This sweet girl is a miracle.....and we are so thankful!! You would never know she was in the hospital a little over 2 weeks ago! She is all smiles (except for her 2 year molars coming in....but I don't blame her, it hurts). She had a few days of sleepiness and about 5 days of a sore right leg (where they entered her groin to get to her heart) and woke up one day ALL better.....
And this little guy is heading to kindergarten in a few weeks. Only thing I can say right now is "I sure hope someone is there for me to hold my hand when I have to let go of his"....I am already so emotional about it! He is growing up so fast. He even buckled his own belt you see in the picture....he can do it "all by himself"....
Just one more shot of our sweet baby girl....who is turning 2 in a few months....(sigh)....time sure flies when you're havin fun!
Life is precious....
We are home....
After a long 24 hours in pre-op, heart cath lab, post-op, another post-op, ICU and another room, WE ARE HOME.....and thankful to be well enough to be home. WOW - is pretty much all I can say as to 1.How God worked through this trial, 2. All we saw and how many very sick children there are at the hospital, 3. How well Naomi is doing not even 24 hours post-op.....God is so good!
Naomi's heart is functioning better....not perfect or even mild- but rather ieal and moderate.....her pressures that we wanted to read between 25-30 went from 100 to 50....still high but better than before and she compensates well and is thriving. Her aortic valve will likley need to be replaced and we will address that as she grows. We are hoping for many years until we come to that......
There are reasons the Lord allows these trials and some I see today and some I may never see this side of Heaven. Naomi and I bonded (as I slept IN her crib for 10 1/2 hours with her snuggled into me), we met a brave little girl named Leanna battling cancer, I was able to see first hand the sickness some children go through and better understand what parents of ICU patients endure, hoping to return to my ministering to Kosair patients again soon......
Amazing God we serve.....truly amazing. He has me speechless most of the time.....He is truly the Lord of my life...and I pray He is yours too!
A long but victorious day....
Naomi is resting well tonight. She had her heart cath with angioplasty today and did great. It took about 3 1/2 hours with a 2 hour recovery so she has been through a lot!!! We are both in her crib in the ICU right now, resting and trying to block out all the noise around us. We are so thankful for friends who are keeping Nate for us for a few nights...he was sad that Naomi had to have surgery but SOOOO excited he got to go and stay with friends
We hope to go home in the morning....assuming the night is uneventful, as it has been since recovery. She is a trooper, that's for sure.
No energy to post pictures right now....long day. I'll post some soon.
Much love, and know we are so thankful for your prayers and encouragement!!
Psalm 29:11
The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.
This is my verse for the week. As Naomi goes in for her heart procedures tomorrow, I know it will not be an easy thing to hand her over to the nurses an doctors; however, I know my God is bigger than my fear and jitters. He loves Naomi more than we do!! He ordained her to be our daughter and former her in the womb and knew this day would come. How comforting it is to me to KNOW without doubt that He will care for her.
We will be in touch with her progress (and some pictures, of course - I can't help it).....
