It is so hard to believe that our little tiny miracle one pound baby is now 1 yr. old!!! Elly is 1 yr old and weighs 16 lbs. and is 26 inches long.

She has Pt, Ot, and Music Therapy weekly. She continues to wear glasses when she keeps them on and no surgery will be needed for the eyes!!!!!. She is also patching on the left eye for 1/2 hour a day.

Her hearing is great with the tubes and loves music so much. She is quick to show her excitement when music is playing. She attempts to play the keyboard and loves it.

She is on the verge of crawling and is so trying her best to do it too!! She can walk in her walker and with assistance she will take a few steps.

Elly loves to talk... she can say Kitty.. Patty Cake and ofcourse... DADA. She is going to be a talker when she learns to say many words.

Elly enjoys her siblings and will miss them terribly when they go back to school this month. :( She is quite the water bug!!!!!!!!!! She loves water in any shape and form. She loves the little pool, loves to bathe and get splashed.

She loves food too!!!! She can eat Cheerios, Goldfish, little bites of ham, loves bread, noodle soup, and all vegies.

What a year this has been. I can not thank you enough for your constant and continued prayers. Without you, her wonderful progress would not be possible. She is our miracle... you were and are part of it.

We continue to pray for all of you daily and ask God to Bless you abundantly!!!

With deep gratitude,
Gina, Joe, Marie, Teresa, Joey, and Elly