A New Meaning

Happy Mother's Day to all Mommies! I have to say that I have gained new meanings of what it means to be a mommy not only over the last year but especially over the last few days. I truly know that being a mommy is the best gift from God. In Proverbs 31 verse 28 it states,

"Her children arise and call her blessed."

I have never felt more blessed than I do in these past few days.

Our little princess got a huge treat last night. Her nurse let her venture into the "outside world" of the PICU for almost 20 minutes last night. The best part was that nurse Andrea brought in one of the several wagons around the hospital. It took a lot to contain her excitement while Andrea wiped out the wagon with a disinfectant cloth. My dad described it as this: "She is like trying to control a wet fish right now." She truly came back to life being a little social butterfly as we pulled her around the hospital. She loves the giant animals in the lobby of the hospital and she didn't miss the silver fish hanging at the top of the ceiling.

On a prayer request note, her sugar did go up to 376 last night before I left for the night to get some much needed rest. However, we do praise that the insulin seemed to help out to bring it down to 220. We are also praying that she will rest a little better today and into the coming night. I spoke with Josh (he stayed at the hospital last night with her) this morning he reported that it took them quite some work to get her to sleep last night.

Again, the plan is to transfer from PICU into a regular room sometime early on today. We continue to praise the Lord for all the baby steps of praise in this journey. Thank you for all your continued support, prayers, visits and calls.

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."
-James 1:2 - 3