September 26th

I know I didn't write a post yesterday, but yes, we are still here at the hospital... There just hasn't been anything new happening, we are basically just waiting to be released now. Chris asked the doctor this morning when he thinks we'll be able to go home and he said maybe Monday, so we'll see...

Elijah is still playing like crazy and starting to be a real stinker again :-P Today he was pretty cranky, I can tell that he is more than ready to get out of here! He doesn't have much freedom to just go and do whatever he pleases. He's also cutting a tooth so he has been grumpy about that as well.

I forgot to mention the other day that he got his first vaccine ever. I'm not entirely happy about it, I still wasn't decided about whether I wanted to vaccinate him at all. However, after everything he's been through the doctors were really pushing it and I actually do agree with them that in his case, he will most likely benefit from them. He didn't get sick from anything that we could have vaccinated him for, but it is just scary to us and to the doctors that he got so sick, so fast. So we hope to be a little more prepared if at all possible for future problems. I still don't like the idea of vaccines and I'm not going to do all of them. This is a personal choice, some people might criticize me, but I have to do what I think is best for my child.

He's doing a lot better with his physical therapy, getting really close to where he was before he got sick. Not walking yet, and still a little unsteady on his feet, but he can pull himself up and stand for a little while. I am amazed at how quickly he is progressing. I don't think any adult could bounce back as quickly as this little kiddo. Even after my c-section I don't think I recovered this quickly! He's so strong and so brave, it just melts my heart.

We are really getting anxious to get out of the hospital now. It wasn't so bad before since we didn't know when he would recover. But now that he is doing so well and we know that he is healthy enough to go home, it is so frustrating to be stuck here! But the end is in sight and when that day does come, I have no idea how we are going to pack up all the food and clothes and food and toys and food and books and food we have here!!! Did I mention we have a lot of food :-P Thanks of course to the wonderful friends and even some new acquaintances from our church. We have been so well fed! We have also received numerous monetary gifts and we are so grateful for that as well. I hope to get out individual thank yous to all, but for now I just want to say, thank you so much!!! We are so blessed.

And of course, if I have not mentioned it before, we are so incredibly grateful for all the prayers and encouragement we have received. We ask that you continue to pray for Elijah and for us. We can never get enough! The Lord is so good and so faithful to answer our prayers!

I've noticed that adding pictures to my posts has been a real hit, so here's another one for you all. Here is Elijah getting a bath and discovering the greatness that is bubbles :-)