Monday Praise and Prayer!

Well, Friday praise and prayer was postponed, as we ended up taking Sara to the ER, and I forgot to write it!

Praise:

• Marcy has had solid bowel movements for a full week now! I didn't realize how normal changing a diaper full of diarrhea, and changing her clothes after every feed had become. I started noticing that sometimes there was just pee, and it was taking me by surprise! I am so thankful that she is doing so much better. The formula has been very expensive, but praise God we have enough donations for a full month! I don't know how long she will be on this particular formula, but I am thankful for God's provision. 

Marcy at 7 months old, weighing 7 lbs, 8 oz. She had only been with us a couple of days.

Marcy in the same outfit, same doll stroller.

She is 1 1/2 years old, weighs 15 lbs, 6 oz and has been with us for almost a year!

• We were blessed to have a team from another local ministry stop by to visit us. They brought us formula, vitamins, medicines and a suitcase full of clothes for the girls! It was a fast visit, but a good time of showing off my girls! 
• We have a professional photographer, and videographer coming!!!! I am SO excited about this opportunity. Two people are coming to spend a couple of days with us, at the beginning of April. Since I just take pictures quickly with my phone, I am excited to see what they will come up with for me! I get so excited every time I think about it! I'll show some off as soon as I can. :)

Prayer:

• Sara. As I mentioned earlier in this post, we took her to the ER on Friday morning. She has sleep apnea, caused by her small head, and we are on a list to have her adenoids and tonsils removed to fix this problem. All of a sudden on Friday she was much worse. While sleeping, she was gasping for air, and needed to be in a very specific position to keep her airway open. When she finally woke up, she was still having some gasping and couldn't seem to keep her airway open. Praise God, by the time we got to the hospital where our pediatrician was, 20 minutes away, she was breathing normally. For some reason, her muscles have become weak, and her tongue has been blocking her airway. Or her adenoids have suddenly become swollen. We're unsure which it is. This means she stays within arms reach of one of us at all times, as I am scared of what can happen. Her surgeon is out of the country, so I'm not sure when we will be able to do the surgery. Please pray that she breathes easily and well while sleeping. Please pray for us as we watch her. 

• Please pray that Marcy's intestines will heal while on this new formula. 
• Please pray for increased speech for Shirley. Her newest word is "que?" when I say her name. It is the cutest thing! I think she will have so much to say, once she can get those words out!
• Please pray for me. For patience and wisdom and good rest when possible. 

Thanks all! Have a good week.