from davey-monday afternoon update

from davey:

Wow, what can I say. First of all I am so sorry that I didn't' get a chance to update the blog yesterday. I spent Saturday night with Katie (the first time I had done that) and so I spent most of Sunday with the girls and let Kyle and Karen go to church. So I really didn't get down to the hospital until later in the afternoon. All I can say is amazing!! The difference between Katie on Sunday over Saturday was truly breath taking. Like Meredith said there were just so many separate little things that it's hard to know which ones to put down. I would echo the "rude, rude, rude" story as a great one as it shows her ability to observe a situation and make an assessment and then a comment. Now, I would rather she make comments about other peoples behavior than mine, but at this point I won't complain. The best way for me to describe the change is that now she initiates more as opposed to being reactive. Another very good sign was her ability to eat some real food. We had bananas, yogurt, and grill cheese sandwich (and I do mean we, but I waited for her to be done in case there are some of you wachos out there who think I might take the food out her mouth for myself).

Today continues to be more of the same, though to a lesser amount as she is totally wiped out. The Dr's cautioned us that your good days will be followed by "sleep days" as it will exhaust her. I did have another 2mins with Carlstrom the neurosurgeon, though I think 2mins is a little generous. I can't tell you how many local people have told me that they have had the exact same experience with him. They also say in the next breath that he is very good. I will echo that, if your looking for Dr sit and chat and answer questions he is not the one. However, if your looking for brilliance, he's probably your guy. FYI a few years ago he lost his wife in a flood as she attempted to drive through some water, so please pray for him as I am sure there is some pain there. He says that he is tentatively scheduling the surgery to replace her skull piece for Wednesday, but it could be Friday. There is no real hurry to get it back in so he's willing to wait until everything is perfect (i.e.. swelling). So, here is my prayer- I know some of you probably think that I'm crazy for asking, but I am very serious about praying for God to close her skull back up. In the end, when Katie walks out of here, Dr's like Carlstrom will marvel at the human bodies ability to survive trauma. Now we know that is not what happened her, however, if he goes in on Wednesday and her skull is intact, no one will marvel at the human body. Instead, they will be forced to acknowledge something more than nature. I would imagine that I might have his attention for more than 2 minutes if he has to tell me that he does not have to do the surgery and I can say, "yeah I know, and I know why. Would you like to hear....?" We all believe that God can create with a thought, why not now for His glory. We only want to be used for His glory, so may he be glorified through us.

I also wanted to say that spent the morning reading through the pile of cards that have been delivered to me from Two Rivers and from the hospital. I am so grateful for so many who love and care for us. There is no way I'll be able to send each of you a thank you for your cards and gifts, so please know that we are very grateful to you all for your love and generosity.