Caleb Update: 12/19/07

We talked to the doctor this afternoon after he got the 12:00 x-rays back and he said that there was definite improvement and the antibiotics and everything we're doing seems to be working. The most important thing is that there isn't any perforation in the intestinal wall. Praise God! However, we're not entirely out of the woods yet, we're still going to keep doing what we're doing and finish the dosage of antibiotics because we don't want to risk infection again.

We're still in somewhat of a standby mode to make sure the infection is really subsiding, which isn't very fun as a parent because we want to know everything immediately and know that he is doing alright. We will just have to trust God that He's got our little Caleb in His hands.

I appreciate all of your calls and emails and, most of all, your prayers. Caleb has so many people praying for him across the country. I think God has heard and responded. Please keep praying for continued success in beating the infection. Also, pray that Caleb has relief from hunger pangs. He isn't allowed to eat anything while we're treating the infection and his empty belly is what is making him uncomfortable, fussy and unable to sleep very well.

Our next x-ray is at 6pm tonight so I'll try to post another update after we get the results of that back.

Ryan