Sorry about not posting yesterday.  Wireless up at Mary Free Bed has been finicky to say the least.  Thought I'd take a minute and update you on how our day went yesterday.  

Josh slept well again.  He had the most energy that he has had since arriving at MFB. He was very encouraged by this.  He worked hard in all his exercises and is continuing to strengthen the muscles he has use of.  He does have some small sensations in some random parts of his body and we are encouraged by this.  We are not sure if they will turn out to be anything, but any increased sensation at his point is positive!!!

My uncle and aunt came up last night and were surprised at how much Josh is moving his arms.  This made both Josh and me excited.  They had not seen us since before the accident and were encouraged by how much he was moving.  We are seeing the day by day improvements and they are much harder to see.  Their perspective was a huge encouragement to us.

Josh and I were reading some scripture that my mom and Holly have been reading and holding on to for Josh. It is so appropriate, calming, and reassuring (so much so that on the second time through reading Josh fell asleep!).

 2 Corinthians 1:8-11: ...We were crushed and completely overwhelmed, and we thought we would never live through it.  In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we learned not to rely on ourselves, but on God who can raise the dead. And he did deliver us from mortal danger.  And we are confident that he will continue to deliver us. He will rescue us because you are helping by praying for us. As a result, many will give thanks to God because so many people's prayers for our safety have been answered.

Thank you for praying for us and interceding for us when we are discouraged. God has already done so much more than we could have ever imagined.  

-Total healing- GOD CAN DO THIS- WE BELIEVE

-Strength for the day and night ahead

-Wisdom and peace in this entire circumstance

2/5/07 9:00 p.m. 

Praise the Lord! Josh slept well last night. He has had a tiring day just like every other day but more stamina because he actually got some rest.  He was also on a bit of a high because the Colts won the Superbowl.    Josh spent a lot of time working out his shoulders and biceps today.  He was very sore tonight while lying in bed. He was not complaining because I think he enjoys the sore muscle feeling from working out hard.  One thing to note, the occupational therapist thought she could feel a touch of Josh's tricep working. She was not 100% positive so they discussed hooking his arms to a biofeedback machine that can locate exactly what is working and how much.  If Josh could get some tricep use back this would be very encouraging.  To let you know exactly what the tricep does would be complicated but the most obvious thing to me is to have control of your arm falling in and not wacking you in the face.  This has happened a few times over the last few weeks.  Not exactly funny but we both giggle when it happens cause it seems so ridiculous. :-)   We are seeing a psychologist a few times a week who will help us see what we need to deal with.  She is located right in Mary Free Bed and is very successful at asking probing questions.  She has also mentioned that this accident may take more time to deal with than normal because we are just coming off the death of Ava. For those of you who don't know, here is a quick synoposis.  On August 1st of 2005, our 3 month old daughter Ava died in her crib when a box fan fell out of her bedroom window and suffocated her. I found her after only a few minutes (according to the paramedics) but there was nothing that could be done. A week before Josh's accident we were just saying how we felt life was moving on and we were building a new life. It is different, a new normal, but we are now to the point where we feel like moving on does not mean forgetting her. So, now we have Josh's accident right after we felt like we were adjusting. Not sure how it's going to affect us but the psychologist is a strong Christian and is helping us to see the things that are important.   Time with the kids is very hard on Josh.  I know I have said a few things before but it's not getting any easier yet. The kids do not seem to be having a very hard time with the whole situation but Josh is really struggling. They don't want to sit by him for long (they ARE 3 and 4) but this is the only real interaction he can have with them.  They seem content to do their own thing while in the room with Josh and not pay much attention to him or anybody else for that matter. Before this happened, it would not have been big deal but this is a lot for Josh to deal with.   Praises: -Good sleep -Possible tricep movement -Encouragement of friends and family   Prayer Requests: -TOTAL HEALING OF JOSH'S BODY (we aren't giving up on this!!!) -Sleep for Josh -Peace for Josh in the areas where our kids are concerned

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So...what is it?

So the answer to the question we've all been waiting for. What are we having? Well, we went in today at 2:15, Josh, Zoe and me. It only took about 20-30 seconds to see that we are definitely having a BOY!!!!! He loved showing himself off and showing off his manliness! We are both so excited. Zoe, on the other hand, is NOT. She was actually crying saying "But I want a girl so she can sleep in my room!" It was too cute. She definitely understood very quickly that a boy meant that he was going to share a room with Noah. Josh is so excited that it is hilarious. He was grinning from ear to ear when we saw it was a boy. He is psyched! Noah came home from school and we asked what he wanted to be in mommy's tummy. He says, "Boy?" I said yes, you are having a brother. Then he says, "Me watch Noddy now?" (his favorite cartoon on PBS). He is a bit indifferent and it's so typical of Noah. We just love him to pieces. So, everything came back completely normal except for the circumference of his head which is measuring larger than the rest of his body. Now sure how much or what it means so we're just going to wait to start worrying when they tell us we have something to worry about. So, at this point, we couldn't be more excited, the baby looks great and mom looks....fat. Oh well.

So... what is it?

So the answer to the question we've all been waiting for. What are we having? Well, we went in today at 2:15, Josh, Zoe and me. It only took about 20-30 seconds to see that we are definitely having a BOY!!!!! He loved showing himself off and showing off his manliness! We are both so excited. Zoe, on the other hand, is NOT. She was actually crying saying "But I want a girl so she can sleep in my room!" It was too cute. She definitely understood very quickly that a boy meant that he was going to share a room with Noah. Josh is so excited that it is hilarious. He was grinning from ear to ear when we saw it was a boy. He is psyched! Noah came home from school and we asked what he wanted to be in mommy's tummy. He says, "Boy?" I said yes, you are having a brother. Then he says, "Me watch Noddy now?" (his favorite cartoon on PBS). He is a bit indifferent and it's so typical of Noah. We just love him to pieces. So, everything came back completely normal except for the circumference of his head which is measuring larger than the rest of his body. Now sure how much or what it means so we're just going to wait to start worrying when they tell us we have something to worry about. So, at this point, we couldn't be more excited, the baby looks great and mom looks....fat. Oh well.