21st Update

It has been about a month since my last update and I apologize to all who have sent emails asking for info. I have been very busy playing catch up at work and at home, the new school year has started which requires teaching and grading schoolwork, and getting things setup and into a routine with Samuel’s care. I’ve had an update on my to do list and replying to emails, but it hasn’t seemed to make it to the top. We thank you for all the continued prayers, gifts and for checking his blog site for updates.

Samuel is doing well at home. He is on the ventilator, but we have been doing trials off the ventilator and he is up to anywhere between 3 to 6 hours a day with a minimal amount of oxygen. Samuel is opening and closing his eyes, and at times will track your movement, but still no blinking. He has been moving more and will at times try to turn towards the direction of voices. He has started making some vocal sounds, especially when you are doing something he doesn’t like. He still does not have a gag reflex and we ask for specific prayers in that area. Samuel now weighs 16 pounds, 3 ounces and quickly catching up with his 2 year old big sister. He has made one trip to the pediatrician and has been to church 3 times since he came home.

This will be the last email you receive in your mailbox unless that is the way you prefer to be updated in the future. Since it is becoming more difficult for me to keep these updates coming, I am turning it over to my daughter Kaitlyn, who will be updating the blog site. I’m sure she will be a lot more consistence than I was and she has recently added another video to the site. If you need the address again, it is http://prayforsamuelian.blogspot.com you can check for updates there, but if you would still rather receive the updates by email, I can quickly copy what Kaitlyn posts to the blog and send it to an address list she will create, just reply to this email and let us know that you still want to be updated by email.

Thank you,
Yancy