Smiles

We've got smiles today!!!!!! Gabe had a good night.....no throwing up or blowouts last night or this morning yet! Yipee!
Jason and I got a little bit more sleep than the first night. We seriously miss our beds!!!!!!

This is Doey.....she is a child life specialist and has become Gabe's good buddy. She brings him new fun toys every day and they have playtime. She will go with him to his endoscopy today while he "goes to sleep" and will be there when he wakes up. I had never heard of this profession, but think it's the greatest thing ever for our kids when we can't be with them.

He's getting to be a pro IV car driver around his room. Although last night he got a little rough

and yanked it out. We ended up with a mess of blood!

We played hide and seek in the cupboards and closets.

But we are running out of new things to do.....hopefully the creative juices flow today.

We have lotsa nursing students here and they give great sponge baths!

They gave him a stethscope for his time here so he can be a doctor too. He has been eating chips like there's no tomorrow. At 8 am this morning, he had to quit eating and drinking. It's 11:16 and the poor kid is still asking for food. It's gonna be loooooooooong day.

One of our favorite resident docs.

Ann is another one of the greatest nurses ever.

We just found out from his ped doc that he has to stay one more night......i'm hoping we get to go home tomorrow and we're praying the procedure goes well today.

Thank you again to everyone that has called with prayers and offering their love and concern.

We have honestly felt the power of prayer and that supernatural peace surrounding us that only comes from above. SO thank you, thank you, thank you. We have no doubts whatsoever that Jesus is holding His litte Gabriel in His arms and is already on the healing road.

We do have Starbucks here at the hospital and that is the high light of my days ;) Although they close the stand at 2 so I better get scooting and fill up on more.