Four years

Here is a picture to prove that Jubilee is actually growing hair. And it's curly! So cute!
Asa got Legos, puzzles, and some books on CD for his birthday. He was a little disappointed that he didn't get a remote control airplane, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy something that would require hours of standing outside in freezing cold temperatures. Maybe this summer!

He requested a blueberry cake with blue frosting.

Well, my baby boy turned four today. Asa is a delight and a gift. I can often feel bad about the amount of "upset" that he has had in his four years. My Dad called to tell me about his cancer when Asa was 4 weeks old, and it has felt like one blow after another since then. You just want your child's life to be peaceful, right? However, I know that God can and will redeem the trying times that have ocurred during Asa's life and use them for good. I pray often that God will put empathy and compassion in Asa's heart, and I see Him answering that prayer. I see intuition and sensitivity to others in my boy that are beyond his years. I pray that God will continue to nourish those traits in him.

Here is a quick run down of some highlights about Asa at age 4.....

* He still loves vehicles

* He wants to know how everything works. (pipes, motors, ovens, radios, computers, everything)

* He has a growing interest in books and his newest love is to listen to books on CD. We get a big stack from the library each week and he listens to them during his rest time and while he falls asleep.

* He has a deep interest in electricity that vascilates between fear, love, and curiosity

* He loves his sister and thinks she is the most hilarious person in the world!

* He LOVES his mommy. It's funny that from day one Asa has shown overwhelming love and affection for me. It is sometimes smothering and often humbling, but always flattering!

* He loves to wrestle and tickle fight with Daddy. Daddy is a much better imaginative player than I am, so Asa enjoys playing made up games with him.

* The boy loves kitties. Sorry Asa, mommy is super allergic so that's never going to happen.

* He enjoys time alone or with one other person. Lots of people and noise rattle him. He will probably be the kid who backpacks across Europe by himself when he's 19 (and worries his mother sick!)

* He loves to paint and play with play dough

* He is super interested in cooking and has become my official "stirer" when I am baking something

* He can write his name correctly about 75% of the time. He's got the "A's" down, but the "S" can be tricky sometimes!

* He enjoys going to preschool and has become good friends with one of his classmates

* He loves hearing Bible stories and when I read them to him at night, often pushes the book back into my arms and says, "One more please!"

* He wants to be a train engineer when he grows up

WHAT A GUY!

**A quick note about my health: I am doing pretty good. The treatment has not been as bad as I anticipated it to be. However, I am only taking one of several antibiotics that I will eventually be on. I am thankful for the days that I feel good, and look forward to feeling good EVERY day. I can't even imagine that! I meet with the Lyme doctor again tomorrow, and will update again if I get more information.