NICU Day 2

So if you are looking for excitement....today's post is not necessarily the one for you. Myles did a lot of sleeping which makes this an exciting day for us. He needs as much rests as he can get before his surgery tomorrow and has gotten a lot of it. The only excitement for him today was that they weighed him (he lost a few ounces but most babies do that).  Another area of excitement, probably only for his parents and nurses, is that he has been having plenty of dirty diapers. This is great because with some CDH babies the way their organs are pushed around there are problems with digestion and so forth. We even got to change one of his dirty diapers before we left and he "christened" us. Don't laugh, you try changing a diaper of an infant with wires and hoses all over and not cause him any more stress (that's our excuse anyway).

Maelyn and Levi are doing as well away from us as Myles is doing with us. That is a huge burden that has been carried mostly by their Grandma Gordon so far. We got to have family night with them tonight since Missy has been discharged from the hospital and we live too close to stay in the Ronald McDonald house. Living too close has turned out to be a good thing (at least for today). We got home in time to eat dinner with them and take them to the ice cream shop for some Superman ice cream and just hug them and kiss them a lot. We missed reading to them before bed and singing and praying with them just before they fall asleep. They are just as much of a blessing to us as Myles and they are doing fantastic while Myles needs us.

There are so many things that we took for granted with our other two children that with Myles we can only give God the glory for. We praise Him continually throughout this journey and ask you to as well. I do continue to ask you to pray for Myles, especially tomorrow, but also please be purposeful to praise our great God and Savior who continues to bless us. We also cannot thank you enough for your prayers. We know that It is because of your prayers that Myles is doing so well and it is very humbling and moving to know how many people are praying on behalf of Myles and our family. Thank you so much on behalf of our family. To God be the praise and glory (Eph. 1:12).