Little Miracle Man

Do y'all remember this? (and this, this and this?)
Last August, our dear friends, Tommy and Amber, had their sweet boy, Miles. Right after he was born, his body didn't make the switch to breathing on his own. Long story short, he was place on a ventilator. He got an infection in his lungs and he had punctures in his lungs.  The next morning they were transferring him to IA City to be place on ECMO which is basically machine that takes over for the heart and the lungs so they can rest/heal and it circulates and oxygenates the blood. That morning, Tommy and Amber were called to say good bye to their son b/c no one thought he would survive the trip. They were given a lock of his hair as well (if you haven't seen pictures, that kid has PLENTY to spare!). For various reasons, they couldn't fly him, so the took him by ground. He died twice on the trip and was revived twice (How amazing is our Lord!).
He was placed on ECMO and was one of the sickest babies they had ever seen. They were hoping to keep him on for a couple of weeks. I think it was 2 days into it, he developed a brain bleed from the anticoagulants they had to give him while he was on the machine. Basically, they had to take him off after a few days. By God's grace, he survived the transition! Miles was in the hospital for a couple of months before they let him go. Along with his lung/breathing, he was having some heart issues as well. (I know I'm missing alot of details on this, so you'll have to check out their blog for the full amazing story)
Basically, that amazing little boy turned ONE YEAR OLD on August 6!!!!
They have had a long road with him, he still has some breathing issues, and has had surgery on both his stomach and his jaw due to some formation "issues" with his jaw/mouth. He doesn't talk yet, but boy does that little man smile! He's crawling too and is just as cute as can be (did I mention the hair??)!
They still have a bit of a road ahead with him, but compared to where he was, or where he could be? There are no words!
What amazing people Tommy and Amber are. I know they are tired and have just been through so much this year, but they have been such an encouragement and example of God's awesomeness to so many people!
If you want more updates on what is going on with them, you can check out their blog http://www.theflinnfiles.blogspot.com/
For now, I took these pictures off of Amber's facebook b/c you HAVE to see what a miracle this little man is!

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