Isaiah 7.17 : Updates, etc.

Brian's been super busy at work lately so I thought I would briefly take over the blog to update everyone on some wonderful news in the Kolis family. Earlier this month I was asked to serve on the board of Corrigan Care, Inc. as Special Events Director. It's a new non-profit in Cobb County, GA that will provide one on one special needs childcare to child up to age six. Their goal will be to ensure that all special needs children will learn in a safe, caring environment, enabling them to maximize their potential, while providing individualized developmental intervention and therapy. We have been very lucky as a family over the last two years. The generous support of our family and friends has helped us with Isaiah's medical expenses so I could be home with him. Brian and I cannot thank each and everyone enough for what you have done for us. However, many special needs families in Cobb County are not as lucky as we are, and they do not have many options for childcare fo...

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. We've been worn down by the summer fun and trying to keep up with our now two year old. Isaiah is a bundle of energy and just looking at him seems to drain all the energy from my body after some days of work. I don't know how Rachel does it! Hopefully in the next couple weeks I'll get a couple good long posts up recapping the birthday party and our trip to Minnesota but for now this will have to do. Rachel has started volunteering on the board of a local non-profit start up that will eventually be set up to help provide special needs daycare in East Cobb (our immediate area) at as close to a 1 to 1 ratio kids to caregivers as possible and be a central place where PT, OT, and speech therapy can all come and help multiple kids in a day without having to drive all over the county. It has been sapping up some of her time as well, but its a good cause that's near and dear to our hearts. Soon we'll probably have a post up about a...

I'll let the video speak for itself...

Blood, Sweat, and Tears: that's pretty much the best way to sum up the last 24 hrs. The sweat was no big deal, just a ton of yard work in the heat and humidity yesterday. The blood and tears are another thing. To start it off, last night we had Isaiah's long overdue sleep study to see if he will need additional surgeries to clear his airways, check for apnea, and see if he may need a CPAP or other breathing assist at night. We were not looking forward to it. We know how crazy Isaiah is in his sleep and that's partially why he's still sleeping in a crib since he thrashes about so much. He had something like a dozen different wires mainly attached to his head, a pulse ox on his toe, bands around his belly, and a breath sensor taped under his nostrils. Needless to say he wasn't too happy and was up seemingly half of the night crying in frustration and annoyance. He really hated the breath sensor to the point when we were holding his hands he would try to get ...

Sorry about the lack of writing posts lately. I was pretty busy at work and we had another family trip over the holiday weekend. My goal is to get some video up this weekend, but then again when do I ever meet my goals. In other news Isaiah is getting big! Yes he is almost 2 years old now! Its really hard to believe for us. Today I spend much of the evening working on adding items to his amazon wish list for birthday presents. We've added a bunch of things, some of which are truly wishes (like who's going to buy him a $650 outdoor playhouse/slide setup), but its fun to think up some of the things that will hopefully bring that beautiful smile to his face on a daily basis! We'll be updating it more in the coming weeks, but if you want to check it out click here !