NEW POST!

I know, I know, I am the biggest slacker in the world. I know it, so I won't even try to defend myself.

Things continue to go very well for us on the "Katie" front. Every day she gets a little bit better. Her memory is very good (I can no longer lie to her about what a great husband I've been all these years, she knows better). She still struggles a little with remembering things that happened today, but even that is getting much better. Her left eye still has a little bit of blurriness, but that is improving as well.

She is down to one therapy now, speech (cognitive). Physical and occupational are all done. Her speech therapist continues to be amazed at Katie's ability to reason and think at a very high level. Speech therapy will be done by the end of the year.

One thing to pray for is while Katie was in the hospital her drivers license expired and she will have to take a written test as well as a driving test before she can get her DL back. This will be challenging for her as her reading is still a little on the slow side.

Good news on the "brain" side. Another angiogram (sp?) was taken and it appears that her arteries are beginning to straighten out. The vascular Dr was very pleased with the results and said that the dissected artery where the bleed took place is healing nicely. Also, she does not have any other convoluted arteries in her body, which is a good thing. The clots are still in her leg, but the Dr's are no longer worried about them "traveling" to somewhere else in her body.

Katie is still on Cumadin for the clots and blood pressure medicine, though they have been able to reduce the BP medicine as her body regains normal function in this area.

Her hair is growing back nicely and most times we can hardly see the scar. Pretty soon we won't be able to call her "spiky".

Kyle and Karen moved back to their home about 3 weeks ago and so far we are managing. Katie's mom lives in the house directly behind ours, and she has been a lifesaver for us. She comes over during the day and helps with Sawyer and takes Katie to her Dr's appointments. This has allowed me to go back to work (as I write this I am in a hotel in Kansas City on business). We couldn't do any of this without Sue!

As far as Sawyer is concerned, he is doing great. For the most part he is sleeping through the night (8-9 hrs a night) which has been great for us! One concern with Sawyer that I haven't told you about is that he has a slight heart murmur. We knew this from the day that he was born and I have taken him to a pediatric cardiologist and they have confirmed that he has a "floppy valve" in his heart. So far there haven't been any issues with it and we go back when he is 9 months old for another echo of the heart. The Dr is optimistic that he will grow out of this. So, we pray for him regularly. Just as with Katie we trust God for his healing and are not worried. Otherwise he is growing and is a very happy baby. You should see his huge smile!

Thanks again to all of you who continue to serve us by bringing us meals, this continues to be a huge blessing for our family! Also, thanks to all of you who continue to pray for us as we know that God hears the cries of his children and does good things for those that love Him and are called by His name.