Josiah had quite a good day today. We gave him a bath this morning and that tuckered him out so he had a sleep. We asked the nurse to help us with changing Josiah's face tapes. It's not the nicest process for Josiah but we tried to be as gentle as possible. For some reason the tapes didn't do their job well today as we needed to remove and add more tape a few times. Thankfully we have a product that makes the tapes peel off without hurting Josiah. Tonight Graham heard the faint sound of the sat monitor alarm going off. When he looked in the crib he found Josiah happily playing with the nasal prongs in his hands (out of his nose) and the sat monitor wasn't reading correctly as the probe had fallen off his big toe. We added more tape.
We had a fun day. Before his nap, Isaac helped to decorate his birthday cake with smarties. It looked great though he was a little disappointed to have to wait to eat his cake. After he woke up he had a great time watching Grandpa F. blow up balloons and let some go. He enjoyed being with his cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents. One of my wonderful sister-in-laws made a delicious dinner for everyone while I had a nap. Thank you!
We brought Josiah out to the living room and he was blessed to have many cuddles and I was blessed to watch him being content in his family's arms. He breathed clearly today and didn't cough much. The nurse told us that it's possible that his larger feeds could cause some extra nasal congestion or he could have a cold. We're praying for clear nasal passages. We don't want to have to suction him. I believe it's very scary for him.
We were very blessed with a visit from members of our church family tonight. The love and support that we have received from our church family has been incredible.
I'm currently listening to a sermon podcast about the suffering of children. Perhaps I'll comment on it another day. It's time to head to bed. Good night. If you are reading this, I hope you know the love, joy, and peace of Jesus.
Blessings,
Elizabeth
P.S. What peace it is to know that we are always in God's hands. Here is "Your Hands" by J.J. Heller:
Hello Elizabeth and Graham.
ReplyDeleteOh that men would praise the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!
For He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Psalm 107 v 8-9.
Your two darling sons brought laughter into my life while reading the blog. First young Josiah made me laugh out loud with relief when Graham looked into the crib and Josiah was pleasantly playing with the nasal prongs, which he had removed as he probably wanted to examine them. I was so delighted at the picture of happy Josiah, as if I was there looking down into the cot also. Then more comedy as the sat monitor had fallen of Josiah's big toe.
I pray to our Heavenly Father, in Jesus' name and in the power of the Holy Spirit, that one day Josiah will be able to breathe successfully without the need for the nasal prongs. In the meantime his nasal congestion clears up and he heals, and has a good and safe night’s sleep along with you all. Thank you God.
I related to Isaac on having to contain his taste buds, and postpone having a bite to eat, after enjoying putting the last smartie on his birthday cake. He had the maturity and sense to do as Mommy said. I laughed in empathy with him.
I discovered Josiah and Isaac's photographs, which I had forgotten to save, in the Tuesday October 9th. Blog. A Sleepy Day. They are two close up photographs of your beautiful boys which I have gazed affectionately at for some time.
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Proverbs 31:28
Love from your auntie Julia.