update on Josiah

We had another check up for Josiah today. It was his nine month one even though he is almost ten months. He is a little above 50% in weight and 75% in height. Our Doctor was so surprised that he measured him himself to check. Praise God!

I was able to speak with his plastic surgeon today and it made it all so real. The good news is that he will allow Josiah to use his bottle after surgery. I guess most doctors don't. I asked him if he thought it would be alright and he said, "That's what I've been doing for 30 years. I wrote a paper on it." =0) What do you say to that?

So, the surgery is this coming Monday at 7:15am. We will have to be there at 6:15. It will last anywhere between 2 1/2 -3 hrs. We are supposed to stay only one night. I really do hate this part. He said there is a 5% chance that we would have to stay longer. He also said that most babies (about 80%) are fussy afterwards and have a hard time eating. But some babies (about 20%) do just fine afterwards. Please pray that we will be in that 20%! I can always hope for a miracle.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support. Every bit of encouragement means so much to me!