Whirlwind of Activity

I am so sorry it has been so long since I last posted.  There is so much to share.
We are still on a long slow process of trying to get Nathan to eat.  We increased the time off IV nutrition to 8 hours off, then 12 and now we are at 14 hours off nutrition (8 of it is off the pole).  He eats better when he's off the pole, and when I feed him.  On a good day he will eat 3 to 5 ounces total for the whole day.  We were told we would get to come home on the 11th of November.

On Monday at lunch I started having a lot of pain.  By Monday night, it was excrutiating and i was sure it was my gallbladder. I went to the ER, and was admitted to the Saint Louis University Hospital.  I had an ultrasound Tuesday morning, and my gall bladder was inflamed and the stone was lodged in the neck of the gall bladder.  I was so nauseous, it was overwhelming.  I could not even keep down water.  Monday night to noon on Wednesday when I had my surgery to remove my gallbladder, I was not allowed to eat or drink.  I had lots of jello and chicken noodle soup that night, it has never tasted so good.

There is so much preparation for Nathan to come home (to my mom's house).  We will be in Saint Louis for another 6 months for follow on treatments.  I found out today that Nathan will now be coming home on the 10th of November.  I am overwhelmed. The rule of not lifting over 10 pounds or bending over for six weeks . . . . it's quite frankly a joke.  With a 3 year old and two days left to deep clean the house . . . no rest for mommies. 

So I need to go clean . . . but a huge praise and a quick prayer request.  The notification of the huge bill from the insurance company, they were billed for $293,000.  We were waiting to find out how much we would owe, and we will only have to pay a little over $1,000.    God is faithful, and we are so blessed.  Please pray that God will work out the details for my job and that I will be able to work remotely.  Please also pray for us to trust God with our finances, and for the Lord to continue to strengthen our marriage.

Thank you everyone for your prayers!