"Easters"

remember how my aunt sheila and her friend dressed up as snowmen on christmas and came to visit britt….well…they've done it again!

Happy Easter!!!

And I'm sorry for being M.I.A for a week. It was a busy one!

So little recap on the past week for ya…

Britt has graduated from eating pureed meals, to finely chopped…pretty dang sweet, am i right?! haha

He came home almost every day this week for a few hours to take a shower and do therapy. He has gotten so so so much better at crawling up and down the stairs, getting in and out of his bed, and finding his way around the house! He can't wait to come home for good next weekend!

I got to spend the night at the hospital with him from wednesday to friday! And let me tell ya, it was a party. But so much respect to my dad for sleeping on a cot for 150+ nights, because…..NOT COMFORTABLE…not at all. You're the man dad. But we snuggled, and watched movies together in his bed, and it was a fun time!! To wake me up in the middle of the night if he had to use the restroom, he would kick his legs up and down, and it didn't take long to get my attention, hahahah. so funny. Also when britt has been sleeping for while it is the most hilarious thing when he wakes up, you know how we are all groggy and kind of out of it, well multiply that by 500 plus being hit by a trailer and getting thrown around in a tornado, and that is what britton is like. Not exaggerating. okay maybe a little, but you get the idea. You cannot understand a thing he is trying to say, and his hair is out of control and he has these goggles on that look like fly eyes so he has zero awareness of where he is or his surroundings. Too dang funny.

It was a great week for him, although he had his moments of discouragement. There were a few times when we were driving home in his truck and he just broke down…in fear that he wouldn't be able to drive his own truck again, he told me he couldn't remember how to drive and he didn't know any of the rules anymore, and they wouldn't let him have a license. There were times when i would catch him staring at old pictures in his room at the hospital and he would strait to cry and shake his head, i could tell he was having a hard time dealing wight he fact that he is a little bit different than the boy he sees in the pictures, at least physically. But we talked, and came to the conclusion that there is no reason he can't get back to that down the road. There were times where he would say hi to someone or try to talk to them and get their attention, but they couldn't understand him or hear him and it was really disappointing to him…he feels bad when people don't respond when he is trying to be friendly, but i don't think its because they don't reply…i think it's because they can't really hear him and understand him. He doesn't have the clearest vocabulary and his voice can't go very loud, and that is hard for him to handle sometimes. He gets discouraged with his eating, he has a hard time getting it all down, and most of the time, more food comes back out of his mouth than he swallows…so that is hard for him too.

I think he is just starting to understand more, realize more. So he has his moments, which…given his situation, is completely normal and understandable. But other than those few minutes of tears every day…the rest is a smiling happy and fun loving boy, determined to work hard and get better!

So here is a funny experience from this week. It's kind of….maybe not the best to share, but WHAT THE HAY WE HAVE CROSSED THAT BRIDGE ALREADY HAVENT WE?

So i was helping him go to the bathroom one day, just me, britton and the toilet. And he was done and needed someone to help him, and he looked and me and handed me the wipes and i said…uhhhhhh? Then he says…"Aut, I'll tell you what…this is bonding at the highest level…"

I laughed so hard, for probably an hour. Im still laughing actually. So i made him promise when I'm an old granny in the old folks home he has to return the favor;)

So yesterday was really great! Me and my mom took britt on our usual walk around the temple grounds, but then we decided to check our the visitors center cause it had been awhile since we'd been there. We walked in and looked at the statue of christ for awhile, chatted with the missionaries, and then we went in the theater and watched the "Because He Lives" video on the big screen. It was just us three in there. and the movie started to play, and my mom read the words to britt as they came on the screen. The spirit was incredibly strong…maybe the strongest I've ever felt it. We were all bawling, sitting there arms around each other. It wasn't just one of those good feelings, kind of fuzzy and warm…it was very profound, deep, real and powerful, almost overcoming feeling…that not only touched my heart and mind, but everything in me. It was just incredible. And the best feeling. And i feel like every word, every image, every clip...hit home. Everything we have experienced the past 6 months…related perfect to the words on the screen. Because He Lives…I have my miracle of a brother sitting next to me. Because He Lives, I understand and know true happiness. Because He Lives, death hath no sting, and the grave hath no victory over us, and Satan hath no lasting power. Because He Lives, i have an eternal family. And Because He Lives, my imperfections and inequities can be strengthened and forgiven through his sacrifice and everlasting love and grace.

Here is the video, I know most of you have already seen it, but if not…have a look!