Wednesday, April 2

Good news-
There have been positive changes with the ventilator the past couple days. This means Toby's lungs continue to improve and although he still can not breathe on his own, they are steps in the right direction. He also continues to do well with his feedings. Plus he was much more touchable today. His evening nurse even had me give him a partial sponge bath tonight and he did very well with it. (Don't any of you other kids get ideas about going almost a month without bathing)

For continued prayer-
The doctor says that the duct in his heart is still wide open. Tomorrow, he will begin the third and final round of the drug treatment. On Monday, he will have another ultrasound to check the results. At this point, there is only about a 10% chance that it will close. So the doc advises that we should be mentally preparing for the possibility of surgery next week. Pray that Tobias' heart will be healed and that God will be glorified whatever means He chooses to use. It puts me in mind of the verse where Paul says- "I planted, Apollos watered, but God made the increase." (The NEH version) I have certainly seen these past weeks that however much the nurses and doctors and hospitals do, it is always God who is the ultimate actor/ effector/ causation. I am struggling for the right word. But basically, if He doesn't do it, it doesn't get done. How true- "In Him we live and move and have our being." (Acts 17?)