Jordan is 6 weeks old
today! I am so proud of him and so grateful to God for Jordan’s progress and
growth. God has blessed us so much with
this little miracle! It is crazy to
think that Jordan had all odds and all statistics against him; but he had God’s
plan for him. This just shows how
powerful God is and how awesome his power is.
It is strange to think that I should be 29 weeks pregnant right
complaining about all the uncomfortable things that come with pregnancy, but
instead I am loving on my baby boy and watching God’s work change our lives
completely. I am so thankful for the
blessings that we have been given. Jacob
and I are nowhere near perfect and we definitely don’t deserve God’s grace but
He gives it as a gift and promises to stay by our sides while we carry out His
tasks. We only have to trust our hearts
to Him.
There is a big difference between
religion and Christianity. I often hear
people say that they are not religious so they do not pray. My response to this is, I am not religious
either. Religion is about rules and rituals
that a person must do to obtain salvation.
Christianity is about a relationship.
Ephesians 2:8-9 says “For by grace we have been saved through faith and
that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works least anyone should
boast.” This means that salvation cannot
be obtained by works. These are God’s
words. No matter what you do, you are
not going to be saved unless you believe in Jesus with faith and commit to a
personal relationship with Him. We are
all sinners. Not one person is perfect
except Jesus. Once you whole-heartedly believe that Jesus died on the cross to
save your sins and you ask Him into your life to have a relationship with you;
you have obtained your salvation. You
will never lose your salvation. Once you
officially and whole-heartedly belong to God, he will never leave you nor
forsake you. I do not pray because of
religion…I pray because of my relationship with my savior.
Jordan was doing better today.
Yesterday his CRP level was at 2.4.
This morning it was 1.4 CRP. This
is the test that shows his inflammation response level. Normal is 0.3 CRP. It is continuing to drop. We are so thankful for this. Based on this progress, the doctor was able
to switch Jordan back to SIMV. This is
the ventilator that allows Jordan to breathe on his own with support. They are also able to slowly lower the oxygen
concentration back to normal. Jordan
will continue the antibiotic to finish fighting the bacteria. Since he was just transferred back to the
SIMV ventilator this morning, his oxygen was not quite stable yet. The doctor was changing settings and trying
to get the machine to match Jordan for the best success. I am so thankful for doctors who are wise and
truly care about Jordan’s immediate care and future care. Everything they do for his treatments are
done after considering all options and weighing all variables. They consider how each treatment will affect
his future rather than just consider the current moment. They started the steroid treatment to his
lungs to begin weaning him from the ventilator.
Since Jordan has Chronic Lung Disease (CLD); he needs the steroids to
help repair his lung tissues faster so that he can come off of the ventilator
faster. Lord willing, he should be able
to come off in about 8 more days. Pray
that God would time everything perfect to allow Jordan the best health and
circumstances.
It was really cool to see him on this ventilator because we were able to
see which breaths were from Jordan and which ones were mechanical breaths. The SIMV ventilator helps Jordan breathe independently. When Jordan begins to inhale, the machine
provides the oxygen concentration and the pressure for the breath. If Jordan doesn’t take a breath, the machine
gives him a mechanical breath. I think
these machines are so awesome. Medical
care has definitely advanced with technology.
Praise God for new research and growing medical advancements. Jordan was breathing independently a little
more than 50% of the time. The doctor explained
that Jordan’s breathing is still shallow so he needs the assistance of the
ventilator still. They are optimistic
that they can wean the machine and encourage Jordan to breathe alone in the
next 8-11 days so that he can be off the ventilator. This is the goal. Jordan is also on a new
medication that is an asthma treatment.
It is supposed to stimulate his brain to make his lungs work. Jordan looks so much bigger now and a lot healthier. I can’t wait to cuddle him in my arms and
smother him with kisses!
Jacob and I are going to try to get back into our healthy routines of
exercising and eating right. Pray for us
as we work on this. Health is a goal
that we have for our entire family. I
need to lose some weight and make some changes.
We are going to start slow and do things together. I am so thankful for my life partner. I am so thankful for his support. We both deal with emotions differently but
when we need to come together and sort things out then we do so before we move
on. God created us to be the other’s
life partner. I really like who you
picked for me, God! ;) Jason had a good day.
He really does enjoy his cars and trucks. I also love to watch him play with Lucy. They are like best friends at home. They chase each other around, get into things
together, and steal each other’s toys.
LOL. I look forward to when
Jason, Jordan, and Lucy can be playmates!
Lord I thank you for your salvation.
I thank you for leading me to you through your people. I praise you for preparing me for this
journey. I praise you for supporting me
and my family as we do your work and walk the steps that you have planned out
for us. I ask that you would continue to
strengthen Jordan. Please remove the
infection completely. Bless Jordan’s
lungs and allow them to continue strengthening and healing. Allow him to increase his breathing strength
and frequency daily so that the doctors can take him off of the ventilator as
scheduled. Your timing is perfect. I ask that you would be with Jacob and me and
give us rest and endurance. More than
anything we want Jordan to be home with us.
We know that it is in your plans for us to walk this path and we pray
that we do so humbly. We ask that you
would use our voices and help us to tell this story to reach people for you
lord. Give us patience and grace. Thank you so much for our two precious little
boys. I pray that you would allow us to
look back on this one day as just a memory.
I ask that you would bless the prayer quilt project and allow your love
and grace to encompass everyone involved and everyone praying. Thank you for providing a strong body of
believers to support us and strengthen us.
I pray that you would use my words to plant seeds. Praise your name for continued progress with
Jordan. Be with Jason as he rests. Continue to help him grow and develop his
imagination. Give us the strength to
become more serious with potty training and give Jason the patience to deal
with us. Give us rest and prepare us for
tomorrow. In your name we pray, Amen.
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