Plan B

K;
First the good news;
Caleb is 13 lbs 3 ounces! A 6 ounce gain in a week, despite being sick! He is still not quite on the charts, but is moving steadily that way.

Now the not so good news;
Exactly 24 hours after finishing the antibiotic for his ear infections his symptoms returned.

There are some blessings to be noted, we tested for C-dif (the bacteria that caused much of his previous weight gain issues) and that was negative, they also did a chest X-ray to check for pneumonia or Bronchitis and those were also negative PTL!

BUT: The Doctor feels like his weight gain and general health are good but she is a little concerned that the strong antibiotic he was taking didn’t knock out his ear infections. She said she wouldn’t recommend taking him overseas (obviously) UNLESS we can get this under control, she prescribed a longer dose of the same antibiotic (14 days) and wants us to see her after that to make sure he is all better. This digs right into the time we are supposed to be heading to Sacramento.

We tried to push our tickets back one week, still giving us time to get to Indonesia before our visa’s expire but there are no seats on those flights.

So we are going to trust that this round of antibiotics with take care of this infection and continue with our plans as they are with the exception of leaving for Sacramento a few days later. If Caleb’s infection is not gone then we will deal with that then. It is hard to think about already having moved out of our house and packed up and then having to stay longer but we really don’t see any other options at this point.

I don’t really like this “flying by the seat of our pants” approach, I like nice, neat, orderly plans. But obviously God is trying to teach us to TRUST HIM, not our plans. So we are TRYING to do that. Your prayers in all of this are greatly appreciated.

We would also ask you to pray for Greg’s sister, Darcy, who is in Indonesia translating the Bible for the Semandang people. For several months she has been experiencing weakness, dizziness, and chills for several days at a time. She has seen the doctor at the Baptist hospital there and he feels she needs to be seen by a doctor either in the US or Singapore. She is waiting for her Visa paperwork to be granted so she can leave if she needs to. She already has plans to come home in April. Please pray for her health and that her paperwork will be granted quickly, also for wisdom for her as to weather she should come to the US earlier than planned.

Now for a bit of humor: 3 year old Katie has a new word this week, it is “expert” She has told me that I am an expert at cooking dinner, Daddy is an Expert tickler, etc. Well yesterday she told me that Caleb is an expert at crying and spitting up! Yes, he is, and isn’t that a nice way to look at it? 🙂

We are hoping to become experts at trusting God through all the uncertainties and we are so thankful for the way he is molding us into the people He wants us to be.

Thank you again for all your prayers and support!