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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Nothing Short of a Miracle!


No, I'm not talking about me finally blogging or even the price of gas being super low, although these too are miracles, but I will tell you of a couple other miracles. Many of you know that my two brothers are inactive from church...well, both of them attended church last week. When I first heard, I almost didn't believe it. I asked if there was a baby blessing or missionary homecoming or something they forgot to tell me about.
My one brother went because he was on a trip with my mom and respected her enough to find a ward for them to attend. The other one, I found out today, has been going for about a month or so due to an encouraging friend. Even when I arrived at my parents today and asked where he was, they said he was doing his hometeaching and would be back in time for dinner.
Words can't express how thankful I am!!!! I'm thankful to a loving Heavenly Father who answers prayers and sends people into our lives who can best help us; as well as, the guy who befriended my brother and helped him come back to church. It renews my hope for my other brother although it would take a lot more for him to come back to church.


The other miracle, which no one really knew about (because I failed to blog about it), is that my sister just had her fourth girl, Tessa Grace, this past Monday. Of course...this is much more a miracle than people realize because the baby almost didn't make it. Although my sister practically went full-term, the baby has always been smaller than what she should be at each of the check ups and so they were going to deliver the baby a week or two early. Even then the baby came earlier because at the last check up, two days before my sister was due, the doctors discovered that there wasn't really any amniotic fluids and they would need to deliver right away or the baby would suffocate. Needless to say the baby survived but is not out of the danger zone yet. She was born weighing a whopping 3lbs. Smallest baby I'd ever seen! These pictures may give you an idea of how small she is but still don't do any justice.










My sister gave us an update today at our family dinner. She said this past week Tessa's had some problems eating and keeping food down and lost about 40 grams. She's been moved to another hospital where she can receive more one on one care. After running some tests they realized that the problem was that she'd been fed too much. too fast which caused some intestinal problems. The nurses were only giving her about a teaspoon and a half (which really isn't much of anything) but it's just that her stomach is so small. Poor girl had to have her stomach pumped to relieve some of the problems. She's been doing a little better since then and has gained 12 grams making her way back up to 3lbs. I guess that's why I consider her a miracle because even with everything she's been through, she's still here with us!

5 comments:

Wendy L said...

Ooh Erika. She's adorable. I didn't even know your sister was pregnant! And your brothers, that's awesome! So much to be grateful for. We need to do something soon!

Heather Atkinson said...

She's beautiful! Congrats to your sister and to your brothers too, I hope everything will continue to look up for you. :D

Lindsay said...

Ooh, she's such a little cutie! No pun intended. Congrats! It's cool to hear about your brothers too! I hope that everything will continue to go well. Hope that your day is awesome!

Diane said...

I feel so bad I didn't get much of a chance to talk to you at family dinner Sunday. I didn't know about your amazing new niece. She is a beauty, like her aunt! And such great news re your brothers. Little miracles are so amazing and keep us going.

The Candlands said...

Update, update, update! I am sick of stalking you!