Today Caleb's nurse let us hold him!!!! We were so thrilled. I was so happy that I got to hold him in my arms. When the nurse told me that he was gonna let me hold him I was so happy and I kept asking him "when." I held him until my butt got numb and I couldn't sit anymore. But just having him in my arms, hugging him, singing to him, reading to him...oh, it felt sooooo good! It made our day!
Today they lowered the amount of breaths that the ventilator pumps into him again. He's been doing well with it. Tomorrow they said they are gonna try to lower it again and possibly but him on a different type of ventilator where he will be doing most of the work. He is so strong...it's amazing and truly inspirational. They also increased his feeding too and they are slowly taking him off all his meds from his I.V. and giving it to him through the tube that goes down his stomach. Oh, and yesterday he made doodoo! (Yeah, sorry I didn't blog yesterday...We didn't get a chance.)
Caleb's nurses are so awesome too. We love them! It's so nice meeting such wonderful new people and getting to know people better.
I had a bad day yesterday...I have faith that God is in control and I know that everything will be okay. But I had a bad day because I miss him soooo much! Words cannot explain how much I miss my baby boy. I constantly think about so many happy memories and how he always made us laugh and smile everyday! It's hard to see him in the state that he is in and thinking about how active he was before. I can't wait till he's back on his feet again being a little rascal and driving me up the wall! So Brandon and I had a talk last night while we ate some dinner in the lovely cafeteria. I just thought I'd share with you all some of Brandon's insight because it lifted me up after my "bad day." Brandon told me...it doesn't matter the way we are here on earth. It doesn't matter the way Caleb is right now or how he will be after he overcomes this because we are only here on earth for a short period of time. OUR goal is to follow God and make sure we get to heaven so that we can all be together for and ETERNITY! We will all be happy in heaven...so happy I can't even imagine it! So that's our goal! We must make our walk with God so strong and not stray away!
Tomorrow we will be getting MARRIED! ahhh! haha...We hope to see you all again! Everyone is welcome to come and join us! It will be video taped for those of you who won't actually be able to see it. So then you can see it after in the cafeteria. We will be having a little reception in the cafe after...(Potluck). Then we can all gather together to pray for Caleb!
Oh, another thing...we have bumper stickers (courtesy of Kristi Takimoto) for sale...well, donation of $6.00 and Angel keychains (made by Tiare Yamura) ...donations welcome and much appreciated. And we have more things on the way. If you would like one or the other...or both, you can get them tomorrow or when you come to the hospital...and I will be giving it to people to sell also. So thank you! Thank you again for your continuos prayers and for all of your comments! God Bless you all! We love you!...sorry this blog is super long! :)
6 comments:
Kehau & Brandon, I have been praying for all of you since March 7, when I found out @ 11 PM. I couldn't sleep that night at all. Kamakana has been in my prayers and I have been doing alot of praying every day. Kamakana is such a well behaved little boy. I wish our prayers will be answered real soon. His progress is soooooo GREAT to hear! CONGRATS to both of you on your BIG DAY. I won't be able to make it but my Mom (Aunty Rits) & I plan to stop by on Monday. We Love You All and continue to PRAY. Aunty Linda
CONGRATULATIONS KEHAU & BRANDON!
We are continuing to pray for Caleb and your family in school. Your updates are so appreciated (I've been printing copies for Caleb's classmate's parent's). I'll be coming by this afternoon before the wedding and will be happy to take some bumper stickers and angel key chains to sell. Again, Congratulations!
God bless you,
Mrs. Silsby
Congratulations Kehau & Brandon! You all remain un our constant prayers...we are so happy that Caleb continues to flourish in God's grace. Thank you for taking the time to keep us updated on Caleb's progress. Everyone has bad days but see how God turned this all around to show you something new? He is so good! You are all so awesome and continue to inspire me and many others!
Showers of Blessings,
Nat & Rach
Brandon and Kehau,
Sorry we missed the big event! Have been praying, not only for Kamakana, but for you both as well! Hope your big day was exciting and memorable. May God continue to bless you ALL!!
Love you!
Phil and Geri
Congratulations!!!!! We're so happy for you! Now you will be as one under God! Praise God! Yes, Caleb is soo strong and so are you! We love you and we're still praying! Miss Mele
Aunty Kehau and Brandon I will keep on prying for you guys and Kamakana.I am so happy too because he held your hand and he was crying if he didn't like what the nurses were doing to him.I wish I could've held him.O i'm also happy, because I liked the potluck and your wedding.Just remember GOD is with him and the family. He is also strong like his daddy, plus he is SUPERMAN! I love you guys and you guys treat me and Kawai like we are your daughters.You guys are always in my prayer.Taysia
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