A Rainbow!!! It's God's Promise...

Hey all! So sorry it's been so long. It's been busy with Micaiah's first birthday, then thanksgiving, and this week Brandon started work again.
Caleb is doing very well. He said rainbow! It didn't sound very enunciated but could it be? Brandon and I weren't there to hear it...Brandon's parents were watching Caleb and were reading him a book about rainbows. And he used his voice to say what sounded very much like rainbow! Both of his parents looked at each other in astonishment. We were very excited to hear what had happened. Brandon had just talked to Caleb that day and prayed with him about starting to speak again. Amen?...Amen! Since then we have been encouraging him even more to use his voice to make words. Today I was doing some flash cards with caleb...teaching him how to read. (Just where we left off) I would always do flash cards with Caleb everynight. He was always eager to learn. So as I asked him to tell me what letter it was and what sound the letter makes he used his voice everytime. He wasn't saying the letter or the sound but he was trying! And I was very happy and proud of him for that. Pretty soon...I know. Thank you for your prayers and please continue to pray for his speech to return!
Micaiah's birthday was wonderful and we had a great thanksgiving. We definitely had a lot to be thankful for this thanksgiving! And boy was I thanking God like crazy. We have been so blessed...beyond my wildest dreams! God has blessed us so much, especially during this season of our lives.
Brandon returned to work this past Monday. It was a day that I had been dreading...and I'm sure Brandon had too. So far Caleb has been sleeping pretty well. Brandon misses being home with the boys...and me too i think. (wink, wink) It's only been two days...Please, we really need prayers! I need to get sufficient sleep during the night. Caleb and Micaiah need to sleep well. And Brandon needs his sleep too so that he can work hard all day for us and not be too tired when he gets home.
I promise to do my best to blog more often...really. It's been a rough time for me, as you've read in the past few blogs. But I'm doing better now. I think.
I finally got things done today that I've been meaning to do. I ordered Caleb a new pulse oximeter. Just like the one they have in the PICU. We were so tired of fighting with the Supply company already. So we just purchased a brand new one...of our own...that has a better battery life for when we go out. It was really expensive but it's gonna save me a lot of headaches. We've had so many problems...I swear we have a different machine every one to two weeks! I also ordered another device that I've wanted to get for Caleb...Tiffany, Abbie's mom, introduced me to it. http://www.prayforabby.com/
Brandon and I gave our testimony again last week Wednesday to the UH Wahine Volleyball team before their game! Thank God they won...they were crying. Wouldn't want to be the reason they lost the game. :) It was great. But as usual, we were getting attacked all day long before we spoke to them. Starting from the Sunday before, Caleb got a fever that went all the way up to 105 at one point. He had the fever for a few days and it averaged at about 102. But other than that he was okay. By wednesday (when we gave our testimony) he was almost completely well again. The same thing happened when we gave our testimony the first time at our church. Silly devil, does he think that's gonna stop us? God wants us to do it, so he's gonna make it possible! No matter what! I guess Satan never learns...
Well, I will be having a meeting with the public school again in a couple weeks to discuss getting some services at home since we have decided to completely not take Caleb to school anymore. Pray something comes out of that.
One more thing, to Brice's Aunty: thank you so much for your comment. It really touched us. And just as you complemented us, you all were a blessing for us too despite what you went through. Thank you also for being so kind...and for even coming back to visit when Caleb moved to the regular unit of the hospital! We will always remember you all. And Wyatt...does he miss Callie? :) Thank you for continuing to keep Caleb in your prayers!
Sue: Thank you for always uplifting me with your comments! You are an amazing mother and it's always nice to hear from someone who is living it... What a blessing you are!

Thank you all for your continued prayers. God continues to answer them all! And we are eternally grateful! Hope your thanksgiving was wonderful as you reflected on God's wonderful blessings in your lives! I was especially grateful for all of you...even those of you I have never met! You are still a blessing...your prayers are a tremendous blessing! I'll update again when big news arrives! Which I am anticipating to be very very soon!... "pray for Caleb"