Molly

Many of you know there have been some things going on over here. But here is the latest. I first want to say that the Lord has been really good. I "just happened" to be reading I Samuel yesterday morning as part of my devotional and I came across the story of Hannah. She asked the Lord for a son and promised she would give the child to the Lord. I was really convicted about giving my children to the Lord. Sometimes I worry (I know... shocker!) and it's all vanity. Because my children are in God's hands and He will do what He wants with them. So yesterday morning, before our hectic day began, I gave my girls to the Lord. That may seem like a small thing to some, but it was big to me.

That being said, here's what is going down. Molly developed a cold a few days ago. Given that I was diagnosed with Pneumonia, I wanted to make sure she did not get it. So off to the doctor we went on Tuesday. They decided the easiest thing to do is take her to get a chest X-ray to see if there is infection. We did. The findings were, no Pneumonia. Thank God. However, she is very congested and VERY unhappy. They did find something else though. There is an abnormality with her lungs that the doctor felt needed immediate attention. So we went to the Peds Pulmonologist yesterday.

He was concerned first off with her breathing. Her pulse Ox was 94, which is a little low. Still safe, but low. So we came home with 2 meds for the nebulizer, 2 oral antibiotics and a steroid. Hopefully she will be doing better in a few days. As for the x-ray, he didn't seem too impressed. He has ordered a CAT scan to get a better look at what is going on. This very well could be a birth defect that we never knew about and we would go from there. As you all know, the unknown is the scarier part. So our next step is the CAT scan. She will be sedated for that, which I know is necessary. But I will admit, I don't even like giving Tylenol, and pumping her with meds just makes me sick. But still, thank God for modern medicine.

My prayer is that this gets resolved soon. Peter's family comes next week and Peter and I were supposed to go away. I hope that will still happen. Because 2 nights with him sounded like heaven and I am really looking forward to it. Molly is a little crazy when on some of the meds, so I pray too that that gets better. She screamed for over an hour last night. Being held AND in the crib.

As for me, I am feeling better heart wise. I am dragging, but that is a combo of motherhood, stress and the meds. I hope that I don't ever come off whiny or complaining. God is so good. I could have a child much worse... or 2! And I have a Comforter when many don't.

I will keep you posted. Oh, and no pics for a bit. Our new camera is busted already and it's being fixed. :( Sorry.