Good things

And the answers to prayer this week aaaaare:

1. Lower blood pressure--it's been lower the last few days.
2. Normal electrolytes--so far, so good!
3. Head drop seizures--two today, one yesterday...keep praying. The doctor wants to see zero head drops for a month before we start weaning off zonegran.
4. Lots more facial expression--this is THE major answer this week. She is smiling, and her eyes are twinkly. This is a huge answer to prayer. She even grins when I say silly things, which is more than the blank stares I get from my other kids. Juuust kidding.
5. She is using her hands and arms more--but way more is needed.

So--some really good changes this week. But along with more happy expression is coming more screaming. I'm not sure why she feels compelled to crank up the volume, but it is hard on the ears. Again, please pray she nix the noise. The other thing we still need help with is SLEEPING. We really need some uninterrupted sleep. Is that an unreasonable request? I know some of you would like some uninterrupted sleep too. But, seriously, it's would be very cool if Bill and I didn't look, act and feel so pathetic in the morning.

Changing the subject a little... I'm starting to think about the holidays--which I have to admit triggers more melancholy than cheer at this point--so I asked the kids to come up with their Christmas lists. I limit the kids to three things, one of which they might see under the tree if it costs less than an IPOD or a cell phone. Olivia wrote something up pretty quick, and gave it to me. I thought, "Great, short list, probably means reasonable requests..." Then I read it: "Olivia's Christmas List: I want Annie to be healed." Hmm.

Jean


Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. 1 John 5:14-15