Thanksgiving Card 2015
Dear Family and Friends,
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble! Happy Thanksgiving 2015 from the Clay
and Dallen Shumway family! The pictures
were taken and therefore a card must be made.
I can’t wait to have turkey and lemonade.
Parker is the cutest 1 year old princess we know! October 2nd 2015 we were told she
has Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (ACC).
Ultimately ACC means part of Parker’s brain didn’t develop during
Dallen’s pregnancy with her. The best thing we can do for Parker is various
therapies to create neuro plasticity and make new brain paths for the body’s
different motor functions. Parker is not only a rock star to her older brother,
but is now a major hit at Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, and all the
doctors’ and nurses’ we see. Since we have learned of ACC, Parker has been to
over 30 appointments and has made great improvements towards grasping toys,
sitting up, and rolling over. We feel so blessed and so grateful for the
prayers and fasting in her behalf. She is a fighter and she never gives up. Our
family is blessed to be in Philadelphia to have #1 Children’s Hospital Of
Philadelphia (CHOP) to help face the challenges that lie ahead. We are truly
grateful for our little girl and are optimistic about her future (Parker updates
can be found on the family blog. www.thevrouw.blogspot.com).
If you were to ask Vander what he is, he’d say, “so fast!” He loves running fast, cars, watching Hot
Wheels on YouTube with Dad, building projects at Home Depot, and making Hot
Wheels tracks or playing with his train set. He got his first kiss on Halloween
night when he dressed like The Flash. He has another young girl dreaming about
marrying him and he loves to flirt with college girls. We can’t wait for him to think girls have
couties. Vander loves nursery, singing songs, and facetiming grandparents.
Dad is excited to be done with classes after the 2nd
week in December! 1.5 more years of
clinical rotations and 3 more years of residency and he will be a bonified foot
and ankle surgeon. Each step has been an
adventure and he is excited for each new opportunity that his profession
brings.
Vrouw aka Mom, and the kids go to 3-5 appointments for
Parker a week, work on letters and numbers with Vander, read books, play with
the dogs, and get excited for Dad to come home from school each day. Vrouw has
re-found primary music and the joy it is to teach music each week. Though her power, limitless as it may seem,
when making a Thanksgiving card Mom needed a team. So Dad was put to work and now it’s through
so be really grateful and eat lots of food! Happy Thanksgiving!
The Clay Shumway Family
