Saturday

It was a fun day at the hospital as we had lots of visitors and another day of amazing support and encouragement. Caitlyn's Uncle and Auntie surprised us by driving all the way from San Francisco to visit! And we had other relatives that travelled a good distance to see us, too! It was such a blessing. Caitlyn's room is overflowing with gifts, cards, balloons, and flowers. Thanks again, everyone! Thanks to Dave and Shelby, too, for spending time playing with Timmy and Kylie. They have felt a little neglected and they really enjoyed their time with you!

I'm not sure when the thank you notes will eventually be in the mail, but I did want to acknowledge now how blessed our family has been!

As far as Caitlyn's pneumonia goes, she no longer is having daily x-rays or blood tests. They are watching for the fever to not return, making sure her appetite is increasing and that she's walking around. Her "breathing sounds" are increasing which means that, hopefully, on the day we go home, the chest x-ray will show some improvement. If it doesn't, they will be monitoring her progress for a few weeks. If, after that time, she still isn't clear, they may have to do a bronchoscopy. We'll see.

We're trying to just be patient with all the "waiting and seeing." It's been frustrating to not have any conclusive test results. The doctors still are not completely sure what caused the infection (possibly more than one organism.) They are also running some tests just to be sure her immune system is functioning well. They don't seem to agree when she will be able to go home, although they all have seen significant improvement in the past two days.

We are thanking the Lord for watching over Caitlyn and asking Him what He's trying to teach us through it all. He has shown His goodness and faithfulness by providing us strength, rest, and support. He is a good God! :)