6 weeks, 4 days and still counting

Hey all! Sorry about the LOOOONG delay on getting this messaged up. I was out of town for a few days at a work conference. But Adam seemed to have had a great weekend. On Saturday an old high school friend of his, Holly, who lives in Tennessee made the trip down to Atlanta to see Adam. They got to hang out for most of the afternoon/early evening then she headed back! If I can remember correctly, I think they went and had some more Bdubs! Ha! After Mom and DeWayne left on Sunday morning, Dad asked him what he would like to do, and he said, "want to see a Braves game?" He had been checking out the schedule! They went to the game and the Braves won! They then stopped for a bite to eat and he spent some time talking with Sadie. After that, it was back to the "compound" as he calls it.
From Dad: I saw improvement after the first week here and have seen a marked improvement the second week. This weekend we walked in the park area, uneven terrain, up and down stairs, went up and down escalators, crossed streets, stepped off curbs, went up and down ramps. He had no difficulty doing any of these. He has done well in the short amount of time he has been here. There are new people coming just about every day to the center. And of course, he has made friends with several!

Tonight I was able to have Sadie for a few hours so we connected to Adam via Skype. She enjoys seeing Adam via the web! I'm so glad she's able to still see his face. He looks really good. His scars on his head are really healing well. He said that his therapies are going well. He had to balance a checkbook, write like 15 checks and manage his bills by putting the on a calendar. He said he got a 100% on all this! WooHoo! As Dad said above, his walking and balance seems to be wonderful! He said he also did some push-ups on an angle today and they felt good, but after a while, his shoulder was hurting him a bit!

In a matter of 6 weeks and 4 days, he's made leaps and bounds in his recovery! It's absolutely amazing to see his progress and how God has really been at the center of it. He's a miracle, without a doubt in my mind and I'm so very thankful that God saved him for us and gave us and him more time on this planet! He can't wait to get home and just sleep a few days he said today. But I know first and foremost, he can't wait to see his baby girl! Thank you all for all your thoughts and prayers for Adam and our family! We've made it through this far from all of your support! So THANK YOU!

Jake made the trip down today and he will be back on Friday. Watch out Atlanta the Schrader boys (all three) are on the loose! Keep Jake in your prayers as he travels!

At the Braves game...

Miss Sadie playing outside today...

And our sidewalk art for Daddy!