Thank you to everyone who helped Sean celebrate his 2nd birthday.  Both Friday and Saturday were lots of fun.  So thank you to everyone who attended.  It goes without saying he is a lucky boy to have such good friends and family.

Today is little man’s 2nd birthday!  Helen is having a big party today with her mom’s group, so I am sure we will be posting all kinds of pictures from that.  Party number two is tomorrow, so it’s party time for him!

It is very difficult to believe that two years has passed since Sean entered our lives.  He is a constant reminder to me every day of God’s grace and love.  He is also living proof that every life is precious, both the born and the unborn.   Two years ago today, God blessed us with a person that chose LIFE for their baby boy, when other options were available.  What a blessing Sean is to us, and for those that meet him.  Every where he goes, he lights up the room, and our lives.

I love you son!

Sean has a new addiction: Little Bear.  Little Bear is a cartoon that comes on Nick Jr. in the mornings, and from searching around the internet it was quite the hit some years ago.  When you see it, you can definitely see it has some age on it, but has shown some staying power.  Anytime you walk into a room with Sean he will point at the TV and say “Bear”.  If you ignore him, he will go as far as finding the remote and bringing it to you, followed by “Bear”.  As Helen can attest, Sean is a fireball of energy 24/7.  The one thing that totally calms him down is Little Bear.  So if you have kids and have not watched some Little Bear, give it a try.  Bear, duck, owl and the gang will entertain your little one!

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“CHD, Surgery, life support, intubation, CPAP…these terms will be useless when God makes all things new.”

This little guy has been on quite a journey in life so far. One that has been filled with miracles. Keep him and his family in your prayers!

I am still not sure why I have became so drawn into this story. Reading through the comments posted on their blog, a reader felt the same way. Why were they so into this story of a family and baby they had never met before? One of the replies hit the nail on the head. Two reasons: 1) This family has been so open to the world on the story and the feelings they were dealing with every step of the way.  Matt is a singer/songwriter, and some of the music he has been working on during this situation is amazing and dives down into their feelings.  2) This story is bringing people closer to God. Some people even mentioned it’s bringing them closer to their children again, no matter young or old.

As Mark stated in his blog entry “For the next half-hour, we struggled to accept, and began to grieve, what we thought was the loss of our precious baby boy.”. Things were bad. Then a miracle happened, one that Mark and his family attribute to the outpouring of prayer by people who know them and by strangers who were following the story via updates on Twitter and their blog. Bowen’s vitals kept rising to the point he was taken off of life support. This morning Mark posted an update via Twitter saying “Great morning, great reports…his eyes are wide open.” Truely a miracle.

If you have a few minutes I would hope you read some of the entries on their blog. The faith of this family in the face of adversity of this depth is amazing. Mark has also written a song about this struggle and posted it as well. You can read their story at bowensheart.com.