Visit to UPRR

Will and I made a visit to Union Pacific today. I figured we would stop by and see some of my coworkers and then stop to see Aunt Jordan. William fit in well at Headquarters. I think I see railroading in his future:)

Bugga!

Ratcliff Family Christmas

Our Christmas celebration was postponed with Scott's side of the family due to weather so we celebrated on Sunday. Red Oak got thirteen inches of snow over the Holiday and Scott's family was nice enough to drive up to Council Bluffs and celebrate on Skyline Drive. We had a wonderful time. Will's first Christmas was great with both our families and we are so thankful for them!

Merry Christmas from the Ratcliffs!

Christmas 2009

We celebrated Christams with the Oders on Christmas Eve. Our Christmas celebration with the Ratcliffs was postponed due to the blizzard we will be celebrating on Sunday. William had a wonderful first Christmas and got tons of goodies. We were able to brave the storm and head to Jordan and Steve's for an Italian feast yesterday. I am glad we could make it the 5 mile to their house or Christmas day would not of been the same. We had a great couple days and we are so grateful for our wonderful family. We love you!

Woot Woot!

Today we visited Dr. Delaney. He gave us the best news we could of possibly gotten. Will is not a one ventricle heart baby. The outcome looks like he will either be a one and half or two. This is wonderful news. We are hoping he will be a two ventricle with a full functioning heart. This would be a true miracle. So in the meantime we wait. We head back in Feburary for a echo and we should have the answer of one and half or two. This is the best Christmas gift we could of asked for.

Sweet Potatoes

We have started Will on veggies. This week he is trying sweet potatoes. He loves them. Next week we are trying carrots:)

All Smiles

Four Month Checkup

We had Will's four month check up yesterday even though he will be five months next week. We were a little behind because of his heart cath and the appointments with his cardiologists. Dr. Shawn was very thrilled at how well Will is doing. His weight is 14pounds 3 oz which puts him in the 30th percentile. Dr. Jones said he is very happy with his progress. He is 25 inches long which puts him the 75th percentile and his head his 16 1/2 which is the 50th percentile. These numbers are great and we are so happy with his progress.

We get to start him on veggies and fruits too. We are so happy at Will's progress and we are looking forward to spending the holidays at home!

Telecommunication

Well I have some exciting news! My Director at work approached me about working from home and I took them up on their offer. I will be working full time again and working from home. I will only have to head into the office for meetings when I can and on Thursday afternoons. I am really looking forward to the oppurtunity and so blessed that my employer is willing to work with me because of William being sick. I am excited to set the trend maybe for other moms at Union Pacific. I start on Monday and I am looking forward to it!

Waiting for Dr. Hammel

William made his monthly visit to Dr. Hammel's office yesterday. They like to make sure he is keeping up on his weight and his Oxygen levels are where they are suppose to be. They are very pleased. Dr. Hammel said he could not be happier as too what Dr. Delaney found during Will's heart cath and we are heading in the right direction. Wahoo!