I am very sorry that it has taken me an entire week to blog again. I have been so busy. I promise to work harder at blogging more
often in the future. Bear with me as my
life is pretty crazy. It’s a good thing
that God is at the steering wheel! This
has been a big week for our family. We
have grown in many ways. It is amazing
how God directs life. We sometimes do
not understand why things have happened but God has a plan for each one of
us. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that
in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been
called according to his purpose.” This
is such a great promise and reminder!
Everything happens for a reason.
Everything happens for God’s reason.
This week Jacob and I started doing a couples devotion. In Delaware, our Sunday school teacher
stressed the importance of growing together in God. He used the analogy of a triangle. God is the point of the triangle and the
husband and wife are the points at the base.
As the couple grows closer to God, they move up the lines of the triangle
to reach Him. If they move closer to God
together, they also move closer to each other.
If one moves closer to God, he or she moves farther away from his or her
spouse. We decided that it was way past
time for us to grow in God together.
Anyways, we have been learning so much with this devotional time. I encourage you to do devotions with your
spouse or significant other! You will reap the benefits! We
are able to support each other, keep the other accountable, and grow in godly
love. God is doing great things.
Jordan has been doing pretty well this week. We have been praying through his issues and
we have seen some improvements and answers.
He has had a few bumps in the road though. Last Friday was our first day of Kangaroo
care. We were so excited for this
moment! Jordan had a rough time with the
transition from the incubator to my chest.
His oxygen saturation levels were all over the place. We were actually able to hear him cry for the
very first time. Once he was settled and
all tubes were once again connected he did great. He enjoyed his time and his alarms actually
went off because his oxygen levels were too high. It was such an amazing experience to finally
be able to bond and cuddle with this sweet boy!
He is still very little and it feels like I am once again a brand new
parent. He just feels so fragile. His looks are deceiving though! He has the
strength of God coursing through him!
What a mighty God we serve.
On Monday, it was Jacob’s turn to have some bonding time. Jordan had a much more smooth transition from
incubator to daddy. Things went very
well for the first 30 minutes of their cuddle time. They had to place drops in Jordan’s eyes
during the cuddle time since he was going to have an eye exam after we
left. About ten minutes after they did
the drops in his eyes Jordan gave us all a heart attack. For some reason he decided to stop
breathing. His oxygen saturation went
down to 8% and his heart rate went down to 58bpm. Here he is cuddling on daddy’s chest with all
the drs and nurses trying to get him to breathe again. What a frightening experience. What lasted only about 60 seconds seemed like
a lifetime. It made me very thankful that
Jordan is in a place where he can receive the necessary quality of care. All I could do was stand there and pray “Please
God help him breathe NOW!!” The doctor
explained two reasons as to why that can happen. Sometimes babies have a reaction to the drops
because they do not like how it affects their eyes. This can cause them to stress and affect
their breathing. The other reason was
that Jordan was maybe just too comfortable on daddy that he forgot to
breathe. The dr showed us some
techniques to ensure that we are engaging him and stimulating him during our
kangaroo time so that he still has to actively think about breathing. I pray that we never have to experience that
again.
On Wednesday our cuddle time was perfect!!
Thank goodness we finally were able to have a great session. He didn’t have any problems during the
transfer and kept his oxygen levels stable the entire time. He made cute little baby noises for me and
seemed to just be really comforted by our cuddle time! I was able to cuddle with him for about an
hour and a half!! Such a great way to
bond with my boy. Jacob gets to try the
cuddling again tomorrow. I pray that
things will go just as well for him.
Jordan has a few things going on with his health. His ROP moved up to getting checked twice per
week because they noticed that it was getting a little worse. His current eye status shows that his ROP is
still very mild and he does not need treatment at this time. They will continue to monitor him twice per
week to make sure it does not progress negatively. Jordan has another infection but it is
mild. The culture shows the same
bacteria that he had about a month ago, pseudomonas. The antibiotics seem to be clearing it up
rapidly and it doesn’t seem to be causing issues in his body. Jordan went from a high level of breathing
support with the ventilator to a low level of support with the CPAP. Since he has been off of the ventilator he
has only gained one ounce. He should
have gained half a pound or more. The
doctor thinks that this is because he is working very hard to keep his oxygen
saturation up and he is burning too many calories. They are treating him by raising the support
on the CPAP. It still occasionally gives
him a mandatory breath through the nose mask so that his breathing can be
comfortable and he can use more energy for gaining. We need him to gain weight in order to heal
the CLD (Chronic Lung Disease) in his lungs.
They can repair themselves but they need to grow. Please keep this in your prayers.
Jason has finally been showing an interest in potty training! Hooray!! I have been waiting for him to show me when
he is ready because it’s not like I really have a bunch of extra time on my
hands. Lol. For the past two days he has peed in the
potty several times! He doesn’t have a
dry diaper yet though and he doesn’t usually tell me until after he goes but
progress is progress. He gets SO excited
when he actually does go. I think he
really enjoys the praise! I love to watch him copy the godly examples that we
set for him. If one of us is doing devotions
then Jason goes and grabs his bible and pretends to read from it. The other day I looked up from my prayer
after I had finished my devotion and Jason was sitting in his booster chair
with his hands folded and his head bowed.
What a precious little boy! I pray that we can be great examples to him
and lead him to Christ as it is our duty as his parents.
We received our assignment this week.
We will be heading to Seattle, Washington. We are really excited about this but we were
not expecting it at all!! Now we can
begin planning and preparing. The base
is connected to the army base and they have a great medical hospital that
provides all of Jordan’s future needs. I
am looking forward to spending more time with Jordan. This should be a smooth transition with only
one direct flight. We are going to need
to buy cars when we get there and find housing.
We have been researching away since we found out and we know that God
will work everything together perfectly.
He has the perfect house, vehicles, church, and situations for our
specific needs according to his plans. It
really is amazing how much less stress you have when you let God handle it
all. My burdens are light!
The only thing that seems to be not working out so great at the moment is
that I have to quit school in the middle of my program and pray that my credits
will transfer to a new school. I have
been going through University of Phoenix for my teacher certification program
but Washington State does not accept my program for licensure. Transferring to another school is my only
option to continue. Pray that God would
make this transition smooth and allow me to finish my program without too many
wasted classes. I am looking forward to
the break from school while I transfer though.
I think I need some rest to regain my excitement. I haven’t been very motivated for school
recently. It is all in God’s hands.
Lord I thank you for this day and this week. I thank you that we have received many
answers to prayers this week. We are so
thankful for the 6 week notice of orders.
It is really nice to have the extra time rather than only 2 or 3
weeks. I pray that you give us the
motivation to accomplish everything we need to do and that you would guide the
transition and direction of our lives.
Help us to allow you to lead us.
I thank you for sweet little Jordan.
I ask that you would help him to gain weight steadily and healthy. I ask that you would heal his lungs and give
him a complete recovery. Allow him to
have no lasting problems with his severe prematurity. Allow him to be a testimony of your power and
allow us to be the voice about the miracles you are working in his life. I pray for Jason and his potty training endeavor. I pray that you would give us patience and understanding. Help Jason to work on his skills and become a
wonderful big boy! I thank you for the
time I am able to spend with my husband in our devotions. I am really enjoying spending the time
growing in you with my partner in love.
I ask that you would give us the strength and wisdom that we need for
each day. Help us to follow wherever you
lead. Prepare for us the things we need
in Washington and make our transition smooth.
I ask all these things in your name, Amen
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