5/8 update

Just a quick update to let y'all know everything went pretty well today. Carissa didn't nurse very well but woke up nicely at just the wrong times to nurse. I was able to do an interview with her that I will send out Saturday (with pictures). Praise God we heard two things today that are not done deals but are opinions that we really like to hear. Both were by Dr. Gedde, the doctor over her area of level 2 NICU this week. He said he does not expect any long term issues for Carissa and also talked of what needed to happen for her to go home and said his guess was around the original due date of June 8th. How awesome is that? I will talk more about that tomorrow versus what we were told exactly 4 weeks ago today.

• Please thank God that we can begin to discuss what needs to happen for Carissa to come home.
• Pray Carissa starts making progress toward the specific steps to come home.
• Please continue to pray for Dante and his mom, Misty.
• Thank God for the safe delivery today of Callie Grace Lucas to her parents and our great friends Randy and Stacey Lucas who had Callie at home today by themselves, as well please thank Him for a good MRI today for Travis who had a concern pop up a couple of weeks ago. Travis underwent surgery, radiation, and chemo for a brain tumor last year.
• Please pray God continues to get the glory for all the progress that Carissa both has made and will make.

If I was Randy I would hide those Little House on the Prairie books from Stacey if she gets pregnant again...but that is probably just the envy talking.

Thanks so much for your prayers. I have so much bottled up from being thankful to our Almighty God for what He has done that I might have to write it in the next day or two. Pamela and I were discussing today as we drove home from the hospital how we could possibly suitably express our thanks enough to God. He only asks for our all and that doesn't seem like enough.

Since we received a verse this week both from Travis and our good friend/surrogate mom from Mesquite, Cherree Cowan, it makes sense to share it tonight: "I will both lie down in peace and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety."
Psalm 4:8

Yours and His,

Terry