Sunday, February 22, 2009

Smiles


We arrived at the hospital today to find Alex awake and feeling better. She's been smiling and crinkling up her little face when we make all the crazy sounds she likes. It's hard to put into words how happy this makes us and what joy we have from the small interactions we've had with our baby girl this afternoon. Tears are just coming down as I write this. We have so much to be thankful for.

The nurses have mentioned that they think she may be upside down which is when they have their days and nights confused. Uh oh, not what mommy and daddy wanted to hear. The past couple of days she has not been awake at all when we've been here but they have assured us that they have some tricks up their sleeves to help turn her back around before she goes home.

The docs have started to turn down some of the ventilator settings and she seems to be tolerating that well. She still has a lot of secretions but they are thinning out and breaking up much easier. All of these signs mean she moving in the right direction. God is certainly answering all of your prayers and lifting our family up. Thanks for sharing in the struggles and in the overwhelming joy we are experiencing today :)

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear this! God is good!
~Auntie Natalie

Anonymous said...

She's looking much better. Glad to see she's smiling and waking up more.

Anonymous said...

I think she is so beautiful. I am glad God is watching over all of you.

Anonymous said...

I agree, God is Good and Alex is beautiful.
Love,
Nana Carol

Anonymous said...

YAY!!! So happy for the Diffee Family.
Lots of Love,

Womacks

Anonymous said...

Wonderful news! God bless you all. Will keep up the prayers.
- Jana Jones

Anonymous said...

Fantastic news!!! God is fatihful!! Cynthia GW

Anonymous said...

So cool. Praise God.

Trevor

Anonymous said...

Beautiful smile....love, hugs,prayers and rainbows.
Aunt Panda, Uncle Jim & Chris

Anonymous said...

So happy to hear this good news!!!

Cat =)

Anonymous said...

Yeah!!! Wonderful news, praise the Lord! Much love to the little trooper, she's amazing.

Josh & claire

Anonymous said...

I'm so happy to see Alex smiling today. God answer all are problem. I will be glad to see her back at the daycar. Love Mrs. Leah

Anonymous said...

So excited to hear the good news! ;) Praying for even more tomorrow! Jenene

Anonymous said...

It's nice to hear some good news! There isn't a much better experience than your child's smile.

Krista and Eric

Anonymous said...

Awesome! We will continue praying for you guys!

-Buddy and Shelby

Unknown said...

good to hear, and see some smiles!
Leftwich

Anonymous said...

Great news! Let me know if ur Life Group can support you in any way. Just say the word and I will rally the troops.

Jimmy Smith