Amber - World Record Hospital Stay

Well, Amber should be coming home tomorrow if there's no hick-ups. The operation went well and they drained 2 liters of blood from her hematoma. The docs installed drains in each side to help release any excess. Now Amber's got 2 little "grenades" on her side. Thanks to all the thoughts, prayers and fasting for the operation. If Amber still had a fever after the operation, then they would've opened her up from "nose to toes." She found out that she has a blood clot in each arm, I think it's due to the millions of pokes she's had in the past 2 weeks. The girls are doing very well and hopefully should be coming home within a week. Hope and Charity are over 4lbs and Faith is just shy. They all are maintaining their own body temperatures and Charity and Hope are eating about half their feedings from bottles. We gave Faith a blessing the other night, (my father and I each put 2 lingers on her head..pretty funny) cause she was having a little trouble keeping food in. They decided not to feed her and give her tummy a break. She's doing a lot better. I know, everyone wants to see more pics, and there will be more pics as soon as I remember to get the SD card from the camera in Amber's hospital room. Thanks again to everyone for helping and caring!


"And see that ye have Faith, Hope, ad Charity, and then ye will always abound in good works."
- Alma 7:24

Amber is back in ICU

Amber will have surgery on Sunday for her........actually we don't know exactly and the doctors don't know why. All we know is that she has had a fever since Fri. night and it's not a good combination with the excess blood (about 3 liters) that is still inside her body. It's a good combination for infection, which is kinda what they think she has. If you say prayers....please include Amber. Thank you everyone for your support and thoughts!!

Amber Has Returned.....Home

Yes that's right, Amber came home yesterday and is doing great. She will have about a 2 month recovery and a lot of bruising. The girls are still in the hospital and will be for another week or so. They are doing great!! It's pretty amazing that babies can survive at that size. To add to the craziness, we will be moving within the month. Thanks again to everyone's thoughts and prayers....it's comforting to know that that we have great friends and family!!


"The Savior's invitation is clear and direct, and importantly for us, it is constant: 'Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden. . . . Take my yoke upon you, . . . for . . . my burden is light'
(Matthew 11:28-30). This is the Lord's promise to me and to you.

"My prayer for each of us is that we will remember when the Lord has spoken His peace to us and has encircled us in the arms of His love. And just as important, will you, if you haven't felt that love for a while, seek to see it and feel it as you go about the ordinary tasks of your life. As you do this, over the days and months and years of your life, the memories of those interactions with the Lord will become sweet gifts to open a second time--or many times--to bolster
you when life is difficult.

" 'Peace I give unto you,' the Lord promises, 'not as the world giveth, give I unto you' (John 14:27). Peace. Strength. It is what we long for and what is possible. We only need to turn toward His reaching arms."

(Kathleen H. Hughes, "Remembering the Lord's Love," Ensign, Nov. 2006, 112)