I remember when we were younger, and dad and mom asked us what we were thankful for. I remember coming up with a couple things and running stuck. Its a bit of a different story on the evening before Thanksgiving :) What a great and glorious God we serve!
Just wanted to give you a bit more of an update. Melanie is doing great...to those who are coming from Iowa this week, if you read this before you get here, dont plan on seeing her move much....she's really drugged up. Morphine is her friend right now, and thats all she knows.
When she came out of surgery, she started out doing amazingly well. Now she's doing....we'll call it...good. She was on room air for quite a while, and they continued to lower her vent settings, nearly every hour. Her blood gasses were looking better than they ever have, and there was even a whisper of taking her off the jet ventilator tonite.....now, its a bit of a different story, which is fine. Had she went off the jet vent tonite, she may have set a new record. Our neighbor, Heather, said something very true tonite. She said that the kids typically start out really good coming out of surgery, and then tail off a bit, having somewhat of a honeymoon time just as they do right after they are born. Now, her blood gasses arent as good, and she had to go up on her ventilator again. Looking like she will be on the jet vent for a few days for sure, but thats ok and expected.
Tomorrow, Im hoping we can get you some pictures of her cut on her back...It to me was surprisingly big. We'll see how things go with family coming....Just know this, if nothing is posted tomorrow, please dont worry. No news is good new, but we'll try to post something anyway.
So please, spend some time with your families, eat a bunch, and be thankful for everything the Lord has provided for us all...God has truly been good to us. Looking back over the year, think of all the blessings God has given you, and see the power in the God we serve. All the way down to the molecules of air that we breath (which according to the drs and nurses, its about 21% oxygen if you were wondering)...I know Im gonna hear a story about some kid praying to God, thanking Him for 21% oxygen over the few days :) Thats the only reason I added that...
Love you all!!! Have a happy Thanksgiving!!!
We are soooo thankful for all of your prayers and support!!!
The Westras
2 months ago
9 comments:
Many prayers and blessings to you and your family! Happy Thanksgiving! We all have a lot to be thankful for.
*hugs*
Tania Witter
His mercies are new every morning, huh? Remember that we are called to be thankful in all things, even more than for all things. You guys know that probably better than most. So thankful for His mercies towards you and little Miss Melanie! Enjoy your time with your families!!!
the Pastoors
A Blessed Thanksgiving to you, Jeff and Nicki and daughters. God is Good. Happy to hear your family is coming from Iowa. That will be a great Thanksgiving for you. Enjoy your time with them.
BTB and MTB
Hi Mrs. Westra -
I hope you are doing well and hope you have a good Thanksgiving. I'm praying for you, I hope I can visit with you soon.
Clayton
Glad to hear Melanie is doing great. Yep this is very tipical of kids after surgery. I think they are still feeling really good from the surgery drugs and then those wear off and reality sets in. Keep her on the morphine a couple of days and she will bounce back. (It is hard to breath when you are in pain) Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Enjoy your family
Jane
We hope you had a wonderful weekend celebrating Thanksgiving with your family. So many blessings, admist the struggles, bring the rainbows. God bless to you all and giving thanks there are parents like you in the world.
Hugs,
Lynn, John and the crew!
Mr. and Mrs. Westra
It's me Jessica Mossner
I was just looking at your blog and the pictures of Melanie and I just wanted to tell you that Melanie has more hair then my sister Madison when she was born.
Sincerely,
Jessica Mossner
Jeff,
I can hear your voice as I read: "eat a bunch." Thank you for keeping us informed.
Jeff
hey Nicki Melanie sounds like she is doing well. And you are right it is hard to keep everything in perspective, our will is not always Gods will,yet we always end our prayers thy will be done Lord. We can see that God has a purposae for Melanie already, sometimes we don't even know our own! We are always thankful for the care we all receive from the lord each and every day. We'll talk later give everyone a hug. grandpa from Iowa
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