Blessed

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always; pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

We continue to be blessed with good days and are so thankful. We got good news this morning that Mason's platelet count this morning was 116! The general consensus is that the reading of 53 yesterday was an error since his platelets had been trending upward anyway. He is holding his temperature well in his bed and tolerating his feeds so he was increased to 3 ml/hour. Overall, his swelling looks SO much better! PT has been working with him and the only stiff spot he has seems to be in his left shoulder so we worked on applying slight touch/pressure to try to encourage his arm forward and he did it. He also enjoys sucking on his passy and is still remembering to breathe so that is good. Sometimes that can be a problem. They are continuing to consult with hematology about the clots but so far nothing extensive has been done. Again, just thankful that they are in a spot that isn't blocking anything. It was nice just to hold Mason today and not worry and take a deep breath and relax. I think today I realized it had been a really LONG time since I had exhaled and truly breathed a sigh of relief. Yes, we have trusted in God (and continue to) throughout this whole time but that isn't saying that it hasn't been hard or stressful. We are just so thankful that everything seems to be improving. Mason, you are truly one strong little guy and have been through so much in your short life. We all love you so much! Corbin is ready for you to come home to ride in his tractor (and talks about it every day). I think it will be a while before this mommy is ready for Mason to ride in the tractor!

Daddy got to hold his sweet boy too.