Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. Not much has happened. Payton is still holding her own which is good. She had her eyes open a lot yesterday. She is getting an ounce of milk an hour which is also good. We had arts and crafts in here yesterday as well. Child Life services here in the hospital came, and we got a mold of her hand and foot. Then they pour plaster into the mold, and you have a beautiful (lifelike) relief of the image after.
Aaron went home on Thurs. night and returned to Rochester last night. Classes at UWEC are starting on Tues., and the students/staff are gearing up to get the get the year started. So yesterday Aaron, our other staff, and student leaders surveyed around 1000 freshmen and passed out cups with our Crusade info. on them along with cans of pop! - a really great turnout! Aaron plans to go home on Sun. night to help kick-off the school year next week. (Hello to the UWEC students - I miss you all so much!) Grandmas and Grandpas are visiting this weekend, and I am just enjoying sitting with Payton and reading to her. We are now on book 3 in the Little House series, Farmer Boy. Aaron has enjoyed segments of this book - especially hearing about the hefty meals they used to eat :). It seems on Tues. they'll do another echo (ultrasound) on Payton's heart and maybe try to pull her back/take her off the ECMO again. So that's where we're at right now. Again, THANK YOU so much for your prayers - the waiting gets hard, especially not know what the outcome will be at the end of it. Much love, the Joneses
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Love you guys and look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Sara
Heather, we have not stopped thinking and praying for you! We will especially pray for the Lord to be quick in finding the right heart or in healing her so she doesn't need one! I looked at holly's pictures of you guys and they are AMAZING!!!!! I have always wished we would have taken pics of Abby when she was about that old. :) Payton is absolutely beautiful! All 3 of you look SO great! I hope hitting campus is refreshing for both you and Aaron and that the Lord draws you closer to each other even being apart for awhile. Glad to hear she's been more and more alert and awake. Still praying you'd be able to hold her SOON!!!!
We are still praying for you! It must be so hard to balance work with all that is going on with your little girl. My prayer is that you can take that opportunity as a blessing knowing that you are doing what the Lord wants. I will still be praying for strength for both of you being away from your baby during these times. You are both showing such faith! You are an encouragement for all of us. Your faith inspires us!
Heather, Aaron, and Payton,
It was good to see you and spend a little time with you a week ago now. Know that we continued to pray for you all throughout our vacation last week, and continue to do so even now. You are all precious to us, and we love you!
Karen & Brian Johnston
We continue to think of you and pray for you daily. We will be praying for you this week with Aaron back on campus for a few days. It was great to see you, Heather... and to see your love for Payton expressed in so many ways! She sure is one special little girl to have parents like you! You are dear to us...
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