waiting

Psalm 130:5-6
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
My soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning.

Tonight I brushed my teeth with a green toothbrush. My toothbrush is purple. Purple for PJ – not too difficult to remember though it seems that even remembering to brush my teeth at all is too big a task these days. The days seem to be running together. Trying to balance a meal for my kids seems impossible. I am afraid they may turn into chicken nuggets. Even Matt commented today that I ordered fries for the girls and myself. I don’t even like fries.

Tomorrow we will talk to the doctor and find out if an end to Emory’s NICU stay is in sight. I thought for sure she would come home today. I washed everything yesterday and put a sheet on the bassinet mattress. I even laid out a burp cloth in the place her tiny head will go. And I put yet another hat out to try on. So far three have swallowed her entire head – face and all.

The nurse told us to bring a car seat up to the hospital. They are going to do a “car seat challenge”. Another milestone before she will be allowed to come home. She must stay in the car seat for an hour with continuous respiration. This means she has to keep breathing. Apparently it is common for NICU babies to stop breathing in their car seats or different positions. Who knew? Hopefully, we pass the car seat challenge.

The nurse also gave us a card today for a good pediatrician. We are very grateful for this as we know no one in this area.

No tests were run on Emory today, but she remained in the NICU. Her nurse informed me tonight that she was one of three babies that will be moved to the Intermediate Care Nursery sometime in the next day or so depending on staffing and nurse to baby ratios. However, she did say Emory was not the next candidate to go. Someone is before her. We haven’t visited that nursery yet but are sure it is just as wonderful as where she is now.

Tomorrow we hope to have more answers. We have many questions. What are you currently watching? What progress does Emory need to make? When will our family be together – home? All these questions seem so simple to answer yet I am left so uncertain. The only thing that brings me hope is knowing how good God has taken care of us through the first days of this journey. He has orchestrated it all so beautifully. One day, we can tell the whole story when you have time, and you can count with us the many miracles we have known.


Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Psalm 20:7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7