Our world rocked

Today was great, up untill about 10 minutes ago....
I got home and found out that my cousins baby, Tyler, who is Oscar's nephew has been rushed to hospital with supposebly fliud on the brain. Then get a phone call saying my great uncle has cancer.
Just a quick post to ask you to get on your knees and PRAY PRAY PRAY!
Thankyou

The 'unwanted' twin

Yesterday our facebook world was rocked when we found out about twins, one born with Down syndrome. The twin without Down's was taken home by his family and the twin with Down's was left at the hospital. Orphaned.
Could you please pray for this precious little child, who without a family will not reach his pottential in life.

After hearing about this baby I realised just how bad people veiw Down syndrome!
If only they knew what a blessing it is to have someone blessed with an extra chromosome in your life!
If I could go through each cell of Oscar's body and take out that extra 21st chromosome I WOULDN'T!
If I could go through my body and add an extra 21st chromosome, I probebly would:)

Why is it that people see a life full of joy and love and happiness as a burden?

I can easily say that having a family member with Down syndrome is the BEST thing that has ever happened to me!

I wish the world knew... alot of children would be born and alot more children would have loving familys!

It honestly makes me sick to see the way people veiw Down syndrome!
Each and every time I take Oscar some where people stare, people are affraid... Just because he is differant!
It breaks my heart to think that I am one day going to send Oscar out into a world that doesn't accept him for who he is!

Please pray for not only 'the unwanted baby' but also the world... for them to open their eyes and see what a blessing Down syndrome really is!

Be blessed xo

So I have alot to update y'all on.
Fisrt off my world vision day (speech day!)
It went really well and I had a ball :)
I was in the top 30 and we had 2 main groups (one morning the other in the afternoon)
We played some leadership games all together and got to know eachother a bit more.
Then we went off to do our speech in mini groups. I went really well (well, I didn't stand there and cry like I expected.) Because our group finished early we went and had some morning tea and then we went off to the next activity to play some more leadership games. That was super fun and we flew though them!
The off to our group interveiw! This was my favorite part of the day because I got to talk about Oscar, Chrissie and orphans. I think I changed the peoples hearts with Miss Chrissies story!
Then we were done! OVER :(
When I walked outside guess what was there?! A rainbow from Chrissie! How special to have a gift sent straight from heaven to ME! I feel so honored!
And there you have it... my world vision experiance (I hear back by Monday if I got into the next round)

Chrissie
The 19th of each month is a reminder to me of Chrissie's life. As the 19th of each month comes it has been another month since she left us to be with Jesus. Today Chrissie has been dancing with our heavenly father for an entire 6 months! Boy-oh-boy! How that time has flown. I feel like it was just yesterday I was reading blog posts about her adoption!
Oh, how I miss this precious little girl so much!
I never meet her, never hugges her, never kissed her but I LOVED her with all my heart! And when she left this world, my heart broke, shattered, crushed.
I turned against God for taking her away and not forfilling His promise. But He did! I was just too broken hearted to see it.
Chrissie, I am so happy that you are now healed and painfree! I am so glad that you are in Hevean, and I bet you are having the time of your life. These 6 months have been hard on the entire world becuase the entire world loves you so much baby! I wish I could have meet you while you were on this earth but I am so exited that we can meet and be together eternailly when Our Heveanly Father calls me home.
Untill then Chrissie, save me some brownie batter, baby girl!


Chrissie as an orphan. Lonley with NO hope... untill the Patterson's came along and gave her that hope


I LOVE how you were such a little doll and always loved dressing up and being such a girl!


You are such an amazing little princess!


You bought so many people to Christ in your hospital stay baby girl! You are such a warrior, and I am so proud of you!


This day, six months ago, we gave you back to God


Abby
When I started talking to Chrissie's sister, Mattie (one of my bast friends) she told me about a little girl called Abby Riggs. I had been following their blog for a while but when Mattie told me more I became head over heals in love with Miss Abby.
Abby has cancer and today SHE FINISHES CHEMO!!!!!!
2 and a half years of cancer... gone :)
Please pray for Miss Abby, that the cancer will NEVER come back!




Like Chrissie, Abby has touched thousands of lives in her battle with cancer! She sure is an amazing little girl and as come so far over the past 2 years!
And isn't she just a doll!
(Mattie is in the picture above with Abby. Mattie fundraised to help grant Abbys wish, which is to adopt a baby brother or sister :) Isn't Mattie BEAUTIFUL!)
You can visit the Riggs blog at...
www.riggsfamilyblog.com

Oscar
Oscar is still the same.... SORE still :(
But he is a very brave little boy and will get through this.
Please keep praying for my sweet baby boy. It is so hard to watch the person you love in pain!

Goodbye...

Today was Jake's high school graduation. School all OVER! 13 years gone, but deffanatly not wasted.
The ceromony was beautiful. Jake did some musical items, and I teared up a little, but when his year adviser got up to speak I really lost it!
Jake got the 'year advisers award'! 2 out of the entire year group chosen and Jake got it! That was amazing, but not what got my crying. His year adviser said "The boy that I am giving this award to is amazing. Just put it this way... if I had a son and he turned out half as good as Jake I would be so pleased"....... CRY CRY CRY!!!!
What an honor to have such an amazing, loving brother!
Jake, I am so proud of who you have become over the years. You are an amazing big brother and I love you so much!
Jake also moved out today (its ok, he will be back weekends ;))!
He has a full time job, doing lighting for concerts, ECT. He really is living his dream! Go Jake Jake!

I am going to Syndey for my speech tomorrow, right after school, so I probebly won't be able to update here untill Friday?
Will try to ASAP :-)

Love you, bloggy world!

Lovin' Meribeth!

I feel like God is calling my to write this post about my beautiful Meribeth!
Meribeth is Chrissie's big sister, adopted from Colombia two years and two days ago :)
I just wanted to say Happy Gotchday to Miss Meribeth, (Sorry it is 2 days late MB)

Meribeth's adoption story is amazing! Meribeth all together is AMAZING!
I have the honor of talking to Meribeth via email around 3 times a day!
She is such a blessing, and brightend my day, each and every day :)

I have had the oppertunity to watch MB grow into the awesome young lady she has become in the past two years (Well I have followed the blog for a year) and boy, this girl is amazing!

I know I have said amazing alot in this post but thatis what she is, simply amazing!

Meribeth showed me just how much adoption does change lives! And that includes adoption older children ;)

Happy late gotch' day, Meribeth!
Thank you for being you.
We love you

The uncertanty...

Oscar is the same as yesterday, and the day before, and the one before that too. And I am expecting to tell you the same tomorrow and possible the days to come after that. It is just so uncertain when Oscar will get better, When his bottom will finally heal.
I am just so sick of waiting.... waiting for a happy, pain free child!
But it seems to be the best things we ever get are the things we have to wait for (even though Oscar already is the best thing that has ever happened to me!)

I wish I could wake up one morning and we knew that his bottom would heal that day!
Even if it was certain, so we could prepare and count down the days of when we will have a healthy happy baby boy again.

I wish we could say "Oscar guess what only a week left untill you are pain free!"
But it just doesn't work that way! :(

One of the hardest things is watching and waiting.
Watching the person I love more then anything go through so much pain and not be able to do a thing.
And wait, wait, wait.... for God to answer our prayers.

Sometimes I just think it would be easier if we put the colostomy bag back on, but that would mean this whole year, all that progress, all that pain... would be worth nothing.
He has come so far in learning how to push when he needs to, control it, ect.
Puting the bag back on just doesn't seem like the right idea?
But I hate seeing him like this! In all this pain... It's just not fair!

No child should have to sit there screeming for 12 hours a day becuase they are in pain!
No child should be constently bleeding without anything to stop it.
No child should have to go through what Oscar is.
I just isn't fair!

Oscar baby, I would give anything to take your pain away!
Stay strong bubba boy, God will heal you in His perfect timing, I promise!

Finally!

Ok, I have been waiting to post this for ages!
Remember WAY back when I told you we had to write a diary entry in English about 'overcoming adversity'.
Well here is my diary entry. (speech will come soon, I promise :))
Dear Diary,
The past two years I have been learning all about the challenges and joys Down syndrome brings to our family.
On the 16th of May, 2008, my baby cousin Oscar was born, a perfectly healthy baby boy. I had been so exited for a new family member and was filled with joy to hear of his arrival.
The next day my world was turned upside down when we found out Oscar has CHD (congenital heart defect), IA (Imperforated Anus) and Down syndrome.
When I heard this I was terrified. Not only for the fact that Oscar was fighting for his life, with only a 20% chance of surviving, but also what life would be like after. He was never going to be ‘normal’ and at this stage, that was scary.
After a month of Oscar being in the intensive care unit I knew that it was a blessing he was born with that extra chromosome (Down syndrome). He was such a little warrior! He was in a lot of pain but he would always stare into my eyes and smile. When he did that I knew it was all going to be ok. We were going to get through this together.
I started to learn more about Down syndrome and realized it wasn’t scary, just different. And that is fine with me! Oscar has shown me what life is really about, how to smile and be brave in any circumstance, just like he does every day of his precious life. He showed me the meaning of unconditional love. The love that sees him as a perfect little boy, not just a child with Down syndrome. A love that will sacrifice ANYTHING just to see him smile.
Oz has introduced me to people all over the world who have the same blessing as we do, a family member with DS :) This gives me a chance to seek and give advice, meet new and amazing people all over the world and share my life with Oscar with the world.
When Oscar fought for his life with all odds stacked against him, I was scared that if he made it what the future would hold. Now I am excited and honoured to have the opportunity to watch my sweet Ozzy grow and learn, at his own pace. I am amazed by this precious little boy, who continues to teach me more and more each day.
In just two years I have gone from thinking Oscar would never have the chance to a normal and happy life, thinking that Down syndrome is terrifying and a burden... To knowing that as Oz Man grows he will continue to amaze us all. He will touch the hearts of all those he meets and fill the world with joy. And best of all, I know that Down syndrome is the most amazing gift God has ever given to me and I am so looking forward to my future with my precious little boy, who just happens to have designer genes :)
Taylah

Wish I didn't have to...

...update you all on how Oscar is doing, becuase he isn't doing too well at all!
His bum is the worst I have ever seen it. It is constently bleeding, red, and very very painful.
For those of you who are new to my blog, Oscar was born with an imperforated anus, meaning he didn't have a bottom hole. This took 6 surgerys to repair. After his last surgery (June 2009) he could poo. But our issue is that it burns his little butt (he isn't used to the acids in his poo) So right now it is REAL bad!
Poor little thing! I would give anything to take his pain away, it just doesn't seem fair that a little baby, who has been through so much, is going through so much pain right now!
Could y'all please pray for Oscars healing?
We have tried creams, powders, EVERYTHING!
We took him to the hospital and they said they could not do anything and that all we can do is continually wash his bottom after he poo's (which doesn't seem to be doing anything!)



I so badly miss this precious little, pain-free smile!

big catch up post!

Alot has been going on here. Of course, Oscar keeps us all on our toes!
He is doing really well! He is trying really hard to crawl but I still think it will be a few months untill he really gets there.
His bottom is still pretty bad, poor little man! No matter what we try, what creams we use, what food we give him... nothing works!
He is compleatly over his cold which is great new but with this weather I would not be suprised if he gets another one!

Today is a horrible, yucky day! I HATE the rain, esspecially in the middle of Sping! Boy-Oh-Boy, it has been crazy weather the past week! I have either been frezzing cold at school because I wear my skirt thinking it'll be hot, or end up boiling because I think it is going to be cold! This weather is just unpradictable!
Jake went to go to the movies last night and Mum wouldn't let him because it was raining so hard! And that is rare!
Honestly... one day it is sunny and the next raining! CRAZYYYYYYY ! ! !

Everything has been pretty caotic latly... which is why I havn't been blogging alot. Last weekend, my best friend, Flick and I spent the entire day shopping! We got there at 8am and didn't leave till about 10pm (We had a movie as 7pm). We got bored after a while but then found something new to do! It was good to have a day together shopping, it was super fun! A group of our friends came to see paranormal activity 2 with us, which started at 7pm. It was INSAIN! SOOOOO SCARY! Honestly, I was soooo suprised! But it was really good and we all had a great time!
Oh, we also found a shop that sells pop tarts! YUM! $10 a box though! I have tried choc chip, brown sugar and ice cream! They are so great :)
On Sunday (halloween) I had the boys birthday party. That was just crazy! Billy was super exited to take all his friends in a huge van to a massive play center! And Zac really enjoyed it too. As for me, I had a really great time! It was fun to play with the kids! :)

This week has been flat out with work, school, school work, babysitting, Oscar ect.
But I am ontop of it now! WHOOOOO :-)

I still have a school task that I wrote about Oscar to share here and my speech!
I will get to it, I promise!

Its Saturday afternoon here and I got of work a few hours ago! I stared at 6am! AHHHHHH! And have that same start tomorrow!
But I really LOVE working, and earning money, and experiance and all that stuff! Its real neat!

I have been working hard on Igors fundraing and although it doesn't seem like much, it is all adding up! I think I have around $80 :-)
Please consider donating, it doesnt have to be alot, even a penny will help!



Help me give sweet Igor the gift of a family this Christmas!
Thank you!

I hope that brings ya'll up-to-date with me, not that I am even up-to-date with myself!!!!

Enjoy your weekend, be blessed!

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