Joshua's Journey: Day 2

I have never thought about the complexity of the body as much as I have today! We have so many different parts of the body that work together to allow us to function. What a testimony to our Creator! Though Joshua's body is small, things are beginning to function like they should. He has had some heavy diapers and his swelling has gone down, which means his kidneys are doing what they should. They have been feeding him through a tube and he's keeping the food down, which means his stomach is doing it's job. They have continued to turn down the "breaths per minute" on the ventilator allowing him to use his lungs more and more. It's been a good day!
They are thinking that he will probably get his ventilator out tomorrow and they will put a tube through his nose that will still help him to breath, but will be less pressure than the ventilator.

We have really enjoyed everyone that has come by to see us and being able to show Joshua off. The amount of prayers that are being sent up for this little guy really is unfathomable to me, especially those that are praying that don't have a clue who we even are. I have so often taken forgranted the ability that we have to pray, but God has truly touched me in a way that I could never explain through all of you that are praying for our little guy.

On a bit of a funnier note, we have had some students come by to see Joshua, and for those who know my husband, he has quite the goatee, and some of the guys were joking about Joshua coming out with one as well! Because he came early, he has hair on his body that would have fallen off before he was born, and one place he's pretty hairy is on that chiny chin! God's got a great sense of humor!

 

Specifics that you can be praying for:

That his tests results will come back to where he can go off the ventilator and stay off of it.

That he continues to eat well, pee well and sleep well.

You can also begin to pray for his ultrasound that they will do on his brain Monday. That there will be no bleeding and that it's developing like it should.

That we will continue to have the peace that only God can give and that God will be glorified in every step of this journey.