Baby Lily

Thank you for your prayers for Baby Lily. Holden and I saw her Mom and Grandma yesterday at Egleston They said the surgery was postponed as Lily had some complications and doctors did not think she was strong enough to endure it. So she is resting in the CICU and is now stable. The hope is once she's regained some of her strength they will be able to proceed with the surgery. These little babies are amazing. They are a constant reminder to me of the inner strength we all have. And some days when I am complaining about the little things, I think of what babies like Lily and Holden have had to endure! I am sure God has big plans for these little ones!! I'll keep you posted on Lily's progress.

Holden is doing well - just dealing with teething this week. I'll write more soon.

Prayer Request

I have a favor to ask all of you. One of Holden's little friends, Lily, needs our prayers. Long story short, Lily was born with a heart defect. We met her and her family while in the CICU, a couple of days after she was born. Her bed was across from Holden's. In order to correct her heart defect, Lily has already had a couple open heart surgeries. She is now nearly 8 months old and had another scheduled surgery last month. She had been recovering in the step down unit (private room) when she came down with pneumonia. Since then she took a turn for the worse and was moved back into the CICU. Things have been very touch and go over the weekend and they've decided to do another operation tomorrow to try to replace the valve in her heart. I can certainly understand the fear her family is facing. Fortunately Lily, like her buddy Holden, is a little fighter and can make it through this. You have all been so kind in praying for Holden so I hope that you don't mind me asking you to say an extra prayer for Lily. I will let you know how she is doing as soon as I get an update. Thank you and God Bless.