I also want to get this out quickly, so I'll get right to the prayer requests:
1. Canaan is getting her echo done this afternoon. Pray that the PDA has closed! The doctors want to know that this is heading in the right direction.
2. Her heart rate spiked this morning/early afternoon to a concerning level. Tests are being run this afternoon, so please pray there isn't any infection.
3. Let's keep praying that the kidney and urine output stay consistent. A side effect of the medication Canaan just finished is bowels not working as well. So pray that this side effect doesn't rear its ugly head.
If there's anything I've learned this week while hanging with the NICU team, it is that little Canaan is fighting hard, and that she is still in an incredibly critical point. I no longer want to say she's "doing well." A light bulb went off in my head today as a nurse said that Canaan has a right as a preemie to be this way. She is not expected to act like a full-term baby, because she isn't. She has a right for these levels to ping back and forth, and for things not to be consistent in her little body. Canaan is not in a "good" place. She's in a place to be expected for a baby this critical.
Please keep praying when you see 7's. We are all so comforted by the sweet notes from all of you and the witnessing you're doing on Canaan's behalf. I wanted to share one from a friend of mine in North Carolina:
"I wanted to send you a quick (sorry, it ended up not being so quick) message! I have been reading your posts and praying for your friends and baby in Arkansas. When you wrote yesterday, pray when you see or think of the number 7, I didn't really get it or think much of it. However, this morning, I am out of town and was able to surprise one of my best friends from high school who leads a faith based fitness program. I got up at 4:30 so I could drive to her 5:30 class. One section of the class was doing reps with weights and she said "Ok, ladies, 7 reps of each exercise and then repeat the set." She went on to say that she wasn't initially going to say 7, but she changed it last minute and for us to go with it. God was in Conver, NC this morning at 5:45 reminding me to pray for this family! At the end of the workout, my friend Kara lead us in prayer and I could not get your friends out of my mind. I shared your post from yesterday with Kara and we both had chills. I know there was no coincidence in this and wanted you to know that the village that is praying is probably far bigger than you know."
I wanted to leave you on a happy note, because we do have good things happening in Arkansas! As we've been making the apartment homier, Canaan's digs took an upgrade, too. :) Donna worked day and night to create a beautiful masterpiece. Check out her new isolette cover, complete with flamingos and feathers ("He will cover you with His feathers, and He will shelter you with His wings." Psalm 91).
She is a fierce little warrior, and is surrounded by love and prayers day and night. Please keep them coming!
HOW YOU CAN HELP -
Go Fund Me Page for Becca and Nathan
Their temporary home:
ATTN: Becca and Nathan Daniel
15 N. Locust Avenue, Apt. 3
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Blessings to all,
Courtney
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