Tuesday, July 29, 2008

True Miracle!

I had to write this down while it was fresh on my mind. Our doctor, who is a strong christian man, just called a little bit ago. After he told me what changes he was making with the girls today, he said, "let me ask you something. Who are your prayer warriors." I said, "well, I have to admit I don't even know them all." I did tell him about all our missionary friends, church family, our family's prayer chains, our friends... we had no idea really how many prayer warriors we had. He had told me before when Taylor had been sick that he knew we had some awesome prayer warriors. This is the part that brought tears to our eyes. After asking us that, he said he had never heard of a baby surviving a second bout with group b strep. I, of course, thanked him for not telling us that last week. He was going to do more research to see what he could find out about recurring strep b. We mentioned before that strep b can be fatal in infants, but hearing how fortunate she really is struck a chord on our heartstrings. Praise God Almighty!!We are overwhelmed with His mercy, grace and love. It shows us all the more that He is in complete control! We know God is already using these girls for His glory, which is what we prayed for their lives since before they were born. We know He has big plans in store for them. Taylor is doing much better, but still needs your prayers, since she's still not 100%. Another side effect of strep b can be brain damage, also. We can't know right now whether that's the case, but pray it's not. "Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much." James 5:16- Thank you prayer warriors!

Monday, July 28, 2008

Doing Better!



Taylor and Kamryn are back in the same room once again! Taylor is doing remarkably better, but still not quite 100%. She weighed 5lbs 12ozs tonight. Just to show how much she was swollen, last night's weight was 6lbs 4ozs, believe it or not, and some of the swelling had already gone down by then. The nurse told us the other day that she was fortunate to be in the hospital already, because she got sick so quickly and Strep b has a very high infant mortality rate. We know God has been taking care of these little girls, because they have been very fortunate with some of the things they've faced. Taylor also got put back on the nasal canula and is doing well as of tonight on it. We're praying that by in the morning, our sweet Taylor will be acting more herself. Kamryn is still a little peanut at 4lbs 10ozs, but she continues to do really well, taking full bottles when she eats one every other feeding. We put a couple more pics on so you can see how big they're getting. Please pray for Taylor's health to get continually better, and for Kamryn to not have any setbacks. Thanks you so much for praying. God bless!