February~update on the little man

Hey guys!

First I wanna give a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the most wonderful husband/daddy in the world! We love you so much! Also, can you believe Cash will be 1 year old in 18 days?!?!?! I can't! He is getting so big. He is learning the cutest things. It is so neat now that he recognizes people that he spends time with often. Nothing makes you feel more special than his little giggle when he hears your voice. He is such a sweet kid. Cash almost has 8 teeth now. Numbers 7 and 8 are just right there under the skin. Poor kid is chewing on anything he can get his hands on, and chews on his hands if nothing else is in reach. He is completely on table food now, which is amazing! We expected some texture aversions, but nope! He eats anything you give him. He will be off formula/bottles in a couple weeks, which makes me soooooo sad! With the girls, it was easy and i looked forward to taking the bottles away. But with Cash, he is my last baby and I do not want to give that up :( O well! He says Mama and Dada. More Dada for sure. He shakes his head No when i ask him if he wants kisses, which Jesse thinks is hilarious! I give them to him anyways :) He pulls up on everything he can. If theres nothing in reach, he rolls around until he can find something that he can pull up on. He's doing so well that one of his therapists decided to only come once a month for now, unless he starts falling behind.
           In my last blog i wrote about him going to the Pediatric Endocrinologist. The appointment is set now- February 21st. One day before his birthday! I am very anxious to get this done. I have held it off as long as I can, just believing that he is fine. I know that this is something that we have to do, and I'd rather find out now if he needs hormone replacement then wait until it is too late. We really believe he is fine though, he seems to be a healthy, growing boy. We should know the results by the beginning of March and I will definitely let you guys know.
          The China trip is becoming more and more of a reality everyday. We have reached about 60% of what we need for his first treatment. Thats HUGE! We are saving everything we can every month and putting it in his account. Every little bit helps! We just need everyone else to keep giving anything that they can (without putting financial strain on yourself), and keep spreading the word to make this thing possible! There has been 4,670 views on this page so far. Just think, if every person that viewed so far donated just $5 (which some of you have done much more!!), that would be $23,350!!! So yes, EVERY little bit counts, and we appreciate it more then words can say. We love you all so much and thank you so so so much for making this possible for Cash!


Morgan and Jesse

May this be a miraculous year!!!

Hey everyone!

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and an awesome new years! We definitely did. The kids got to see so much of the family and they had a blast playing with their cousins and opening tons of gifts! I've started planning Cash's first birthday party, and i cannot believe it is only a month and a half away! This has been a very crazy year- so emotionally challenging yet so blessed in many, many ways. We have so much to be thankful for in this past year. Cash is making some wonderful progress, and it shouldn't be long before he is walking around on his own! We just have to find the right motivation to get him to take those steps. He is doing very well in therapy. He gets sick of being messed with after about 30 minutes, so they hour long sessions are usually cut short. He's got a super strong will, and will let you know when he just wants to be left alone. Thats a red head for ya! Anyways, as some of you know, most children with Cash's condition have multiple hormone deficiencies due to the pituitary gland not working properly. The most common deficiency is having little to no growth hormone, and if thats the case then the child will have to have an injection of growth hormone 6 nights a week until they are done growing. There are also many other serious deficiencies they can have, and have to take hormone replacements forever. Usually when it is severe, they child will show signs at birth and need to be hospitalized for different reasons. Luckily for Cash, he has not shown any signs of deficiencies, and he seems to be growing properly on the growth charts... so far. He is VERY lucky because it is uncommon for that to happen. As a precaution, we are having to go to a Pediatric Endocrinologist and get his hormones tested for the first time, and even if they show no problems, he will get them tested every 6 months. We are extremely nervous to do this, because we have talked to parents whose children seemed to be fine, who had surprising results on the test. We don't have a test date yet because the Endocrinologist is reviewing Cash's labs, films, and charts before them appointment is set. We should know by tomorrow of Monday when it will be. We know that the Lord will take care of our son. I'm believing that Cash is going to be in the very small percentage of children without the other medical problems, and that he is going to continue to shock the doctors with how wonderful he is doing. He's a fighter, I know that no matter what happens, he's going to be a happy guy!
             Also, we have the opportunity to go to dinner with a couple of people that work for the Stem Cell company in China, and learn even more about what we will be experiencing. We will be going tomorrow night, along with another couple who live in Carrolton. They have a baby girl named Piper who is deaf and blind. They are raising money for her trip also, so please pray for their success and their strength as they go through this.
             The fundraising is coming along. We have raised about 40% of what we need for his first treatment. We are getting there! We still need to spread the word and get as many donations as possible to make this happen for Cash. We've had friends do some awesome things to help us out, and we appreciate is SOOOO much!!! We've had some awesome donations come in over Christmas, thanks to our wonderful family and friends :). We are almost half way there, so keep it coming guys!! You guys are so awesome and we love and appreciate you more then words can say.

Thank you for your support~
Jesse and Morgan

Successful auction!

Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone involved in the private benefit auction in Colleyville this week. It was HUGE success. Definitely exceeded our expectations! Jesse and I have been blown away by everyones generosity since this has begun. We have been blessed best family and friends anyone could ever ask for. We have a long road ahead of us, but we feel extremely blessed to even have this opportunity for our son.

~Love~
Morgan and Jesse

"Progress Report" ;)

Just thought i would update you guys on some of the progress Cash has made in the past few weeks. His therapist came today and said that he is very smart and she just couldn't believe how well he was doing! He pushes up in the crawling position and rocks back and forth, sometimes scooting forward, sometimes backwards. He definitely has the strength to crawl, he just doesn't have the visual motivation. He pushed from his belly up into a sitting position for the first time the other day. It was so cute to find him sitting up in his crib! He can now stand up by himself for about 10 seconds at a time and he gets very proud of himself. He can kind of identify where a voice is coming from. When he's near Jesse and i talk to him, he gets very happy and rolls over in my direction. Then Jesse will talk to him and he will roll over in his direction. He's been eating more chunky, "solid" foods. That is a HUGE thing because quite often, kids with Cash's condition have major food aversions and will not eat anything with any sort of texture for a very long time, some take years. Simply because they cannot see what they are putting in their mouth and so anything thats not liquid, they don't want it. Cash will eat stage 3 baby foods, yogurt melts, puffs, and bananas. He also ate some bites of a cookie on Thanksgiving :). He is using his hands more for awareness. He reaches out to find our hands or reaches to find a toy that has rolled out of his reach. He doesn't do this all the time, but much more then he used to. He babbles a lot more. He says Ba Ba and Da Da. He mimic's me when i make noise. He also does "Patti Cake"all by himself! I start saying it and he taps his hands together, it is so cute!
All these things probably sound very small and not really like a big deal, but for Cash it is huge! Kids with his condition usually develop normal milestones very late, so he is doing extremely well and we are very proud of him. He is exceeding expectations and we pray that he continues to do so. It is definitely different then raising a sighted child, much more difficult on a daily basis. Some days are better then others, but he seems to be having a lot more good days lately. Kylie asked me today if she was ever going to go blind. It made me tear up because she seemed pretty concerned about it. I know its hard on them also, because Cash requires a lot of attention. They are doing so well with him though, they are great sisters and love him very much. We are so looking forward to the days when he can feed himself snacks, crawl/walk, and gain some sort of independence. We know they are coming, its just going to take some time and tons of patience. He is so sweet and his laugh is very contagious. He just loves to be loved!
You guys have been awesome with the donations. We cannot express how thankful we are! We feel very blessed to have such great friends and family! You guys have been so generous and its amazing. We still have quite a bit to raise. The trip and expenses are extremely expensive, and its going to take a long time to raise it all. We know that it is possible with the help of all of our friends and family. The younger he is when he gets the transplants, the better the results. We are hoping to raise the money before too long so we can give him the best chance at the best results. Please keep continuing to spread the word about Cash, and any fundraising ideas that you have please send them my way! Thanks!

We love ya'll!
Morgan and Jesse

Surgery Could Help Blind Baby See

In case you missed it.  Here is the link to Cash on the news.


Surgery Could Help Blind Baby See

Baby Cash will be in the Star Telegram

Hey guys! Just an update. The Fort Worth Star Telegram is coming today to do an interview and a shoot for their paper! They are going to run an article on Cash's story, how cool is that? You guys have been so awesome to us to follow us, support us, and donate to Cash's fund. We cant Thank you enough! Cash has his very first therapy session tomorrow at 3:00. I am super excited about it! Please remember to keep us in your prayers always, and i will let you know who it all goes tomorrow!


Morgan and Jesse Williams

Cash is going to be on the NEWS!!!

Ive only got a few minutes to type this before the crew gets here, so please forgive me for any spelling errors :) Fox 4 News is running Cash's story TONIGHT on the 9 o' clock news! They are on their way right now to film it, we are so excited! What a wonderful blessing from the Lord. Hopefully this can be his big break to get his story out and receive some donations. We got the call at 10:00 a.m. today saying they would like to run his story and would be here at noon. We have been in a mad rush to get the kiddos ready and happy. I will update you guys on how it all goes as soon as its over with. THANK YOU for the support. We Love you!!

Morgan and jesse