Friday, April 23, 2010

HEARTFELT GRATITUDE...

today we received wonderful news!
news that i don't take for granted.
graham's heart murmur is gone or very faint!
his heart shows no areas of concern and is functioning great.

i'm not proud to say, yesterday i was a mess.
i chose to spend the day worrying.
then i found out he would be sedated for the ekg and ultrasound.
i couldn't stop crying.
i couldn't fall asleep last night.
i most definitely wasn't resting in the peace i should have been.
graham wasn't too jazzed about the looming procedures either.
but he did much better than i did.



there were many prayers said for graham's heart as well as our peace.
i was reminded yet again what a blessing it is to have others who pray for us.
and others who gently remind me i'm not in control,
and no matter the circumstances,
it is a blessing that someone much, much better is in control.

now that sweet baby boy is at home again.
thanks to the "benydryl-like" sedative he drank this morning,
he is sleeping the day away.

and yes, you do see correctly...
we have another full-fledge thumb sucker on our hands.
i love him. more than a little.
and i give thanks for every detail that makes him who he is.

21 comments:

Cassie said...

Praise the Lord!! Great news :)

I love your little thumbsucking kiddos :)

Kiki said...

Praise the Lord! He's so sweet!

Amanda @ Our Oklahoma Nest said...

What wonderful news! He's getting so big! I think he looks like your husband and Adelaide looks so much like you! You have a beautiful family! :)

Wendy said...

So glad to hear great news! He is such a cutie and I love the striped pjs!

LB said...

Great news! He is getting so big - sweet thing! :)

Angela said...

Praise God! He is so good! I love finger suckers, I have one too!

Have a great weekend!

Raley Family Blog said...

Great news! What a blessing!
The pictures are too cute!

We are having a wonderful time in Africa hugging our grandkids and kids! We missed seeing all of you at the Antique Show, but we are still practicing our "skills" so we can help in October!
We love you guys!

Bobby , Gayle, Alicia, Mark, Britnee, and Luke

Hilary said...

Awesome!! Glad you got great news :)

Ashley said...

That is wonderful! SO thankful for great news!

kristin fulghum said...

4 things...
1. hooray!
2. i hope you buckled him in that carseat before you started driving.
3. another thumb sucker???
4. i heart graham

Lisha said...

Praise the LORD!!!

Erin said...

i'm so glad, girl!

Katelyn said...

That is such great news! Thanks for sharing with us!

Amanda said...

That's great!

Unknown said...

Yeah!!! It is always relieving to know that our kiddos are doing well! Praise the Lord!

MySanSouci said...

That is wonderful news! I love the thumb-suckers! We have one too. -Heather

Gina said...

Oh, Annalee, I am so sorry y'all had to go through this. So glad to hear Graham is okay. Praise God!!!

Lareina said...

Amazing news, I'm so happy for you all!! He's so adorable:)

Kelli said...

Our hearts were so happy with the news!

Abbe said...

what great news! we love that little boy!

Heather said...

HOORAY!!!!!!! PTL!!!!!!!! Awesome news!