Thursday Night (7-2)

The day went well for Kade. He had a good day of rest and was much more at ease. While he still gets fussy, moans, and cries a little when the nurses have to complete the daily duties, a loving hand from can usually calm him in just a few minutes. Kade is going to have another first tomorrow. To error on the side of caution the Doctors have scheduled an MRI. They will be looking at his brain to see if there is anything is out of the normal. Kade's organs were under a great deal of stress during the first few weeks and they want to make sure that everything is well above the shoulders.

Kade has been getting a small amount of formula in his tummy over the last day. Kade was no small boy to begin with before this all started. He loved to eat and in fact he preferred to feed himself. Cheerios, bananas, peaches, or pretty much anything you would put in front of him he would eat. So finally getting something in his belly again must feel good for him. They are up to feeding him 6 ml over an hour. It takes 30 ml to equal 1 oz, and Kade would have a 6 oz bottle every morning at 6:30 in Daddy's arms just for breakfast. So he is starting very slowly and gets another ml added every 8 hours.

Hanna got to come up and see Kade today. It was great to have everyone in the same room again. It's also been a blessing to have one of us be with her at night and get her ready for the day. She does mention to both of us the she just wants to have Mommy, Daddy, and Kade all home together. So we pray with her at night for God to heal Kade and bring us back under one roof soon. Grandma Ruth was down today to check on her little man, she was so happy to see him look so well. Hanna headed back to spend the 4th of July with Grandma in GI. It's always hard to let her go even for a few days. Prayers do get answered, not always the way we want them to, and not always as fast as we would like. He hears our prayers and knows what we need, he holds us all in his arms and gives us the strength to carry through.