Update October 23, 2007

Thank you for praying for Sierra Rose. Today's update contains good news.

After surgery, Sierra was going to be on a continuous feed for a while and then she was going to receive food through the tube every few hours. Already this morning, the therapist recommended that Sierra be fed every few hours. This is good--it will allow R to practice with Sierra more often.

Do you remember praying that Sierra's sucking reflex would increase? It did! Today Sierra had a sponge bath (her first bath). This really woke her up. Afterwards, she sucked on her pacifier strongly for 30 minutes. She was even able to sip a little from her bottle.

In addition, Sierra seemed to be pain-free today.

Thank you for praying for Sierra Rose. We're happy to share the results of your prayers with you. Keep praying that she would learn to drink from the bottle so that the tube can be removed from her stomach.

--MK