Update

Jacob had another good night of sleep. He continues to improve a little each day. Dr. Lau (Gen Surgery) came by today and said that we should not worry much about the "movement" concern because it should begin to clear up once he is taken off of some of the meds. They are still planning to release Jacob from the hospital tomorrow, once Dr. G (Urology) has had a chance to come by and evaluate him. Here are a few specific prayer requests:

1. Please pray that Jacob will continue to "pee-pee" down below and that the new pelvic plate will not erode into his urethra. Mommy noticed a little earlier that he was not peeing down below, but here within the past few minutes, she noticed that it started dripping again.

2. Jacob had the tape on his SP tube removed and he has had some pain and discomfort from this. He will have to keep the SP tube and a urine bag in place for an undetermined amount of time (we hope to get some definitive info tomorrow).

3. Jacob still has the rash on his back, but it has improved a little.

4. Even with the encouraging words from Dr. Lau, we are still a little concerned about Jacob being able to pass stool.

5. Please pray that the hospital discharge process will go smoothly for Jacob and Mommy.

6. We definitely need prayer for wisdom in the coming days and weeks. With his release tomorrow and the likelihood that he will need to be back at the hospital within a few weeks for the "finishing touches", we may look to stay in the area rather than have all of us come back to Chattanooga. It appears that the Children's House will likely be able to house us for awhile, which is great. Much of this will depend on what we find out from Urology tomorrow. With James being in school, we definitely want to try and limit the number of days that he misses. This, along with Daddy BA's work, requires a lot of careful planning and decisions to ensure a good balance.

7. James has an appointment next Tuesday with an eye specialist at Johns Hopkins. Please pray that the visit will be informative to us as we seek to find out more about the eye sensitivity issues and how it may be related to the seizures he had last year.

8. Please pray for safety in travel this week as Daddy BA, James, Gran and Papa will all be traveling to Baltimore this week (although we are not yet sure if we will all go up at the same time).

9. Please continue to pray that the Lord will give strength to Mommy as she cares for Jacob (especially while Daddy is back in Chattanooga). Please pray for their safety and health as well.

We are thankful to serve a God who controls all of these circumstances and our prayer, ultimately, is that He will be glorified and that He will use these challenging times to show Himself to those around us.

To God be the Glory, great things He has done.

Daddy and Mommy