A CELEBRATION

from Jen:

"Parker was able to celebrate his 1st birthday Wednesday in the ICU and he had a great time! He even got to taste his birthday cake, which he seemed to enjoy very much. He loved all the attention from us and all of the nurses (I think they all have gotten a little bit attached to him). We were able to decorate his room with a birthday banner and birthday cutouts and we also brought in 3 mylar balloons (the only kind allowed in the ICU). One of the nurses also brought him a balloon and his pediatrician sent him a HUGE balloon attached to an adorable stuffed puppy. He received a bunch of fun presents from us and all the grandparents--he is only a little spoiled . . . .

He is improving everyday by leaps and bounds. We are so grateful that he is doing so well. We were actually surprised tonight while we were at home on our dinner break by a phone call from the ICU nurse letting us know that they had just moved Parker out of the ICU--so now he is in an intermediate care room. Hopefully, he will be coming home very soon . . . thank you all again for your many prayers and support. We love you!"