Tuesday Visit

Not much to report today (and sorry, no new pictures). Betsy and I went to see Peter in the early afternoon. I dropped Betsy off first while I ran an errand at the University and then met up again around 1:30pm. Our pastor, Jim Sawtelle, also came by for a while to visit with us. The ECMO has been dialed back a little further, now to 60%, and he is no longer receiving constant diuretics, but instead only once per 6 hours. They are worried that these high doses might damage his kidneys. Peter was asleep during the whole visit. I guess he had to rest up after his active day on Monday. The doctors may try to take him off the ECMO completely some time later this week, but there are no details yet.

This is not an easy time for us and yet we seem to do it. You have to; it's your kid. Betsy has been holding up well, though it's certainly much harder for her than for me. Not only is there the physical bond between mother and child that pulls harder on her, this is also very fresh after giving birth (he's not a week old yet!) and she is still recovering physically and hormonally from that event. We feel strongly supported by everyone: family, friends, the church, and also the people at the hospital. We do also seek comfort with God. I know I am not such a giant in the faith as to be able to always do that effortlessly but He remains our Rock and our Salvation. Jim read with us a portion of Psalm 139: "In your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them" (v. 16). These verses remind us that God is in charge of all things and that, even if things do not go according to our plans, nothing can happen apart from His will.