Yucky Day

It has been a really yucky day for my Ashley. She is just now receiving the blood that was ordered for her this morning. I am hoping this will help give her a renewed energy. She has spent most of the day coughing and throwing up. She just has no energy at all. Between the coughing spells she is sleeping. We made a play palet on the floor and sat with her trying to get her interested in her toys or books, but she just feels awful. I am hoping the vomitting is just the mucus working itself out of her lungs because that would be a good thing. If it is formula then that is not good news . That would tell us she is not tolerating her feeds and we will have to back off and start over.

I received some wonderful care packages in the mail today for Ashley and myself. Thank you so much for thinking of us. It sure makes a day at the mail box fun. We love the Patty Cake Bear and the story about your son kissing Ashley's picture on the computer. How very precious all of the children who follow Ashley's story are to me. I love them so much for loving her.

Thank you for all the info about the computer station in the LEID Center. We are aware of those computers, but it is a very long ways away from where Ashley's room is. I am not comfortable with going that far from her especially when I am by myself. The computers that are there in the center do not allow you to access personal websites because they are not "secured?". We have tried in the past to pull up Ashley's Story and are not able to. I really appreciate all the research so many of you have been doing to try and help with this situation. I am praying they will decide it is o.k. for me to use the computers that are just down the hall from where Ashley is staying. I am not sure if I will be able to post tonight, but I will try depending on who is in charge.

Please pray that the blood will do the trick and Ash will perk back up soon. I hate to see her so sickly. It is very emotional as we watch the ups and downs from day to day, but I realize it could be so much worse. I am choosing to be thankful for many, many things that the Lord is doing in our lives. I know that He has a plan and that His plan may include some "yucky" days for my Ashley. He still loves her and He is still taking care of her and I choose to trust Him because He can see tomorrow and I can't. We love you all and are thanking Him for your care, concern and prayers. Take care. Trish and Ash