Baby Steps

Hi, again, Friends!

No, Jayden is not up and walking yet! However, he is taking baby steps of improvement with his health. I teasingly say that he's just been sad that Daddy has been gone, so he's been acting up. Now that Daddy is coming home tomorrow, Jayden is starting to behave again! What I DO know is that God is responding to the prayers of so many people and touching Jayden's body.

Yesterday was a good day. I actually held Jayden for about an hour in the morning and then for about 40 minutes in the afternoon. He was alert and expressive both times.

He is now off his antibiotic, and I wonder how much that had a negative effect on him. We also got his biopsy report back yesterday and it was negative! Praise the Lord! According to his blood tests, he has no infections. That's also wonderful news!

With all the good news is also the puzzling realization that the doctors have no answers for why our little guy is having so many problems. They are feeding him again using my milk, but they are doing it continuously so he gets little bits at a time rather than milk in "bulk." This seems to be working much better and as of yesterday he was digesting it very well. Pray that this will continue. We still don't know why he is having trouble with bowel movements. Please pray that he begins to have bowel movements on his own.

He is gaining weight, which is another huge praise. In addition, he's maintaining his body temperature well and yesterday moved to a "big boy" bed and was out of his incubator. I don't know whether he'll still be in his "big boy" bed today since he had to maintain his temperature all night long, but even if he had to return to the incubator, he's close to being out of it permanantly. That makes me smile! :)

Overall, he's doing much better and we are encouraged. Please conatinue to pray for him and the doctors/nurses as they care for and treat him.

Also, pray for Gerson as he travels home tomorrow (Thursday). He leaves Santa Cruz around 10:40 in the morning, goes through Miami (pray he has no complications with his visa and getting back into the States) and Charlotte, then arrives in Indy at midnight. We are anxious to be together again!!!