Update March 19, 2008--More Movement

Dear Friends,

Last Thursday Sierra Rose had been doing her slow, steady crawl all evening. R and my mother thought she was getting tired, so they put her on her back. While on her back, she slowly rolled onto her side and then her stomach. This is the first time Sierra has done that!

That night, R put Sierra in bed next to her and placed a travel bag and blanket on the edge of the bed. About 1:00 AM there was a bump in the night. R felt for Sierra, didn't feel her, jumped out of bed, and turned on the lights. My mother ran into the room. They discovered that Sierra had fallen out of bed, probably by crawling right off the edge. They were concerned about a concussion but it turned out that Sierra just hurt her shoulder.

Praise the Lord for protecting Sierra. The space between the bed and the nightstand was only about 10 inches wide. Sierra could have hit her head on the metal bedframe or on the wooden nightstand, but she fell in the narrow space between them.

R started an alternate blogsite for Sierra Rose. It is
http://www.sierrarose-miraclebaby.blogspot.com. R's site will be more of a day-to-day update on Sierra and the family. I'll continue posting at the original blogsite, which is http://sierraroseupdates.blogspot.com.

For prayer requests, we ask the following:
-Pray for Sierra Rose to receive vision.
-Pray for Sierra Rose to smile.

Thank you for staying involved. We appreciate all of you.

--MK

Update March 4, 2008--Status Report of Hyperbaric Treatments

Dear Praying Friends,

Even though February is the shortest month of the year, it seemed like a long month for my mother and R: they spent their time driving to San Antonio and back. Both of them also managed to get the flu that's been hitting all over the country.

Sierra Rose, now 5 1/2 months old, has had 19 hyperbaric treatments; she is scheduled to receive 21 more treatments. Even though there was no guarantee that hyperbaric therapy would be beneficial, we are happy to report small improvements. Here are our observations:

1. Sierra's arm muscles are not as tight as they were before.
2. Sierra has better head control. It's still not perfect, but she can lift her head and turn it from side to side.
3. Sierra, when she was put face down on a blanket this past week, began lifting her head and chest off the floor.
4. Sierra can slowly but surely crawl a few feet across a blanket placed on the floor.

Prayer:
-Safe travel for all the trips to San Antonio and back home again
-Continued progress in Sierra's development
-Health for all the family

Praise:
-Safe travel for all the trips to San Antonio and back home again
-Continued progress in Sierra's development
-God's provision in numerous ways

Thanks for all your love and support. We are blessed to have you as our friends.

--MK for the family