Happy 12th Birthday Noah

12yrs ago today Daddy received his little sidekick. You'll always be his hero.

I can't believe you are 12. Where does the time go...... Some days it feels like such a long road and yet time still flies. I'm so glad I'm on this journey with you. I love you so much.

Emily loves to spend time with you.

Morgan loves to help you learn new things.

You are so lucky to have 2 big sisters that love you.

Happy Birthday Noah!!!!!! We love you so much.

A Benefit for Noah

Februrary 7th 2010

2-4pm

First Lutheran Church

33 Broadway

Shelby, Ohio 44875

Food, Music and Silent Auction

We would love to be able to take Noah to Chicago on Feb 18th for our next ABR training.

The Sheaffers

A Punch in the stomach

Shortly after Noah got home from the hospital I came across a website that calculated the life expectancy of a special needs children. Noah is a in the 5th Group. The 5th group is a child who doesn't walk,crawl, creep or scoot and doesn't feed himself and is fed by a G-tube. Noah life expectancy according to this chart is 7-14yrs. Did you hear that? 7-14yrs!!!!!!! I felt like I was punched in the stomach. Noah is going to be 12 the 28th of this month....... I feel like I'm running out of time with him. With Noah just getting out of the hospital for pneumonia (first time ever)
I was wondering if this was going to be a start of a new trend with him. Having to be in the hospital every time he gets sick. It scares me to death. I'm not ready to let him go yet. I'm tears again just thinking about it. I fell so helpless. That's why I'm desperately trying to find something to help Noah. Scott and I really feel ABR is our answer. The weekend Noah was in the hospital was the time we were to be in Chicago for our ABR training. Unfortunately even if Noah was well enough to go we wouldn't had gone anyway. Because we just didn't have the money. The next time we can go is February 18th. How I wish we could were able to go. I keep saying that if this is what God wants it will happen. I'm hoping to have a small benefit for Noah on Sunday Feb. 7th.

This is the ABR machine we would love to be able to afford. Noah could do therapy all night long and be able to make faster progress. I'm still working on trying to get a grant to help us out. Why does things have to be so hard? I just want to be able to provide a better quality of life for Noah. Now I feel like I'm also trying to save his life as well. I've said this before..... why doesn't special needs children come with the means to be able to provide for them?

Gavin (ABR trainer) and Noah in Montreal.

I pray that 2010 will be a better year for us.

Noah loves a therapy that he can fall asleep

and he still gets stronger

I'm not ready to let this smile go.


Susan

Happy 18th Birthday Morgan Ranelle

Happy Birthday Morgan

You're the most beautiful person inside and out. I'm so glad God chose me to be your Mom. I'm going to miss you terribly next year but, I know you are going to make an amazing adult out in the world. You're such a blessing.

I love you so much,

Mom

A Kid Again

A Kid Again invites all Make A Wish kids to fun activities through out the year. In December They have a big Christmas Party.

They have games for the kids to play.

Noah went fishing and caught this big green frog.

Noah got his picture taken with Santa. He wouldn't stop looking at him. Noah was very excited to see Santa. He was making his happy sounds and smiling from ear to ear. All 3 kids got a present from Santa.

A choir sang Christmas carols and did sign language at the same time.

We decorated a small Christmas tree to bring home.

This is Noah just before he started to cry because he didn't want to leave. He had so much fun.

Thankful for Family and Friends and Grant Milliron too....

We recently got a letter in the mail stating we needed to tear down our garage or be fined $100 dollars a day until it was done.
Thank God for all our family, friends and Grant Milliron for donating a dumpster. We had the garage torn down and in the dumpster in about 3hrs.

Brandon, Dad, Scott B., Scott and David ready to take the garage door down.

Paul and David starting on the front.

Tyler trying his best to kick it down.

Brandon taking a sledge hammer to it.

Ray and Gaye Shira giving us a helping hand.

Even Issiah got in on the fun. Thanks to Kelly, Tyler, Issiah and Scott B. They took the time to sweep the bottom of the garage so we can park the truck there.

A job well done.

Thank You everyone who helped.

Suessical Jr.

In October the girls asked their choir director at school if Noah could be in the play too. Without hesitation he said absolutely. We were all very excited that all 3 of our kids would be in a play together.

My 3 little Whos



Emily did a great job helping Noah.

Mrs. Mayor (Morgan), JoJo (Becky) and Mr. Mayor (Ben) made the best Who family.

The Wickersham Brothers
Thank You Blake (Morgan's boyfriend) for helping with Noah backstage too. Blake is the guy in the pink tie on the far right.


Thank You Mr. Nabors. You'll never know how much this meant to us.