Friday

I don't have too much to report, because things have pretty much remained the same. Which is good, and bad. Good because Ella Hope Carder is doing so well! She is still being weened off of the ventilator and is responding very well to that. And I'm not just saying this because she is my niece, (well...maybe I'm biased :) , but she is absolutely the most beautiful baby ever! She has a little turned up nose like her sister, she has a little round head covered in dark blond hair, and little alert eyes that just bring such joy every time they open. It is so amazing to watch as Amy and Rick talk to her and she immediately knows when they are there! She starts moving and opens her eyes--she knows her Mommy and Daddy and it is one of the most precious things I've seen.

The bad I mentioned is that Amy's blood pressure is still unstable. She has been resting yesterday and today, but it continues to spike throughout the night and day. So please please please pray for Amy's healing. She is on medication and the Dr. is watching it closely. The nurses have said that some of this is normal because Amy got so sick so fast over the weekend so it is just going to take awhile for her body to get back to normal. She is in excellent care with an amazing Dr. (who also delivered Eva) and great nurses. Please pray that today will bring a change as they don't want to go home until they know this is under control (and they were originally thinking they would be released this evening).

Specifics for prayer:
AMY'S BLOOD PRESSURE--that was Rick's main request this morning for me to put on the blog ( He is taking excellent care of all of his girls this week. You all would be so proud to see him in action. He is caring for his family with such strength which God is renewing daily. Continue to pray for him too.)

Ella's continued healing and recovery--that it would continue to go well and progress. They love getting to go down to see her and hearing about how great she is doing.


I will post more as soon as I know more. They were going to go down and see Ella here after a while this morning, so I'll post again as I hear from Rick. Love you all. Rick said again that they are just so overwhelmed by the love you all are showing them. They are amazed at the family of God and how God provides such comfort and support through His children for His children. They read the blog and the comments and it means so much. God bless you all today and may more prayers be answered today.