Saturday, May 12th

Things are going better--we had a calm evening yesterday, and today is going well. Annie had her best "alert" day yet yesterday, and she's expressing herself more--crying like her old self, if you can imagine that being a good thing. Emotions are controlled by our brains too, and the way she expresses herself, the "real" Annie, seems to be emerging more and more every day. I'm reminded about your comment, Maurita, that you're praying that she giggles. I guess crying like her old self may be a precursor to the giggling. I'm hoping! Anyway, thought I'd give you a brief update that even though we're still working on the details from TOP to BOTTOM, things are still improving.

Yesterday, I also heard from an old friend, Cindy, whose little girl had a kidney transplant a few years back. She had been tube-fed, and they struggled with the throwing up thing too. It was so good to commiserate with someone who's been there. She had lots of encouraging words and ideas for us. Thank you, Cindy!

Have a Happy Mother's Day all you moms--hug your kiddos and thank Jesus when they cry!

Love, Jean