This weekend we celebrated Ariella's big brother's 10th birthday. Charles has been such an amazing support and an invaluable comfort to his little sister during this entire process. We are so blessed to have him and so amazed at the level of involvement and attention he has committed to his sister during this very difficult process. It would be very easy for a young child to become jealous or even resentful, of his sister's special-needs, but in fact Charles is done the exact opposite. He has been so kind and compassionate that he often inspires us. You know guys, no one would have chosen the situation for themselves, we certainly wouldn't wish the situation on anyone else and yet I can say we are so blessed. Our brother-in-law Daniel and his best friend Brian held the very first in a series of fundraisers for our little princess this weekend. They were able to raise more than $1000 that will go to Ella's charitable trust. We are so grateful for their efforts and for the contributions of total strangers. It is very easy to see the love of Christ working through others on our behalf.
Overall her baby had a very good weekend. Saturday was a quiet day but a good day. Not a lot of therapy happens over the weekend, instead the baby was visited by her grandmother and auntie. My sister hasn't seen her niece in over four months so it was great for them to spend some time together. Yesterday the baby had a really good morning but got increasingly tired as the day went on. Last night she had a little bit of trouble with her respiratory treatment. At one point she had to be taken off of the ventilator so that she could be suctioned again. However, eventually she did get comfortable and was able to settle down.
What a weekend; no snow accumulation in Hartford, Charles turned 10 and Ella's first fund raiser was a success. Praise God for great weekend.
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