Caleb's Surgery

Well most of you have heard the latest news, but here's a brief summary:

Caleb had his eye surgery yesterday in Miami and it went really, really well! God totally had His hand in the whole thing and He gave us so much favor! Especially with the wonderful doctor God has blessed us with. We kinda expected the whole thing to be rougher than it really was. However, Caleb has been through surgery before and has proven how resilient kids really are. He proved to be the same this time too. Recovery was a bit cranky, but that's to be expected. He refused to open his eyes until we were on the road back to the hotel. And then all of a sudden he was his usual chatterbox self. :) He had a hard time keeping anything in his tummy, but after a nice long nap he woke up so hungry and was able to eat a little bit. Caleb's doctor even called us late that night to check up on him. I thought that was really neat!

Today we had a follow-up with his eye doctor in Palm Beach Gardens. After the exam, his doctor felt his eyes have already improved greatly! Without his glasses, his eyes are working together now! Our prayer is they will stay that way so he only needs this surgery one time, and that his brain will turn the vision on his left eye.

What a challenge this whole thing has been in our family's lives. God has indeed been growing each of us. Even Jenna. When Caleb returned from recovery and was crying in my arms, she refused to finish her lunch (which never happens-food is one of her passions!) and just looked at him with such worry and concern. As difficult as it's been to go through this with Caleb, it's neat to see how God is refining us and teaching us about His love and grace. Through the whole thing, I could definitely see God's hand in every detail. He cared for us so lovingly, in a way that only He could do. :) We do serve an amazing, and loving God. Without Him, I could not have gone through this.

So in two months we will have our follow-up with the eye doctor. That's about the time it takes for the eyes to fully heal and settle into place. We're just praying that Caleb's eyes will settle together and no more lazy eye wondering off! Now, time to rest!

Oh wait.....Morgan will be here in 3 1/2 months! Whew! This is going by so fast! So much to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D