Quick Prayer Update

Ok, here's a very quick update so everyone knows how to pray for little Katie. She's been doing well still. Kinda hanging in there and healing the past couple days. She's off the respirator and worked out the tube that was down her nose (she's getting feisty). She's also off the sedatives. She's getting a little cranky from time to time and wants to eat. The tube feeding is not cutting it for her. Her swallow test is Wednesday. They will give her something to drink with contrast(dye) and watch it go down to make sure it goes where it should and not anywhere it shouldn't. This is a very important test and will show how she's healed and if the surgery was effective, which of course we are believing it is 110%. If all goes well with that, the tube in her chest will be removed and they will begin feeding her by mouth. Removing the chest tube also means we can hold her again. So needless to say, we're anxious and excited about Wednesday. Keep everything in prayer please. The surgeon thinks she is doing well, and said some would do the swallow test today or tomorrow, but he'd rather not take any chances and let everything heal up well. So just one more long day to get through from a parental perspective of sitting with our little girl and not being able to do anything. God doesn't give us any more than we can handle. We're believing for more good reports. Katie's proving to be a little fighter. I wanted to give the update so everyone could be specific with prayer.

I also received my shower gifts from my Sapphire girls today:) Thank you all so much! It was very generous and very much appreciated. And thanks to Angie because I know you worked it all out and took care of it quickly for us. I think we plan on applying to our bedding so Katie has somewhere to sleep when she gets home:) Ok, thank you all again for everything. You have no idea how much the prayers, encouragement, and support mean to us right now!