New Surgery Date

November 5 is the big day!

Noah's surgeon will be out of town for the surgery date we first set up so we have a new date we would ask you to pray for. We've had a little try at how Noah handles healing with Noah's nose burn and he really did not like band-aids so it will be interesting to see how he does with his hand. I am sure his bandages will be bigger and badder with the procedure. Pray that our little guy will have patience and let things heal the way they need to.

Smiles and Hugs to you all!

Surgery Update

Noah's Big Day



We now know that Noah will have surgery on October 22 at Riley Children's Hospital. Noah's surgery is scheduled to last for an hour and a half. It's an outpatient surgery so we will get to take him home the same day.

What are they doing? They will take out the extra skin between the digits on his right hand so he will be able to grasp items better and they will do exploratory surgery to see if they can take a tendon from his wrist out to the pinkie on that hand so that he can move it. It currently stays straight but the thumb works like normal. Noah is a right hand-er so we trust this will give the little extra he needs to keep developing.

Prayer Requests:

1. Pray for Noah's safety.
2. Pray for all us as we care for him after surgery. It will likely be a challenge to help this two year old with his curiosity.
3. Pray that Noah will quickly adapt to his new function/coordination.

A Trip to Riley Children's Hospital

ANNUAL CHECK UP

Noah did a great job at the Children's Hospital today. He held still while they took three different X-rays. It was impressive to see our almost two year old take direction and obey. He was a champ!

At Riley you can check out red wagons to "wheel around in" and Noah thought that was cool. He wanted to ride around and say "hi" to everyone as we went from venue to venue.

Noah met his surgical team with handshakes and then with a round of high-fives. The doc was pleased with the mobility Noah has (able to use pens and hold paper) but confirmed our concern that Noah has trouble throwing balls and holding cups. The doc has given the thumbs up and little man will be facing surgery soon. They will call us with an appointment so we don't know the date as of yet but rest assured we will let you know.

Please pray for Noah. We know God has a plan for his life and we want to be faithful to enable him to do what he was made to do.