Sweet sleep

Praise God from whom all blessings flow ... we slept last night!  Isaac slept until just before 6:00 AM and Josiah awoke as I was giving him his 6:00 AM meds.  It was a lovely surprise to be in my own bed when the alarm went off this morning.

We went to the local hospital this morning for Josiah's monthly RSV injection.  Two nurses each gave him an injection in his thighs at the same time.  Josiah did fairly well.  Unfortunately, due to Josiah being on an anti-coagulant, we needed to put firm pressure on the injection sites for five minutes and then I needed to give him his enoxaparin shot and hold that site down for another five minutes.  Josiah is not a fan of this process.  She was born in Romania so she was quite surprised to see a map of Romania hanging on the wall in Josiah's room.  Graham was in Romania several times before we were married.  I'm afraid we haven't redecorated since the room was an office.  It wasn't Josiah's room until we came home as he spent his early months in our bedroom. 

Isaac had a better day today so I'm hoping this is a short cold.  He doesn't like not being able to go in the "baby's room."

The physiotherapist was here today.  She was very pleased that his lungs sounded so clear.  I was with Isaac while she worked with Josiah but she told me that Josiah stayed on his tummy longer and held his head higher and turned it from side to side more.  I asked her about next steps.  She said that babies usually roll from their tummies to their backs but to do that they need to be able to push up with their arms.  Josiah can't do that yet. 

I did a big grocery shop yesterday and made a meal tonight.  It felt great to peel and cut up vegetables and make dinner with a recipe.  It's also nice that Isaac ate his whole bowl and asked for more.  (Obviously broccoli was not a key ingredient in this meal!)  It feels good to do some normal things. 

A friend of mine told me that she heard her almost two-year old over the monitor when he woke up.  He was praying for Josiah, asking God to help.  Wow!  My dad told me a quotation by Oswald Chambers: "The meaning of prayer is that we get hold of God, not of the answer."  So many people have been praying for us for so long.  I hope you are coming closer to God.   

The wound care nurse is coming tomorrow afternoon.   
 
Josiah was quite tired today.  I saw his paediatrician briefly at the hospital this morning.  The nurse practitioner had contacted him with her thoughts about his swollen face.  He told me that it could be a sign that the pulmonary veins were becoming more obstructed.  I thought there would be congestion in his lungs when that happened but he told me that congestion would eventually happen but not necessarily right away.  Neither Graham or I noticed more swelling but perhaps it's because we see him every day. 

The paediatrician also thought that it would be fine to move to giving Josiah his milk every four hours after I told him I would speak with the dietitian regarding the schedule, later this week.  The question will be whether or not he can tolerate larger feeds.  The primary reason would be to enable us to get a little more sleep by going to bed earlier.

Thank you very much for your prayers! 

Blessings,

Elizabeth

Matthew 11:28-30
Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you.  Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light."