Yesterday was a wild and crazy day as we spent the day getting adoption paperwork in order on our end. We had 24 hours and Dave and I both needed physical exams from our primary care doctor. We called first thing in the morning and were told we could not be seen until the next day.

That just wouldn't work, so we went to the doctor's office anyway and Dave pleaded our case before the woman at the front desk. She sent us to someone else in the office who told us our doctor was not even in the office today, but then as she was looking at her computer she said, "Oh! We have TWO open appointments with her at 10am at our other office location! Would you like those?"

It was 9:30am. God's timing is ALWAYS perfection. We jetted out of that office and went to the other office for our 10am appointments.

Meanwhile, I was suppose to be taking Little Bug and Sweet Pea to their well-check appointments at 11am with their pediatrician, an appointment I had made months before! I knew I wasn't going to make it on time, but my wonderful mother-in-law and friend got the girls to their appointment on time and then as soon as I was finished with my exam, I rushed over to the pediatrician's office.

As I was arriving at the pedi's office my cell phone rang and I knew it was Sarge's doctor. I was expecting the call and knew she was calling about his CT scan. The CT scan had come back normal. Praise the LORD!

Since I last wrote, Sarge  has made much progress with his withdrawals. He is showing signs of improvement. His NAS scores are remaining between 4-7, which is excellent. Because of these low NAS scores he has begun the weaning process from the morphine. It's a slow process. He is still not taking much of his feeds through the bottle. He will eat well from the bottle and then it is just like he collapses from exhaustion and refuses to eat another drop. But his OT continues to work with him daily, and it's just a matter of time.

God continues to fight EVERY SINGLE BATTLE for us through this. He is taking care of every single detail and aspect of this entire crazy process.

Man makes plans in their heart but it is truly GOD'S PLAN that prevails. There is no other way to explain why we have a SON, because when we first learned of Sarge back in March, we said no, we could not and would not be adopting him.

One day, when the time is right, I will share the details as to why we had to say no. It's mind-boggling, but it is a testimony to the power and Sovereignty of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has performed not one but two miracles in our family in the span of just 7 months.

Our God is a God of REDEMPTION.

To GOD be the GLORY, Great Things HE has done!!!!

- Elaine