2 Brothers Layne

What a devastating day!!! We arrive early, giddy, and happy about the procedure happening today. BAH!!! They ran some blood tests this morning to check for white blood cells, which were high. He has some sort of infection, possibly pneumonia. The surgery has been postponed until next Wednesday, if he is doing better. At least Jonah looks good. To help brighten our day, a very generous person made it possible for Tanya and I to have a night in "Fat City" and not worry about a thing. We chose to go to a movie, Star Trek, awesome!!! We are so very grateful for our never ending supply of support!!! In addition to the morale booster we were given a card with a beautiful poem it reads: A NEW PERSPECTIVE By Helen Steiner Rice Sometimes the things that seem the worst Turn out to be the best, So think of this as just a time to get a little rest. And while we cannot understand Why things happen as they do, The one who hangs the rainbow out Has His own plans for you.

We were talking with a fellow NICU Mom today and we all decided that we are in Bagdad! To better understand this comment please Google Welcome to Holland by Emily Pearl Kingsley. It has been a big day for our little family today. First let me reassure all of you that Jonah survived the day and was resting peacefully when we left this evening. We started the day off by having a whole lot of snuggle time with Jonah… in fact we held him up until it was time to go down stairs for the heart cath. It was enjoyed by all. The heart cath started at 1:00 and we were given a pager that would alarm when they were finished. So we decided to make the most of our time and clean out the trailor before Tanya’s brother came to get it. An hour and a half later we were done cleaning and no page. So we next embarked on a movie (August Rush). We anxiously watched the entire movie and still no page. So we headed into the hospital to wait. We waited there for about 10 minutes a...