The Road that is traveled...

So I have been slacking in "blogger world." I guess when school starts and volleyball begins, my time gets filled pretty quickly. I did want to spend some time updating everyone on how Cade is doing.
This past weekend my parents took Cade to Ohio to visit my sister and her family. It was the first time Chris and I had been without Cade for more than one night. He did great and had a blast!!! He loved playing with his cousin Holland and being with Nana and Papa. It was hard for us however the first night, but both us got much needed rest. When he got home he told us he missed us and kept hugging us all night. Loved that!!
Yesterday, I took Cade fishing. We took hotdogs as our bait and didn't catch a thing. We did get a couple of bites, but nothing! He got more bites on his "Lightening McQueen" fishing pole than I did on mine...ha!

Today he had a checkup on his eye at Vandy. Appointment was scheduled for 10:30 and we ended up leaving around 1. Took forever!!!! Cade has had some mucous collecting in the corner of his eye since surgery so I was curious to find out what could be the cause. Dr. Mawn thinks it could be the glue that was used during surgery to harden the blood vessels that is causing the irritation. To get a better feel of what it could be she wants Cade to have another MRI, which means sedation, which means an IV, which means a a scared little boy. This saddens my heart, but I know this is the road that we are currently on. I wish I could just take this all away for him. He has been so thrilled that his eye "is getting better." It just gets hard when we have to explain to him why we have to keep going back for more procedures. He makes sure every time we visit the doctor that we aren't going to the hospital since they are located next to each other.
I am not sure when this will end or when we will visit the doctor/hospital for the last time. I am not sure if his eye will ever look like the other. I am not sure if it will grow back. I am not sure where this road will take us. One thing that I am sure of is that HE has already laced HIS shoes and traveled this road. HE has walked through deep crevices and over bumpy paths. HIS footprints are clearly marked along the way and I must remember that HE is there walking beside us as we travel down this path called LIFE.

Soli Deo Gloria!!!