Update to the update

Not to be!! Melissa was discharged today without Josiah. He needs to be monitored a little longer and Melissa and Robert will be doing some driving across the city to go visit and keep him fed. He is in good hands and there's not much else to be done in this situation. We are all disappointed not to get the newest family picture, but that is of secondary consideration to getting him strong and ready for his life at home. Keep the family in your prayers as everyone works on having patience once again. Love from Maxine

Josiah Update

Monica has the pics on her blog but I thought I would do the update. The results are back from Josiah's test on his lungs and there is no sign of infection. The doctor will do rounds in NICU this morning and will probably let baby move to Mom's room. Her doctor's wish is for Melissa to spend one more night in hospital with the baby in her room and they will probably come home tomorrow. A great way to start 2oo7. He s sure a sweet little guy and we look forward to getting to know him much better!! Happy new!! year.

Family!

 
 
 
  

Happy holidays!

We had a wonderful Christmas together in Saskatoon! (I have been playing the odds game to get on the blogger ever since. I will post pictures if it will work twice in a row.) Still no baby news to tell you. "A watched kettle never boils" ...so Melissa sent us home hoping that we'll get a call from her to head back up to Sasktoon. We decided to come home on boxing day to be here for Ruby's birthday party and renew Stans licencses for vehicles. Then, we're off to Saskatoon again to bring in the new year with the kids and put Stephen on his plane back to Oklahoma on Jan 1st. Stan celebrates his birthday tomorrow! His new grandbaby would be a great present, but we're resigned to the fact that baby is comfy at the moment and not in a hurry after all. We sure had fun with our little Linaya. What a joy. One little smile melts your heart. I guess that is how it is meant to be. Stephen enjoyed getting aquainted and has a personal involvement with Melissa's baby, too, because he has been busy painting friendly bugs on the nursery wall! I'll show you pics of Stephen's arrival but probably not of his departure. It is always sad to send him off but the good news is that he loves what he does and is very good at keeping in touch. Happy new year!!!

YES!

It is finally Dec. 19th. It is the day we head to Saskatoon to meet Stephen at the plane and to have our family all together. I am soooo excited. I have become like my mother! The entry way is full of baking and food to head north. Monica is planning on Christmas dinner at her house, but I can help out a little, right??? I used to tease my Mom that we had our own water. She used to bring everything from the turkey to the vegetables!! (I'm not quite that bad, am I??) The next entry may be from Saskatoon. Happy holidays to you, too! Love from Stan and Maxine :-)

Visit with Aunt Vi !

Well, yesterday we decided to go back to Regina General to find Auntie Vi who has finally moved back out of intensive care. Uncle Bill and Donna were so encouraged that she has finally made a leap in progress. We found her smiling, able to eat a little "real" food like meat and potatoes and actually enjoying it. She is sitting up for periods of time but definitly not ready for walk down the halls. They haven't been told if she will be transfered back to hospital in Weyburn or sent home to family's care. Let's continue to pray for her progress. She has been through some pretty serious valleys. She told me to come home and tell everyone how she is doing and I promised her that I would indeed brag on her progress!!! :-)

Beautiful weather!

This is quite a change from last week. Stan has been out cleaning off the combine from harvest and the quanset (large storage shed) is now empty of the grain stored there and refilled with machinery put away for the winter. He also has been busy on the phone marketing our chick peas, ordering the right seed for next spring and arranging for nitogen etc. to be hauled in to the bins that grain has been leaving. Sometime it reminds me of the circus act where you try to get all the plates spinning at once. I have finished off the next baby quilt, worked on some Christmas mail and now need to get some baking done. All that time in the city and you would think I had been doing Christmas shopping! Not yet, oh well... We have been to community activities of suppers, concerts and to night is the hospital fundraiser. I think it is good for satisfied customers to be there!! Our medical system was very good to us this year. Stan continues to heal and get stronger. Those bandages just get smaller and smaller :-)
The news on Auntie Vi is that she is out of ICU and in post op. The ward is also under lockdown because of Norwalk virus and her family has gone home to Weyburn to rest until the hours are up.
SATURAY NIGHT UPDATE: Aunt Vi has been moved back into Cardiac Care Unit and her family has returned. There have been some setbacks.
It's getting closer to Dec. 19th! Closer to Stephen coming home and our family together. That make us smile!! Love from Stan and Maxine

Vi Bell continues to be in need of your prayers!

By this evening I was really hoping to tell you that Aunt Vi was out of ICU and much better. I just received word from Eva that she is still there and doctors and family are puzzled by the slow progress. She has been seriously ill since the surgery but did escape kidney dialysis. Her mind is clear most of the time but she is very weak. Eva said "All in all a difficult time as we wait and pray. Thank you to each of you who is waiting and praying with us. It is very encouraging to know that you are there and occasionally to hear from you as well. Love to all, Eva"

Eva King's email is evamking@hotmail.com

Prayer request

 

Please take a moment and pray for two people very dear to us. They are Stan's Uncle Bill and Aunt Vi Bell from Weyburn, Sask. Auntie Vi had a heart valve replaced this past week and had started out well and then some setbacks. She is in Regina General Intensive Care Unit in the bed that Stan had held down for a month. Please pray for her healing and for Uncle Bill as he has had his own health concerns and the stress can't be good for him. I will post an update when I have heard from their family. 
9:30am update: I just talked to Eva and Auntie Vi has been having blood pressure problems this morning and will remain in Intensive Care at least until tomorrow as they want to continue to minitor her. General trend is towards a positive direction.