Ask and You Shall Receive...

This is why we ask...

In the last blog, Jeff and I were at a very low point...we asked you to be praying that Jacob would improve and work his way off or close to off the ventilator. That this was the only way the surgeons would move ahead with the second surgery. The surgeons seemed to think this might take months. That was two days ago...

As of last night...The attending doctor came by Jacob's room last night around 7:15 and informed us that Jacob has made such great progress on the ventilator and said, "He is not where I expected him to be." He also said that he had talked with the surgeons and told them about how far Jacob was off the vent, and they seemed to think the second surgery may be some time next week. I think everyone is amazed. But we know who is doing the working...

The Lord says, "Ask and you shall receive" and we asked you to pray for those specific things...Thank you for praying for our son! We cannot explain to you the gift that you have given us by just being fervent in prayer for Jacob. Because of your prayers we get more and more days with our precious Jacob. We get to change diapers, read stories, pray with him each night before we leave, and watch him touch lives of the nurses and people around him. What a precious time we have had...more than we could have hoped for. But at the same time, we ask God for more. So, humbly, we ask you to continue with us in petition to God for our little one.

Keep praying that Jacob will grow stronger; that his heart will continue to pump blood to his lungs and not strain because of how small his right lung is. Pray that during surgery, his liver will tolerate being in his abdomen and that he will be patched up in his diaphragm. Keep praying for his right lung, that it will expand and grow new tissues faster than the doctors can explain. Also, that after surgery, Jacob will be able to bounce back and that we can be on the road to recovery with fewer downhills on this part of the roller coaster.

On another note, we had some wonderful moments with him in the last few days. We got POOP! I know it's silly, but that means that everything works. Our nurse on Thursday was overjoyed with us in that moment and said, "Thank you God for Poop, Amen!"

We also got to see him open his eyes, look around, and begin to be more alert. This is because they are weening him down on his sedation and pain medication, and he is tolerating this well. Enjoy these pictures of our little JET!

See those beautiful eyes!!!

Here's all our contraptions in the room...we're high maintenance.

A picture of Jacob with his zebra and the oscillating vent behind him...

the vent is what we need to get rid of...