Day 12 Fish Oil study & a BIG thank you!

Evidently Selah knew she had to make daddy and mommy feel better so she did!  This morning when the therapist came to get her, the therapist said "Selah let's get UP"  So Selah lifted her right shoulder off the bed.  The therapist repeated it and Selah responded again.  Then the therapist called Jon over and told Selah "let's get up"  and Selah lifted BOTH her shoulders off the bed, and turned towards Meg, the therapist!!!!!!!  That is big, as it shows understanding and that she can follow directions.  That is what rehab looks for!    She was holding her head up today and holding her trunk better too.  The therapist only has to give her one arm for help.  Much less support than she even had to do last week. 

When Jon came in, Selah zeroed in on him and held his eyes.  Jon started making her little noises and she tried so hard to do it back.  The therapist had never seen her do it before and she couldn't believe the "banter" they did back and to.  Selah hasn't done that for awhile so it was good to see her do it again!!!  And I'm glad the therapist saw it.

There is a little less concern about her left elbow and right thumb.  There seems to be no change so it doesn't look like she is drawing up in those areas, it just might be her normal poise. Obviously we only had a few weeks with her and didn't notice that about her.  So we aren't as worried about that .

She did all her normal things today with no regression at all.  Even being on the therapy ball, she managed to hold her body better.  Even last week it was quite a chore for the therapist but today there is a difference.  The therapist didn't have to work as hard:)

Jon worked with Selah all day long.  We are enrolling her in our own therapy school.  :)   We want her prepared for the rehab and ready to work with them.

I cleaned our room today and repacked everything.  It is a amazing how much junk a family of 7 can get in 3 months!  We have our summer clothes gone through and packed.  I went through all the things we have been given or bought and sorted things out.  We've been given or bought alot of clothes since all we had with us was shorts:)  Let me tell you, the thrift stores here in Rochester ROCK:)  so I have quite a bit of winter clothes now:)  I LOVE thrift shopping!!  Especially on Half Price days!  That is my retail therapy without feeling like I'm wasting money!  And the good thing is if you buy from a thrift store, you are helping another charity out!

Dear Readers, I want to thank you so much!  Thank you to the three families and a Catholic School from Ontario NY that gave to the Rochester Ronald McDonald House in our honor!!!!!!   That just blessed us so much!  RMH has been so wonderful to us through this whole ordeal and we just love the staff!  They've become family to us!   If you live in this area, and want a GREAT charity to give to, one that really does what it says it does....then give to the Rochester Ronald McD House!!!!!   We were also told some others have given in our honor but it's being processed.  I am so glad!!!

And thank you to the sweet lady from Perry Oklahoma who sent us a note and gift today!  I'm from Perry Fl and thought that was neat:) 

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AND THE BEST......ALMOST $1000 HAS COME IN FOR THIS FAMILY!!!!    THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL WHO HAVE GIVEN AND PRAYED FOR THEM.  THE LITTLE BOY'S PICTURE IS UP ON THEIR SITE NOW....WHAT A DOLL BABY!  THEY STILL NEED $3000 BY NEXT WEEK BUT GOD LOVES THE ORPHAN AND HE IS ABLE!  IF YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN AND CAN GIVE TO THEM PLEASE PLEASE DO!!  I can't help but to put us in their place...being in country and wanting to add another child.  We almost added another little girl while we were in Ukraine but her paperwork was not correct...I wanted to bring her home too so I can understand how they feel!  If Selah recovers, we want to go back and get her....sometimes I can't think too much about her or it hurts too bad.  Another family is going over soon and going to see her and take a dolly to her from us.  We've named her Sally in our minds, so please pray for her that God will hold her close to Him and be with her.  I even pray that another family will come for her if we can't do it soon.  She is in a bad situation......

So please continue to pray for Selah!  We need her to cough more, she did some good coughing today but it needs to be consisitant.  She needs to get to the point she doesn't need to be sucutioned out and right now she has to be every couple of hours or so.  Pray that she makes some big gains and is ready for rehab!

We are still looking for a place to stay in, if you have any contacts, please contact them for us.  We are too big of a family to stay in the Jax RMH....