Chosen

(Original appeared May 21, 2016)

“In him we were chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.” – Ephesians 1:11-12.

Jacob is doing well considering the obsticles we’ve shared in our previous entries. We’ve continued to feel stumped as to the particular ups and downs of Jacob’s events. Upon review of a recent abdominal ultrasound a large mystery pocket full of air & fluid was discovered on the right side of his abdomen. That has essentially pushed all his intestines to the left side of his body. So last night the doctor decided to ‘pop the bubble’ if you will and placed a “drain” in his belly.
Jacob has been a strong little boy through the whole procedure. As we watched his heart rate and oxygen levels you wouldn’t know that he was going through anything out of the ordinary. After the procedure the nurses started to wean his oxygen levels down to 21% and he stayed there all through the night! Way to go Jacob!!
Xray this morning showed the mystery bubble collapsed/gone and intestines starting to shift over to right side. The doctor will decide tomorrow if surgery will be needed or not.
We are praying that we have found the culprit to Jacob’s issues with regard to his urine, blood count, fluid retention and so on. With the procedure last night we will have to forgo kangaroo care for a while.
Today Jacob seems to resting well. His chest xray looks the best it ever has been. His urine output is acceptable at this point. Thank you for your continued prayers as we have yet another hill to climb and valley to get through. We know that God will be right there with us because we were chosen and he has predestined this for his glory! -D