Pray for Release...

I must have been tired tonight or something. I fell asleep without updating the blog. I am at home tonight. Dan is at the hospital with Kateli. About 15 mins ago, our little guy woke up complaining that he is not feeling well tonight; so, I'm up! I've nursed him and put him back down in hopes that he will get a good nights rest. In the meantime, I will update you on today's events...

Kateli continues to make great strides! She was again in great spirits today. When I got to the hospital this morning, she was off the IV and running around like any 2 year old--what JOY it is for us to watch her be. She's got so much energy, it's amazing! Dan mentioned to me that when the doctor came in this morning, he asked him if she had so much energy because of the steroids, or if that was just her--IT'S JUST HER!! Hallelujah! I believe she got some more wagon rides this morning; and she walked around the floor tonight, even as she was hooked up to the IV. Dan says she held her own IV cord as she walked! This is great news, as it has seemed that she felt prisoner to the bed when she was hooked up--no more!

Tomorrow, my parents fly in; my mother in law flies out; and we may be coming home from the hospital. Exciting exciting!! Not for sure yet, but it is a possibility! Kateli will get a chemo drug injection in her leg tomorrow; and they want to make sure that she handles it well before sending us home. Dr K came in this afternoon and talked to us about the protocol when at home; he gave us prescriptions for her medications that we will need to administer at home; which to us is a good sign!

Specific Prayer Requests:

* Please continue to lift up Joshua in your prayers. Little man has lost the sparkle in his eyes with this flu stuff.

* Please pray for safe travels for abuela and abuelo as they fly in tomorrow afternoon.

* Please pray for safe travels for grandma tomorrow as she flies out.

* Please lift up Kateli in your prayers, especially at 11am tomorrow morning. This is when she is scheduled for the injection. Per the doctor, the injection is painful!! Please pray that she would take it like a champ, and that she would not experience too much pain.

* Please pray that her body handles the injected drug well, so that we can come home.

* Please also pray, that if Kateli does get released tomorrow, that we manage to keep her healthy (since her brother is sick)

* PLEASE GIVE PRAISE TO THE LORD. KATELI'S HEMOGLOBIN HAS CONTINUED TO GO UP THE LAST TWO DAYS! SHE HAS NOT NEEDED THE TRANSFUSION! (but don't stop praying that it continues to go up!!)

* Please just continue to pray for us as the Holy Spirit leads you