Hard Things

Little baby Ryan gave us all quite a scare last week.  He had what his parents thought might be a seizure, turned blue and passed out. They took him to the ER and he spent several days in newborn ICU.  They ran EKG's and echo cardiograms and other tests on his heart, which they thought might be the problem. He has a benign heart murmur. Not the problem! Yeah!  They did EEG's, and brain scans for a neurological problem. All clear!  Yeah!  They finally decided it was episodes of "breath holding" and told Corinne and Klint that " he'll"drive you crazy for a few years!"  But all is well.  When he gets upset, he just holds his breath until he passes out.  Then his body kicks in and all is well.  Interestingly enough, his uncle Ryan was also a breath holder as a baby.We're so grateful that this isn't a significant medical issue.

 

It  is very hard to be away at difficult times.  Missing anything at home is one of our challenges. We've missed lot of happy events-weddings, baptisms, graduations, ordinations, and lots of ballgames, and performances. We would like to be there for everything, but the hard things we've missed are the real tests. We're very grateful for a wonderful family, who support and love each other, and for good friends and ward members who have helped our loved ones to carry their burdens without us for a few years.  We're grateful for the blessings that have happened and for the bad things, that could have happened, but haven't.
We pray for those we love, both here and at home!

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