Tomorrow!

Hi everyone! 

Tomorrow is the big day, and I am actually excited to say we are doing okay. We were at TCH most of the day today, and many of our questions were answered. We found out some things we didn’t know we didn’t know. For example, Emma Grace is having a valve placement, not a replacement. Who even knew there was such a thing? 

Emma Grace threw up when she looked at all the blood they were taking. She’s not a fan of needles. And needles attached to vials of blood, well that was all it took. Giving blood was one of the first things she did. It was smooth sailing from then until the child life specialist told her about all the tubes and lines that would be coming in and out of her body in various places. I’ve never seen Emma Grace’s eyes widen so much. We assured her of two things. Some would be gone before she even knew they were there, and that is why there is pain medication. 

Tim did the best he could do in his wheelchair. His knee is swollen due to lack of attention today. Tomorrow we will have to be a bit more vigilant. 

Carson hung out with Grandma Doe today and had a ball. Thank God for grandparents. 

Speaking of God, we are resting in some Scripture and His promises. We are breathing through this and taking one step at a time. We are completely out of control in this process, and that’s okay, hard and painful (even gut-wrenching) sometimes, but okay because we know there are bigger things at work. God is reminding us of His goodness and faithfulness.

If you come to visit, (and we do love that we are loved!), please know that we might be in our own little worlds and may not be our usual bubbly selves. Well, I’m not sure either of us would ever describe Tim as bubbly, but you get the idea. Also, we love the texts and emails. I’m not sure we’ll be able to respond to each and every one, although we wish we could. We will update the blog as often as we can, and we have set up a carepage. The link is http://www.carepages.com/carepages/HeartyTimeswithEmmaGrace Check us out there, too. 

We are walking through this as best we can, and we are grateful you all are along with us for the journey.  

Much love, 
Amy