tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325155872024-03-13T01:12:48.685-05:00Junction BarkersWe are Co-Pastors for two wonderful communities of faith in the Hill Country of Texas.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-54874457907890235242009-12-11T15:44:00.005-06:002009-12-11T16:29:06.207-06:00What a Difference a Year Makes<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuXa1HEOJ8G8UPYK31AjsKSk_939gECCriucg7owU8C4DxnjM_P0cpVsZBP4X_8yJCF5GW4SeBayIZ4Bqm1R3jYBID5isp8glCJtvCf-rD83l9huR7o38a2bqjABwbTVLX5EByg/s1600-h/DSC_1540.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Today is Zane Ethan's Birthday</span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It is really hard to believe how far we have come in a year. Last year we were worried, confused, and scared; but we were also comforted, cared for, and lifted up. Today we have two beautiful healthy children. God has blessed us in so many ways. This year we are especially thankful for the family, friends and strangers that carried us with their prayers and support through the tough month of December last year. Listening to the Dr.s and Nurses at St. David's hospital in Austin we truly believe that we experienced a miracle. 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/></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-54675653284846051462009-12-07T23:50:00.004-06:002009-12-07T23:54:48.455-06:00Maranatha!<div style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTrbEkZKpbKnIvxcMmN-QVZyCxwn9tidTSf_AzpT8MNPxITz8pKAoBASvVLNebeRdLw_PWpm6QVvjuwOrUYphwcu3ssOES3F4v5kkLvu7_Y4sPwpWWxoHF1lbZYh-gukAuiCaYA/s1600-h/4167496177_ab48191d84_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTrbEkZKpbKnIvxcMmN-QVZyCxwn9tidTSf_AzpT8MNPxITz8pKAoBASvVLNebeRdLw_PWpm6QVvjuwOrUYphwcu3ssOES3F4v5kkLvu7_Y4sPwpWWxoHF1lbZYh-gukAuiCaYA/s400/4167496177_ab48191d84_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412738767929080386" 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text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">As a pastor getting ready for Christmas means planning sermons, and making sure that worship is meaningful and pointing us to the coming of Christ. Not just the baby in the manger but the second coming when the Kingdom of God reaches its fulfillment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">
<br />However as a father I am really enjoying my 3 year old's excitement as Christmas approaches. She loves it all. We had some snow the other day and she yelled "It's Christmas", I had to tell her that it doesn't only snow at Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">
<br />I guess the big challenge for us will be how do we help her become just as excited about the real reason for the season. We have time and she is enjoying playing with her little people manger scene. That gives us some opportunities to tell the story. That is when she and her baby brother are not fighting over baby Jesus. (There may be a sermon in that.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">
<br />My prayer this week is that as we progress toward that blessed day that we truly appreciate the many gifts that God has provided for us and that we are excited and looking forward to Jesus with that same excitement that our children have as they wait to see Santa.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">
<br />The early Christians used to greet each other with the word "Maranatha" which literally means "Come Lord Jesus!"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">
<br />Maranatha!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--><span style=";font-family:";font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >One of the most beautiful Psalms of thanksgiving is the 100th Psalm. </span><o:p></o:p></span> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture." Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations." <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Even with all that is going on with the economy, the war on terror, and our own personal trials and tribulations; I believe with all my heart that we are a people and a nation that has truly been blessed by God. Of all those who "give thanks to Him and praise His name" we should be at the top. I’m convinced that if we were to make a list, we would find that we have much more for which to be thankful than just our material possessions. Like you, I’m sure, my list would include the major things life, health, family, friends, and the nation we live in, despite all its flaws. But even more than that, I’m thankful for my salvation, my church family, and the grace that God showers upon me each day. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Our introduction to Junction was a prayer service held on Tuesday September the 11th of 2001 at the courthouse. My wife Laurie and I had just arrived in town about 30 minutes before the service was to start. We met several of the other ministers and their wives. As we talked about it afterward Laurie and I were glad that we had arrived when we did. We are very thankful to have come to a community that shares a unity in Christ that is not found in other places. It is not common to have Christians from so many different faith traditions all come together and worship as one in the body of Christ. With Jesus we have so much for which to celebrate on Thanksgiving.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thanksgiving Day is my favorite holiday.Mainly because it doesn’t commemorate a battle or anyone’s birthday or anniversary. It is simply a day set aside to express our nations thanks to God.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">In 1789, George Washington made this public proclamation. (Now I will quote only a little part of it, "By the President of the United States of America. A proclamation: Whereas, it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor, - and "Whereas, Both Houses of Congress have by their joint committee requested me `to recommend to the people of the United States a day of Public Thanksgiving & Prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God.’<span style=""> </span>"Now, Therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be. . ." So read the very first Thanksgiving Proclamation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This week we pause once again to give thanks. And one would assume that because of the example of our forefathers, and because we today have so much, that we would be an extremely thankful people. But it is often just the opposite, isn’t it? The more we get, the less thankful we become, the less mindful of God we become, & the more we want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=""> </span>I think that the 100th Psalm was written to deal with that attitude, to remind us of our need to be thankful. I think also that there is a real danger in this season of determining our thanksgiving on the basis of how much we have. "Do I have enough turkey to gorge myself sufficiently? Is my money in the bank secure? Am I healthy?" And we let these things determine whether we are or aren’t thankful. The Psalmist says that all of these things may change at any time. They may drift away, or they may burn, or someone may steal them. The only thing we have for sure is our relationship with God. And that is what the 100th Psalm emphasizes. Just scan the Psalm it reminds of that the basis of our thanksgiving is the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Oftentimes the place where we meet to worship God is called a "sanctuary," indicating that God is there. But God is everywhere. He is with you as you drive on the highway. He is with you when you work. He is with you as you care for your children. He is with you every moment of your life. That is the source of our thanksgiving, isn’t it? I pray that this will be a meaningful Thanksgiving for you all.<o:p></o:p></span></p> Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-74374499387175934012009-11-23T12:55:00.001-06:002009-11-23T12:55:44.701-06:00Zane and Mignon Christmas Card<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mignonsdad/4127010180/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/4127010180_97fbf31e95_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mignonsdad/4127010180/">20091122-DSC_0079</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mignonsdad/">mignonsdad</a></span></div>I think that we will use this one for our Christmas cards. The kids sure were in a good mood last night.<br clear="all" />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-29870686160774062352009-11-22T22:27:00.001-06:002009-11-22T22:27:23.700-06:00Zane and Mignon<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mignonsdad/4127212262/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2784/4127212262_05244cd69e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mignonsdad/4127212262/">Zane and Mignon</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mignonsdad/">mignonsdad</a></span></div>The kids are growing! We are looking forward to a Thanksgiving trip to Bridgeport to see Laurie's family.<br clear="all" />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-15589194421744254702009-03-04T10:11:00.005-06:002009-03-04T10:22:40.239-06:00The Baptism of Zane Ethan Barker<div align="center"> On Sunday March 1, 2009 Zane Ethan Barker was baptized. His father and mother and a special friend, the Rev. Holly Hasstedt presided.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlam4SFbr8vdZPiHSFEnMEoP6bA_LHC-6XMxSsLd_Pfj5hc_inZfiMueqEwYS5aSDwTIPVCGTsRYhnEYWMd0EGcnfueTzPfPaHK9uIQx5BgyAsqNb84H8nLihpd5QLKGZg7ABLuQ/s1600-h/IMG_0355.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309366575552781970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlam4SFbr8vdZPiHSFEnMEoP6bA_LHC-6XMxSsLd_Pfj5hc_inZfiMueqEwYS5aSDwTIPVCGTsRYhnEYWMd0EGcnfueTzPfPaHK9uIQx5BgyAsqNb84H8nLihpd5QLKGZg7ABLuQ/s400/IMG_0355.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309367576765483762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigdjyqBHyVZ63dKbJSYzb7SvlXGfrRaSuRi09E_d-Y3FZ9zkXjdrei5Ri6Gq-bYn_PQ4nutichFz0ZQOMJTZzm0ZGJWLXf4iaxk07SJ0HfRyA9JrXy5wYqNDP9Ol86Nb_g9necA/s400/IMG_0374.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309368082654895426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y7cbzDxHjSWdMFOgEeXCdk6Q70j9MNXj4z2jor0Qm0Mf2ZgeSelECPrgz5n9LTgAObAsZHNujKcWY9zs5SZ8oGS5gzsrCIG_aJX_cRu8Njuzb1AMPnuHO_6PtuNJb8_XMEZiyg/s400/IMG_0409.jpg" border="0" /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-30938031149942692182009-03-04T09:33:00.002-06:002009-03-04T09:42:19.889-06:00Getting Started AgainHi All,<br /><br />I know that since we have returned to Junction that we have not put any effort into updating the blog but starting this week we will try to get at least one post up a week. Both children and Jim and Laurie are doing well. Keep an eye out for new posts and pictures.<br /><br />JimJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-72207360622149625552009-01-14T11:57:00.000-06:002009-01-14T11:58:44.089-06:00Midweek Devotion from the story of Jonah<div align="justify">Read Jonah chapter 4.<br /><br />What is it we think of when people mention the story of Jonah? I guess a lot of people think about the fish. Others think about the plant that grew and then died. We tend to remember the stranger things, don’t we? My personal favorite part of the story is when the king requires the animals to repent, and wear sackcloth! Yet it is very easy to hear these parts of the story and miss what is actually going on. The story of Jonah is quite funny, it’s true, but underneath the humor God has some very important lessons to teach us.<br /><br />When things don’t go according to our plans there is trouble. Talk to the business man who blows up because the plane he is supposed to be on is canceled or overbooked. Talk to the salesperson who can’t make their quota of sales for the day. Talk to the parent who blew up in the middle of grocery store because the two kids cannot control themselves and are bothering everyone in the store. Talk to yourself when things just don’t go your own way; you know what I mean. But since when do things always go to plan?<br /><br />And for Jonah, it would be just perfect if the Ninevites that he tried to run away from were all struck dead by God. It would just be perfect if God would wreak vengeance on that bunch of no-good tormenters of Israel, for they have treated Jonah’s people badly. They have slaughtered them and made life hell. He wanted payback. And that is what he preached “40 more days and Nineveh is toast!” (3:4). Notice his message was totally negative and with no good news. He knows God is angry with them, and he wants just desserts for them. That Jonah is angry, goes without saying, but the Ninevites responded to God, they believed God and repented with all seriousness with prayer, fasting, sackcloth and dust (3:5) and when God saw what they did and they had turned from their evil ways, God had compassion and did not destroy them (3:10). Mercy triumphs over judgment! Awesome grace of God was beautifully displayed. And we know that yes, God is angry, He is horrified by sin, yet He will graciously forgive if anyone will turn and plead for mercy. That has always been the case and will always be the case. So God was no longer angry at Nineveh. But someone else in story remained angry, Jonah, flew into a rage.<br /><br />Here he is the one who knows personally the grace of God. He had just been rescued from his own grave and even said “salvation comes from the Lord” yet he couldn’t really stomach what he confessed. That salvation really comes from God. He was angry at God, I wonder if we are ever like that? Jonah knew about the Character of God. He prayed to God, “I know what kind of God you are. That is why I did not want to come here. You are gracious and compassionate; slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. That is why I tried to run.” Jonah feels like these are horrible people and they deserve judgment. He does not want God to show mercy to these people. Perhaps the people will slip up and he will have a front row seat for their destruction.<br /><br />God caused a vine to grow and give him shade. It quickly appeared without any nurture or help from Jonah. Jonah was happy for the first time in our scripture. The next night God sent a little worm to kill the plant and Jonah was right back to being angry, pouting n the hill side. God sent a hot wind and Jonah stayed alone on a barren hillside and wanted to die. He was not willing to go back into the city or head for home. He just wanted to pout, over the mercy of God for the City and for the loss of the plant. God ask him if he had reason to be angry about the plant. He says yes and that he wanted to die. He sounds like a spoiled child. God says that he on the other hand has had everything to do with the creation of this great city and people. Shouldn't God care about them?<br /><br />Jonah has been angry with God and only submits when he feels forced and is a stubborn and harsh representative. He only serves God at a minimum level and has no joy in his work. He does not really care about what God wants, he wants to control who God will touch and save.<br /><br />When are we like Jonah? Where are we in the picture of God’s kingdom today? Are we happy to be working in the kingdom? To we appreciate his efforts on our behalf. Do we resent his work in the lives of others? The story of Jonah is about a reluctant prophet that God uses in spite of his flaws and attitude. God’s work is our work. We are called to look where he is working and joyfully join him there.</div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-49259410784115365352009-01-10T20:05:00.003-06:002009-01-10T20:27:27.527-06:00It is good to be home!!!<div align="justify">It is so good to be back in Junction. I cannot put into words our gratitude for all the prayers, calls, cards and visits over the last month. We were gone for 32 days and it sure felt longer. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Mignon arrived from Bridgeport today and was terribly excited to meet her little brother. She just loved touching and holding him. She thought that he was a doll at first. She has pulled out all of her toys. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Tomorrow we are going to start some rearranging and turn the room that used to be a carport into a play room for Mignon and all of her toys. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmDJIVqmcP0NT_qjVV0Uhb7fUhO1myGkhgRQaAl9lzYcAfxi3DJ3sVhhJjWN5u_KTIEqMdhyI3-pNDIngWPQSEU3eN9zfOh0iPSsz47WCbBXR6-lSGxGbOZXkFR7_vAzIL0ebMw/s1600-h/DSC_1953.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289854321381815410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmDJIVqmcP0NT_qjVV0Uhb7fUhO1myGkhgRQaAl9lzYcAfxi3DJ3sVhhJjWN5u_KTIEqMdhyI3-pNDIngWPQSEU3eN9zfOh0iPSsz47WCbBXR6-lSGxGbOZXkFR7_vAzIL0ebMw/s400/DSC_1953.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfugtmFIvno98fy4Wr13HmRnLUnuYr1WrZnNaIuEs1p8yAOPXZYuqIy8WUCnCZsWhMI7lUAdPgyep6hrGkK5yWaJmkTXfUs-gQnqHk7R25cAmndMLpR1Hh7afem-mdjQTnkoFJMg/s1600-h/DSC_1957.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289852177335412898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfugtmFIvno98fy4Wr13HmRnLUnuYr1WrZnNaIuEs1p8yAOPXZYuqIy8WUCnCZsWhMI7lUAdPgyep6hrGkK5yWaJmkTXfUs-gQnqHk7R25cAmndMLpR1Hh7afem-mdjQTnkoFJMg/s400/DSC_1957.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-350012813357877192009-01-08T20:41:00.003-06:002009-01-08T20:55:44.351-06:00Thursday day 32 Zane is 4 weeks old.<div align="justify">Zane thinks that he likes the apartment but I bet he will really like the house in Junction tomorrow. He is a pretty happy baby and only cries when he is hungry. Saturday he gets to meet his big sister. We are watching the Gator game this last night in Austin. We have been doing some packing; the Christmas tree is down and packed and my clothes are packed, Laurie is working on hers during half time. Curt and Jennifer are coming in the morning to help us get our stuff to Junction. I can't wait.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuJ0jaSsH5xMajt4t4CoWQToOxXOc4_wyUTlxk8l9VcbElQ4cyf8dGpTT9kvT-xDDMr_pTdYFhowODjXDoqQJFqoOohjpkCyaVE0e3OVYZsqZfSCmDu8IOKYhZ53H0w-1Mm6_Ow/s1600-h/DSC_1931.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289120679174884530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuJ0jaSsH5xMajt4t4CoWQToOxXOc4_wyUTlxk8l9VcbElQ4cyf8dGpTT9kvT-xDDMr_pTdYFhowODjXDoqQJFqoOohjpkCyaVE0e3OVYZsqZfSCmDu8IOKYhZ53H0w-1Mm6_Ow/s400/DSC_1931.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIyDPniSlXYDEK9HDUNHP71FZQCxLhedWLTUzevPUp2rYEIjJ7LRCCjM_gfbAbJ18oOcO79OSjP8Pumh-QEqycPUSGSGtm2jZpRBcQ0ckIl8GoA2QxTIsQVxeT62bNaiutibnlw/s1600-h/DSC_1933.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289119329856560066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIyDPniSlXYDEK9HDUNHP71FZQCxLhedWLTUzevPUp2rYEIjJ7LRCCjM_gfbAbJ18oOcO79OSjP8Pumh-QEqycPUSGSGtm2jZpRBcQ0ckIl8GoA2QxTIsQVxeT62bNaiutibnlw/s400/DSC_1933.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-5147600713710932192009-01-06T18:50:00.006-06:002009-01-06T19:12:08.170-06:00Tuesday Day 30 Out of the Hospital<div align="justify">Last night the three of us stayed together in a room at the hospital. Zane did not have any wires or tubes, it was the first time that we were able to hold him without having to worry about pulling something tripping over cords.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENCpy8XnBfsEEPoM-8oW6XKp6BEi69YEqorWE5cWBu62v12jRvuUqpylJyujbJYTefykvdswZEXV-HKTm4-H9sg2on7SR0utyVDkoyvZuDD76UjWdlPvpDIJkfeX02-ra-HSDCA/s1600-h/DSC_1902.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288348430673533266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENCpy8XnBfsEEPoM-8oW6XKp6BEi69YEqorWE5cWBu62v12jRvuUqpylJyujbJYTefykvdswZEXV-HKTm4-H9sg2on7SR0utyVDkoyvZuDD76UjWdlPvpDIJkfeX02-ra-HSDCA/s400/DSC_1902.jpg" border="0" /></a> Laurie feeding Zane</div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288349151105278162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA0MueWUzfXqWkWEEs59NHHWknqrDja-bfOE0CSO449mKB0oXFANDhsl9aF2o-Idq50Vq3GHALx1xA5wfqEuhtAh_mdNNd-dSmwbKQKfvw6K9pdSJvSBiNnmZXKky9FETklLWMA/s400/DSC_1907.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center">Looks like an Angel</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288349856127699394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69qFqQ-VWUTK1mKJru4qQCU22XV74468EbQ7A_bXx8GT7yMOR22SBROqte4NUbUeKgk-7dMfOaf4IbycgSeBtWFlLLJUxnqJToNxP5HzfK9kuCImBvHA6k2hBzRvQTS-KlyL0rw/s400/DSC_1915.jpg" border="0" /> His going to the apartment outfit.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288350544358362050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqOefnQUdSjaLhl4mWQ-Y-Ok90gSuF8lnf96sRv71617EXKPJxPAKOQBpSrTTDRpJ1FSH4eGJM3RKkisTHOuBSDwLaItwheb6Xfpg4daa1i1AlRpKIxsPLilthgF1ytdryz70sw/s400/DSC_1917.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">His bed in the apartment.</p>Even though we had wonderful nurses and great doctors, we are very happy to have Zane with us unencumbered by all the medical paraphernalia. He is eating and sleeping well. We plan on coming home to Junction Friday, Laurie's mom will come Saturday bringing Mignon and we will be a family reunited.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-35662551621966520692009-01-04T19:19:00.002-06:002009-01-04T19:42:02.959-06:00Sunday Day 28 Light at the end of the tunnel.<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FOazxEo6Pd7-itVoe8UWb4s343gLtKKhV6_YjZGrjQpi5Rn312N7xtfb45LhGlLdn-FSGb-z-pyA3txGBP4vt2hCh04w33trlhlC2ifg2XSvXX6LF-3QOX7P_8OoT8DqhGsQqQ/s1600-h/DSC_1892.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287614033015731458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FOazxEo6Pd7-itVoe8UWb4s343gLtKKhV6_YjZGrjQpi5Rn312N7xtfb45LhGlLdn-FSGb-z-pyA3txGBP4vt2hCh04w33trlhlC2ifg2XSvXX6LF-3QOX7P_8OoT8DqhGsQqQ/s400/DSC_1892.jpg" border="0" /></a>As you can see in the picture Zane is tubeless again, and his tests went well. The MRI was normal and the hearing test was fine. He is doing so well that the doctor said tomorrow night Laurie and I can spend the night at the hospital with him so that we and they can make sure that he will nurse and do well with us. Then on Tuesday Zane gets out of the hospital. We will stay here in Austin with him until Friday when we will return to Junction. </div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-34058791271592625472009-01-03T21:28:00.002-06:002009-01-03T21:54:16.423-06:00Saturday Day 27 almost there.<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJ4b5KVgcwWC2NoPfgvQq8cJyI2Rtf7DnFubD0TP_JdoDlSRjaXFFmZCBRDHV1WW8uztMlMEu_3UfVagRYEHzzdtQZ-efefbl-Yua4E30r4oS4oCzJqT7b-J5GYB9_VBwuu-lbg/s1600-h/DSC_1889.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287275892029986514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJ4b5KVgcwWC2NoPfgvQq8cJyI2Rtf7DnFubD0TP_JdoDlSRjaXFFmZCBRDHV1WW8uztMlMEu_3UfVagRYEHzzdtQZ-efefbl-Yua4E30r4oS4oCzJqT7b-J5GYB9_VBwuu-lbg/s400/DSC_1889.jpg" border="0" /></a>Laurie was able to nurse Zane for the first time today. He is doing much better with the feedings and tomorrow he should be tubeless again. The Doctor today told us that they are going to do an MRI on him tonight just as a precaution. She said because he was such a sick baby they want to check and make sure that all is normal. She was very clear to us that this is nothing to worry about it is just precautionary. She also wrote orders for his hepatitis B shot and circumcision. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">We are hoping that we may come home next Saturday, January 10th. That is not for sure yet but it looks likely at this point. Laurie and I are definitely ready to come home and have Mignon with us again. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><br /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-36512153224487959502009-01-01T22:05:00.003-06:002009-01-01T22:23:04.821-06:00Thursday day 25 Zane is 3 weeks old!<div align="justify">Zane is 3 weeks old today. He also is just on his mother's milk as of today. He is still not finishing his bottles so the are still using the ng tube in his nose. He gets four bottle feedings a day and four feedings through the tube. He had just had a bath before I took these pictures and he was very alert and awake while we were there. After his belly was full he developed the hiccups,and we got to change his diaper. It has been a good day we are both feeling better but still sneezing and coughing, I will be glad when we are over this.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxW0O0HyGVSOrNKgwhKar3RReW4rK8t9aYVRsIDGflP0ylJgtOoP-DlbLvWV3yrRcvoyQe3jfcjsi1y8wMNUx9MEn7MDpeyGqueBQdqDDjVdkqn64GPr-RNpy1AHC1w3n1bPd1Q/s1600-h/DSC_1872.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286543717330455010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxW0O0HyGVSOrNKgwhKar3RReW4rK8t9aYVRsIDGflP0ylJgtOoP-DlbLvWV3yrRcvoyQe3jfcjsi1y8wMNUx9MEn7MDpeyGqueBQdqDDjVdkqn64GPr-RNpy1AHC1w3n1bPd1Q/s400/DSC_1872.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286544895031068498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLqdNnIfoM1NLTHPOWodj3ruHhrL2cQ8YyyZBu-uZUIgWxjjpWiDTzhbDbPv1PpBWN-O-DjMH7JE-76-JJ6VTBAbsFRH_xMWegjkXVAtlCNuJmsL2TOqZv4Q4IFQhU481YXm0EA/s400/DSC_1876.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-52584062856580008722008-12-31T19:00:00.002-06:002008-12-31T19:18:07.641-06:00Wednesday Day 24 Update New Years Eve<div align="justify">I know that the updates are not coming as often now but there is not as much happening. For two weeks Zane made progress by leaps and bounds, at least by NICU standards. Zane's progress has slowed down some but he continues to make strides, today they have upped his feedings to 70cc 3 parts mothers milk and one part formula. He is doing well and is much more alert. You can watch his eyes explore the world around him. He likes to be held and he enjoys a pacifier much more than Mignon ever did.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Laurie and I are still under the weather with the sinus problems but we are getting better. Our time with Zane has been limited because we don't want to give him what we have and we are also trying to rest and get better. We are expecting visitors from Fort Davis Friday and from Junction on Saturday. We hope that everone has a wonderful new year!</div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-17869217801166782452008-12-29T10:13:00.003-06:002008-12-29T10:36:05.607-06:00Monday Day 22 Update<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXFNjyz7pjK2NNNah6wW563fOgm_wZntfS1Mlesg0tYw_muyfofgVU4C6eXdO8vOWsen8kCiRMcppHXJO3flnJX0_3R-Qw0ro7grAAZJZMWjruf08Catg3BDUJbCADOQ8j88j3Q/s1600-h/DSC_1865.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285248330035288530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXFNjyz7pjK2NNNah6wW563fOgm_wZntfS1Mlesg0tYw_muyfofgVU4C6eXdO8vOWsen8kCiRMcppHXJO3flnJX0_3R-Qw0ro7grAAZJZMWjruf08Catg3BDUJbCADOQ8j88j3Q/s400/DSC_1865.jpg" border="0" /></a> Zane is still doing well; they had to add a tube that goes through his nose to his stomach. He is falling asleep before he finishes his feedings so they use this tube to supplement what he his taking from the bottle. He is still on the mix of formula and mothers milk. The Dr. told me yesterday that because Zane was such a sick baby he does not have a lot of stamina built up and that is why he doesn't make it all the way through his feedings. This morning he did take the full 55cc bottle.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Laurie and I have both developed a sinus infection so neither one of us are feeling very well today. We can still visit Zane as long as we are not running a fever but we have to wear masks. We will not be comming home this week but maybe next week. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Zane continues to get stronger every day and he is starting to show some personality. He has lots of facial expressions his hair is the same color as mine, his eyes are a very dark blue and he is up over 7lbs.<br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq8_ECDd_e1lA9SblkZt8HGdk9smUKAkzNSfa3zRXCEpJM3UVUzwudLDcd7m9dOI6BqPT8qlXMPj09V65LVSihVnVzDF5NJTs8JaxzCue54bXO_fLFtkDAnmS5Eq8IxwgiXVt2A/s1600-h/DSC_1864.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285247213217426818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq8_ECDd_e1lA9SblkZt8HGdk9smUKAkzNSfa3zRXCEpJM3UVUzwudLDcd7m9dOI6BqPT8qlXMPj09V65LVSihVnVzDF5NJTs8JaxzCue54bXO_fLFtkDAnmS5Eq8IxwgiXVt2A/s400/DSC_1864.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-71814782932226386352008-12-27T20:12:00.003-06:002008-12-27T20:23:12.277-06:00Saturday Day 20 getting closer.<div align="justify">We’ve had another good day in the NICU. Tonight Zane Ethan got his IV line taken out, which means he will only be receiving nutrition through his bottle feedings. This also means that more than likely, he will ‘graduate’ from the area of the NICU we’ve been in and will moved into Bay #5. This is his second day in a regular nursery bed instead of the big ICU type of bed with the heaters, respiratory hook-ups and the like. We are really making strides!</div><div align="justify"><br />This morning Laurie’s parents, niece, nephew, grandmother and Mignon all left to head back to north Texas. It was a little traumatic for all of us. Mignon told us over and over the last few days “I just want to go home Momma…can we go home Daddy?” We did have a good visit with all of them and Mignon loved how Santa ended up visiting her three different times in three different places! Laurie’s grandmother said over-all Mignon has been a real trooper through everything, staying happy and being really good for her Grommy and DanDan. </div><div align="justify"><br />The comforting aspect is that it appears we will not have to be here as long as we first thought. Zane is up to 50cc per feeding with a mix of the special formula and Momma’s milk. As soon as he gets up to the full 50 cc of just Momma’s milk and has a day or two to work on nursing, we will be released! Right now, we are thinking that we may stay here a couple of days after he is released just to get settled in and make sure we are ALL ready for the journey home and in case they schedule any follow ups for Zane with any of his doctors. We will just wait and see how these next days go and should know more by the end of the week. This version of waiting is not nearly so hard since we get to hold our little guy, feed him, change diapers and still get to return to the apartment and get a full night’s sleep! We are trying to take advantage of this as long as we have it and get rested up for when we come home.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tiXRoCv-gs3ZUIbmJSeuChhqy3kcLQOb61Tvs_AHYo9JuG1zsnvUt98r6AvLcPzQZZd7RjskVIdL9DkFws2z52mKZaDXMMQmeNwfc9vgf7vRKUV87g6iUF3BUYgIBqmjJwre5g/s1600-h/DSC_1861.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284660576693265330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tiXRoCv-gs3ZUIbmJSeuChhqy3kcLQOb61Tvs_AHYo9JuG1zsnvUt98r6AvLcPzQZZd7RjskVIdL9DkFws2z52mKZaDXMMQmeNwfc9vgf7vRKUV87g6iUF3BUYgIBqmjJwre5g/s400/DSC_1861.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbExvYLsoJxmcFoifI8N9d3VfragFoq7BI4uogFPnqdXc6-pllASno5iht3fjTGgeaMJwZY2GiyZA4d8i9TiWs0i6uiqRea2L_GaUFmUqiBIqOTgeFieNZVcXrZJfgMFvoo5GYZA/s1600-h/DSC_1850.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284659065549395202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbExvYLsoJxmcFoifI8N9d3VfragFoq7BI4uogFPnqdXc6-pllASno5iht3fjTGgeaMJwZY2GiyZA4d8i9TiWs0i6uiqRea2L_GaUFmUqiBIqOTgeFieNZVcXrZJfgMFvoo5GYZA/s400/DSC_1850.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-60405199363041168132008-12-26T21:25:00.004-06:002008-12-26T21:52:27.157-06:00Friday Day 19 Looking Good<div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw01EpodvKXwWo1i3xSYqjVaG0LtDT87BAD8YQo2xzZNz6MKEBZlAV1f7XCYYaJFXPCUFO6kx4pxM7Bn05rrxSbw-ILec9mYw9wNBP4akcQD2qhegpLWdVqWyAt3jLlsnTQ-U_uQ/s1600-h/DSC_1798.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284306738018686034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw01EpodvKXwWo1i3xSYqjVaG0LtDT87BAD8YQo2xzZNz6MKEBZlAV1f7XCYYaJFXPCUFO6kx4pxM7Bn05rrxSbw-ILec9mYw9wNBP4akcQD2qhegpLWdVqWyAt3jLlsnTQ-U_uQ/s400/DSC_1798.jpg" border="0" /></a> As you can see Zane no longer has the nasal cannula and his face has really cleared up. This morning I was giving him his bottle I realized it was gone. He is doing well with his feedings and is doing fine with Laurie's milk. So that means that Zane is processing the fats just fine. So we will probably never know what caused the hydrops. He gets better every day. He is receiving 40cc of food at each feeding, still half formula and half mother's milk. When he is receiving 45cc of just mother's milk it will be time to come home. We are getting close and we are in awe of how far we have come so quickly. I am hoping to be home by January 8th but we will have to wait and see.</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Laurie's parents will be leaving tomorrow with Mignon and I think that will be hard on all of us. She did not want us to leave to go see Zane tonight, I think she was afraid that we wouldn't come back. There is a park with a playground a block from the apartment and we have had lots of fun there. I look forward to us all being home in Junction.</div><div align="justify"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284312391221706610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiRorDNC4o0V62mhfES1TUPtlX6qz1FsQPK6xRDtGpEKRFb5Vo8XgrlklnvZ5r_AWIWCUjtfDIaJ_1avGjFhYd4r158QjRkw3beC_zkegrtmRyjVz-JH7Akssanas0XwIBkkuWQ/s400/DSC_1774.jpg" border="0" />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-11124229120753077672008-12-25T11:18:00.004-06:002008-12-25T11:26:16.686-06:00Merry Christmas!<div align="justify"> We all had a big Christmas here in Austin, but Mignon really wants to go home. We told her that Zane would be better soon and then we would all be home together. He continues to do well with his feedings and today they will add some of Laurie's milk to the formula. If he does well with that he will be perfect. Hard to believe how far he has come in two weeks. We are very grateful for the prayers of the faithful.</div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><div align="justify"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283779900850910066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRC2WzkSDnguP3jgY0MOZQ6kL03lTQWjQXISsOG0CpRrW0ryDX_QqjV9zcXMz-qS9PSm49Q1qMl7ue59gPkVEKobCLV2cA2OQ7_pSWJk4f5s9CKZfTdh4UwjivMN49cLtu2vmjQ/s400/DSC_1745.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="justify"></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-69909492818150545012008-12-23T21:15:00.004-06:002008-12-23T21:44:05.669-06:00Tuesday Day 16 More Small Steps<div align="justify">Today Zane is doing great. This morning Laurie was able to feed Zane from a bottle. He has been using a pacifier so he seemed to get the hang of feeding from a bottle pretty quickly. Laurie said his eyes got big when he got the formula. This evening when we were there he sucked it right down and wanted more.The Dr. told us that they will gradually increase the amount of his feedings and in a couple of days they will mix in Laurie's milk with the formula. If he tolerates that they will continue until he is just getting milk.<br /><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">We put up a Christmas tree in the apartment today, and Santa's elf is busily assembling presents for Mignon. The box says "some assembly required" 60 pieces. I am glad that the elf is feeling better. :) Merry Christmas everyone I will probably not post again until Friday after Mignon leaves.</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">Remember that the greatest gift that we have ever received is the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283196289353570290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1kngiGKXjDFDCHJsIOyVKW2vI0ub0lUZQKswJE2orO395mKhNtOYLz4ChI8y4x4pYFv5hG9lnjxPNPklyq1GIWW0cBojrkuOucgjhDJZbImbG5O0Ujv0Jw1mFZ8ZbZcHGjXixA/s400/DSC_1709.jpg" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283197033527655602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iCsr8hCfvxLQWgUSqeB1sBZuGvaz07nRKNhRyGg2kN0FLjTVwyy-T0i5jKLHtCvxj7PfRncMhidRI9P27Un-vPcJOHQIMLP9Q1Hqy78C3UKSt18DpQgGpeHdMjtI7SBlACrIlw/s400/DSC_1710.jpg" border="0" />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-10627007759439934682008-12-22T21:41:00.004-06:002008-12-22T21:52:30.345-06:00Monday Day 15<div align="justify">Out of the woods!<br /><br />I flew to Junction today to pick up some things that we still needed. Mostly Christmas presents for Mignon and Laurie’s family who will be here with us Wednesday through Friday. I did get some more clothes for Laurie as she continues to shrink. After I got back to Austin I stopped at the apartment to drop stuff off and Laurie was taking a nap so I went to the hospital to visit Zane.<br /><br />While I was there one of his doctors saw me and came to visit with me about his progress. The Dr. was telling me that things were progressing well and that his genetic tests had all come back fine. Then he told me that one problem that might have caused the fluid buildup in his chest is an inability to process fat. I asked him if that was treatable and he said that it was. I grinned and asked him the big question, “So, are we out of the woods?” his response was, “yes, way out of the woods”. Through tears of joy I thanked him for telling me.<br /><br />While I was talking with him Zane became agitated and frustrated and looked like he was trying to pull out his cpap tubes. The Dr. asked the nurse if he had been getting frustrated with the tubes and she said yes so the Dr. just told her to go ahead and take them out. So now he has the normal nasal cannula.<br /><br />If the problem is an inability to process fats we will deal with that but otherwise he is just getting better and we will probably never know what caused the fluid to develop. Laurie and I say great we don’t have to know what caused it, all we want is our little man home with us.<br /><br />Earlier today while I was traveling Laurie was at the hospital and they replaced his IVs with a central line in his wrist. So now it is much easier to hold him. He really calms down we he is in our arms. So now we will be able to hold him much more.<br /><br />Tonight we went back together and Zane had done well with his food and was happy to see us. We saw him smile for the first time, he had the hiccups and even giggled. It has been a good Day!<br /><br />God is good!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282826527794288354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoNV4-2ClFQM3Ahr1jNWVtA2BZVsv07Ctm3uNGJ9v8exPc_KdIsrJUAfeABayVDzTU7mkevCcQeaSVUL6szJPIvRYkuGBWwZ9R-HC88C8ZOwQnkeLuyvxFPk5vSSIMK-9aYFvZw/s400/DSC_1660.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282827104296433058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxaQ4IzdjHJt55S-3VHPMAtfnY2WPuvEgfpA9EUKR1ChVAkIgMe0h9mUtGSBC8JwBls8wb6c8SThEhyphenhyphenPZvQ3v32rVcJSaAFATpSnqgcCRwcYLjvirt3SOX1ceUqWWGK-8fsrXrw/s400/DSC_1663.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282828078259884658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yO8Uzx0nt6r5jaaqQwDE0vh2qh8-DlAY432P4jyg286MUidovswUqEjB-YH5hs3nmpmwqCjedyjNtywRi79g-XeKQgsSMEqsbnQkE4ZgMG7a_pDiZOV4dkcqnJqSZ0ieZ0cWPw/s400/DSC_1668.jpg" border="0" />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-42488085469348436412008-12-21T19:06:00.005-06:002008-12-21T20:23:17.274-06:00Sunday Day 14<div align="justify">We started our day with morning worship in Georgetown. We spent a year and a half on staff while we were in seminary. We got to see some old friends and hear some exceptional preaching. This afternoon we were back at the hospital and when we arrived we saw that Zane was sleeping on his belly. They have taken him off of his pain medicine and continued to feed him. The nurse told us that he had a couple of dirty diapers today. That is a good sign that he is tolerating the formula and soon they will try to get him back on mothers milk. We took turns holding him again and he just snuggled right in and went to sleep. Maybe tomorrow he will come off of the cpap and get it out of his nose; you can tell that it aggravates him.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282416408033718450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibSgVk9NQB71dzgTRCzeicM98cCr17Y5-cBzPEktXP21RBp6J2iYs9kR12pzdwo85zvQWGpMd-yR7D128N1-VEMMdsqC2-JtiP1vU1SEfBpUsKYQ7aQELsPL7zjS5JZMXPtOnmw/s400/DSC_1651.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282418107777359234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB03LnFjCWNEfdDhOONWtUvyHl-cKBH1foqA4droftQopIOcdOtICuvMdcetacIgzytiM5Va_A7SLVxTT7pVSQeAXkQ4ZiBwrFZpkwRkq4mJdJF36hKCAwe2qaPA2GS9JdFu87mw/s400/DSC_1652.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282418963478654706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lChEEPE4eteCcxeOBfU1b7axj7uh3EczIUIUZCcX1ZPUBmR3hNHdXqohUh_AvWt7dfjckUYmEEqOGTNbvub3wk3nsyb3-aKtWZkZYS7FfOBb8nq4fq9WS9aRBP23MjeIXjscQw/s400/DSC_1654.jpg" border="0" />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-71280337431459825172008-12-20T21:52:00.006-06:002008-12-20T22:41:14.502-06:00Saturday Bath<div align="justify">With his chest tubes out Zane's nurse was able to give him a good scrubbing tonight. After a bath and diaper change mom was able to hold him. It was a wonderful experience that brought tears to our eyes. Mom had to go pump so dad got to hold him next. I know that neither one of wanted to let him go but we had to. Can't wait for tomorrow. I believe that we are going to go worship and praise God tomorrow with our friends in Georgetown.<br /></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282090395825117746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVS9rWdwKwq7Becp6qebjiGK0jdST6mtMe8cJtbnd3V4HMwOA3lvScVDM0vDpZkWSukZ6jIzhXsdJd9v5RsFF4RufV87uUtW1yapEvhci-Rm7G5BKyXTI9BHZRdZQZFs-VT_E0A/s400/DSC_1632.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Bath Time</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282091288797919890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoUn_NUmfQHX58tBTxAWZ4EXXosWus4fDiHLtf6hFcVEi7sl2IHQJjiJa92TB6aols7V8w-I51HxnK4JhhUJXIFNAnKRHMxKeKmIyX9hRmS6m5LZxtrFc85v6OvCa2JMVUC4AAg/s400/DSC_1637.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282092331711283554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwOv_sPdIlkj76jk-AEO9NzpY31ZsT0isMJz_dhSdh1xKa-dnf8giyDuHQhF6DZV7P4Z9L44S-70uPuFSFiEedI8RLE1BprC_YgQ03GFfpzVCx6r67L-0KAP7FdmHqB8GBFV9Ow/s400/DSC_1638.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282093231848801890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T0BtLTN9TgddH6HO6lltOlDqFpkLK63HKE9nAFOJwbgsZGFTI3AYHwlOuZwFVYD5QPJ6WxOf9gv_jwxZf4Iw8tt5wdAXFNltTb3zsphJaqdU8vq2AoS4-XdPPKn99UJQ3r2Ccg/s400/DSC_1645.jpg" border="0" />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-81255987530780793012008-12-20T08:55:00.004-06:002008-12-20T09:57:03.916-06:00Saturday Morning Good News!!!We are at the hospital and using their wifi connection. After another chest x-ray at 6:00am they decided to go ahead and remove Zane's chest tubes. We are very excited and encouraged. He is still has the cpap in his nose but the nurse told us that this afternoon we would probably get to hold him.<br /><br />Please continue to keep Zane in your prayers especially that the fluid will not return and that he will be able to tolerate mother's milk.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281888367196215090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiUuxcw7QLb0GJMxlYRTJonKz3486KC2qoRlYGQTbRL8TvLlGn7BtOlrWk5oQBEHQOcTnXROOmrxLnpy6GeNCdYCGqAkIjzcviv12L-IEILc5fxYgPawhN78MXe8Qzy15omh8nw/s400/DSC_1620.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">No chest tubes!!!<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281889164026406866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD1E3-hCAkD5gyjcuA0-9XkZ_upv9BPkCsL3C85BS44lQzyFzUiZGkFCjKZ_5xiRiGddHkFs1qZLoVuN8r1KGuEkiT__b2O83VXlRN7EkVkFbt376hlhcisAgH008boEY2z5pew/s400/DSC_1608.jpg" border="0" /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32515587.post-66925520760963486672008-12-19T20:43:00.001-06:002008-12-19T20:45:37.107-06:00Friday Day 12 Update<div align="justify">What a good day. We moved into the apartment this morning and it’s nice, three bedrooms and nicely furnished. After we moved in we spent the morning in the NICU with Zane. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Today they clamped his chest tubes to see if the fluid would continue to build around his lungs. At 6:00pm they did a chest x-ray and the fluid had not returned so tonight they will remove his chest tubes. This means that tomorrow that we might get to hold him. Laurie and I are very excited as you can imagine. </div><div align="justify"><br />We spoke with one of his doctors this evening who told us that his recovery is remarkable. Zane is doing better than any of the team expected. We do not have internet access at the apartment yet but when we do I will post some more pictures.</div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>God is good!</strong></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235874979988932856noreply@blogger.com1