Jake went back to the hospital December 21 and stayed until about 3:00 Christmas Eve. They tested him for whooping cough and it was negative. They did an abdominal ultrasound and confirmed that he has very mild reflux, but went ahead and kept him on Prevacid. The also did two sweat tests... a test to help determine if he has Cystic Fibrosis. Both tests were very boarderline, so they drew blood and sent that off in order to run genetic testing and get a more conclusive result. We won't get those results back until about January 6. In the mean time, they sent of a sample of his poo poo, and conducted a stool analysis. Evidentally, CF patients do not make enzymes to break down and digest certain things, and that is what they were checking his poop for. I got those results on Tuesday, and Praise God, his doo doo is normal!!
Now that I got past the "dark" part of last week, I will move on to the day we got out of the hospital and everyday after, because they have all been great!!
We went to my cousin's the evening that we got out of the hospital, then we braved the ice and drove to Grapevine to spend the night at my in-law's house. What is normally a 25 minute drive, turned into a 2 hour trip. I am so glad Jeffery is such a good driver, because there is no way we would have made it alive if I had been driving! Anyways, we finally made it around 10:00, and went to sleep around midnight. We got up the next morning, and went next door to my brother in laws house for breakfast and gift opening. IT WAS GREAT! Jeffery is the best Santa EVER!! I got the one thing I asked for... a manual cheese grater! BUT, I also got a dual headed shower head that I have wanted since we bought our house 2.5 years ago, but I am too cheap to buy. I also got the nightstand for our bedroom to replace the TV tray that I had been using. And as though that wasn't enough already.... he also bought me a front load washer and dryer!! He is WONDERFUL!! Also, my sister in law drew my name this year, and she got me the "Ninja". Its like a blender/food processor thing a majig. I can't wait to use it! I am so excited about making, or at least attempting to make Jake's baby food!! On top of all of that, I also got cold hard cash! The only thing that could have made this Christmas better would have been if my father in law was home from Afghanistan. COME HOME SOON, JOEL!!!
(Side note: If you are reading this, please take a moment and say a quick prayer for my father in law. He has been in Afghanistan working for a LONG TIME, and we really miss him and want him to come home. Plus, if you watch the news, and I know you do, then you have to hear how bad things are getting over there right now.... suicide bombers, its really dangerous, and we want him and all of his employees to be safe.)
After we finished in Grapevine we headed back to my sister's house in Saginaw. We ate delicious mexican food, and then Jeffery surprised me with yet ANOTHER present. He bought me a 32" flatscreen and wall mount for our bedroom AND a Blue Ray DVD Player to go with it! He is too much!
After I left there, I went straight to my Mamaw and Papaw's house. We visited with them for a little while, then headed to Jeffery's Memaw's house. We ate again, and just hung out, and then headed home around 8:00 or so. We were exhausted after not being in our own beds for almost a week.
I think that about wraps up my Christmas. It was so wonderful, and God has been so good to us this year. I am looking forward to 2010, and I'm excited to see how God will use my family this year.
Look how much better I feel!!
(Another side note: In case you are wondering, neither me or Jeffery have any family history of Cystic Fibrosis, that we know of. I had a couple of break downs when they first told us that they were going to test for it, but as usual, Jeffery was strong and stayed calm for me. We have prayed and prayed, and we are at compete peace that God is in control and the test results will be negative. We are thankful that He chose us to be a light for Him in this trying time, and I can only hope that we have made Him proud with the way we have handled things. Jake is doing 100% better since he has been home, so please pray that he continues to strive. Thank you all so much for everything!)
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