HOW MUCH LONGER?

Day 5 and we are still at the hospital as of Tuesday morning. I see

how the Lord is using this to work empathy in my heart toward families

who have endured days, weeks and even months with their children

receiving care. We are weary and tired. We are so ready to see our

own beds, eat our own food- hec, I'm excited about cooking. The good

news is that Seth has picked up a few new "tricks" since he's been

here- he's saying, "Ba" for ball and has started throwing the ball to

us and even following some simple commands. It's amazing how new ears

make such a difference! He's waving to anyone that we pass by or

comes into the room and can now pull up on anything. He even started drinking through a straw….big boy.

Now the technical stuff- we're waiting on "sensitivities" to come back

on his ear culture to tell us what drug will exactly kill this

infection. We are PRAYING that it is something oral that doesn't

require IV so that we can go home AND because Seth has been through 2

IVs already and stuck more than 7 times. His little veins keep

collapsing because he moves so much and his veins are so, so small.

Here's what you can pray for today:

-that drug sensitivies come back today and an oral antibiotic is found.

-that we can go home.

-wisdom for Joel and I in making decisions for his best interest in

the event that we are asked to stay another night.

-peace for Ella- she misses her mommy SO much and is starting to

struggle a little.