Another setback

It’s been a good day overall; I preached this morning to a full sanctuary that was packed with visitors in town for graduation open houses, Father’s Day celebrations, and the five (!) professions of faith today.  It was a joyous day, filled with heartfelt song… thanks be to God!  Now onto an update about our Glory girl…

On Friday, Gloriana had another Brady.  So that set her back a couple more days, moving her estimated home arrival date back to Wednesday.  Just a few minutes ago, we received a phone call from the hospital; this morning, while taking a bottle, Gloriana spit up quite a bit and had a rather strong Brady.  Her heart rate dropped quite a bit and her blood oxygen saturation levels dropped, too.  It took about 30 seconds for her to return to her normal levels.  The nurse said they would be moving her from the transitional care unit back down to the NICU so that they can keep a closer eye on her.  The move downstairs shows that she’s farther from coming home.  At the very earliest, she would come this Friday.

We’re a bit discouraged.  Tomorrow marks five weeks since birth, and we were really hoping Gloriana would have been able to come home this past Friday.  This has been a trying time for us, and our patience is wearing a little thin.

And yet we know that God’s still in control.  We’re thankful that our little one will have a bit more attention in the NICU, and maybe they will figure out why she continues to have Brady’s as she nears her due date (next Sunday, the 27^th).  We’re glad, too, that the medical staff isn’t sending Gloriana home before she’s ready; we would be heartbroken if anything happened to her because we pushed for her to come home too early.

So we continue to hold on and cling to the faithfulness of God.  God is good, all the time.

~Jeff