Continued Improvement

Sara continues to have good days. Up to 1.5cc per hr, and will be increased to 2.0 this afternoon. Her oxygen is down to 4.0 lpm and 30% O2. Again, trying to get down to 1.0 lpm and 21%.

The dr was discussing this next week, ultrasounds, CAT scans and eventually an MRI. He mentioned the neurologist, the fact that he doesn't come to meet the parents unless we ask for him. But then he said, you will meet more with him after you go home. I asked - "So it looks like we will be taking Sara home?" He said - Yes. She is doing good and unless she changes for the worse drastically, we should be looking to go home after 35 weeks. Can you believe that? In a matter of days we go from talking about comfort care and DNR's to going home. Is God amazing or what!

We do want to get excited, begin planning her room and talk about her coming home, but there is a tinge of doubt in the back of your mind. You know the fear of getting your hopes dashed. But we have decided if we believe the dr's when they give bad news, then we should just as much believe them for good news. Better, we should believe in God. We prayed this past week that God would take this decision out of our hands and let us know what He desired. With the positive CAT scan Thursday and her successful surgery it seems as if God is speaking loudly - I want Sara Rose to live! So we praise Him and walk in that.

Had a good day at church. It is hard not to preach out of this situation when it so consumes your mind and thoughts. I pray God would take His word, through our situation and do a work in the lives of our church. The kids get to go to VBS this week and they are psyched. Jennifer goes for her 2 week check up tomm, her incision is looking much better. Well, gotta get the kids in the bed and then off for our nightly visit. It is so nice to look forward to going to see Sara, rather than dreading what news you will hear next. What a good couple of days. Here are some things you can pray about:
1. Pray she will be able to take a bottle, we are weeks away, but we are just praying for God to take care of this
2. Pray for CAT scans and ultrasounds this week to amaze the drs.
3. Pray for Sara to get to breathing on her own
4. Pray for her to move from continuous feeding to regular feeding times.

Thank you all, this blog thing was started to keep family and friends updated without feeling the tension of calling. I am continually amazed at the number of people and locations who are praying fervently for Sara. Keep it up, you're awesome!