November 25,26

Hi everybody!!

We were up to see Emilie this weekend and she tries so hard to move her head now. I went to suction out her nose and she turned her head away from me. Also, when I was holding her, Darwin spoke and everytime he spoke she tried so hard to look at him. She is definitely going to be Daddy's little girl. Please keep praying for her equipment to come. We are extremely hopeful. Also please keep praying for our coverage for home care to come through. I also still need a babysitter for her when she comes home and I go to work. If there is anyone in North Battleford area that you think could do it or if you think you would like to do it, please let me know ASAP. Training will need to be done. Wages can be negotiated. Thanks everybody! We love you all alot!! PUSH

Sherri

Learning the Ventilator

Darwin and I were in Saskatoon on Thurs, Nov 16 to learn about Emilie's ventilator. It was pretty straight forward, but the respiratory therapist was not happy to learn that we have not yet received any of Emilie's equipment. She said she had to make a couple of phone calls. Thanks for all your prayers. This may be the answer to receiving Emilie's equipment. Keep praying for this request!! We want to start taking her out. We would especially like to take her to see my Grandma and Grandpa at their home. Thanks everyone!! We love you all so much. Thanks for your support and prayers!!

Sherri

(Emilie was so excited to see us yesterday!! Her arms and her legs were just moving!! While I was holding her, Darwin said her name and she tried very hard to turn her head and look at him. Praise Jesus!! She is very determined. PUSH!!)

CT results

Hi everyone!!

The hospital called me this afternoon at 2:15pm. The preliminary results were in and she said that everything looked normal....so far. PRAISE GOD!! My heart almost stopped when I heard my cell phone ring. When the resident said that everything looked normal I have never felt more relieved in my life. Keep praying and Thanks!!!

Sherri

CT SCAN

Hi everybody!

I spoke to the resident again today and they are taking Emilie for a CT scan on Wed Nov 15 at 1:00pm. They think that her head is growing too big so they want to just make sure that everything is alright. Please pray that it is. Pray for this CT scan. Thanks for your prayers again!!

Sherri Dzeylion

Monday November 13th

I spoke to a resident at lunch today. She called to let me know about the vaccinations that they are giving to Emilie this week. She also told me that they tried her on the trach mask and she only lasted 30 minutes before her oxygen levels went down. Her breathing does not appear to be as strong as it had been in the past. Please pray that God will strengthen her chest wall. This is not her lungs...it is the muscles in her chest wall. Thank-you for your continued prayers.

Sherri

More pictures

Emilie 7 months

Hello everyone. I've decided that because all of the pictures I send out are huge I am just going to start an online album for Emilie. I will add all the other pictures later on. I'm not quite sure how this works yet, but please let me know if it worked ok or not.

Anyway, a lot of people have been asking for more updates. I'll send them out as much as possible. I apologize, as right now I am in the middle of report cards.

Emilie is still growing like a weed. She is 18lbs and 28.5 inches long. She didn't grow longer in the last month, but she did put on weight. I am also proud to announce that she is now sporting two teeth on the bottom and is beginning to show signs of a third on the top. She is a very beautiful and very happy little girl, but she is also very determined and can be very sneaky. By sneaky, I mean that when the nurses aren't looking she will pull off her leads and cause all the alarms to go off.

Prayer requests:

1. Please pray that all of Emilie's equipment will come so that she can come out of the hospital for Christmas.

2. Please pray that God will give the doctor's wisdom in how to treat Emilie.

3. Please pray that Home Care and Sask health will give us all the help we need and fast so that Emilie can be home soon. At least by Taylor's birthday if not sooner. That would be his "bestest" present.

4. Pray that Emilie will continue to grow stronger and that she will be able to withstand trach mask trials off of the ventilator.

5. Pray that God will be glorified through this situation and that He will draw people to Him through this precious little girl. (He already is. This has been my prayer since she was born).

Emilie appears to be stronger and stronger in her movements in her limbs everytime I see her. She is beginning to move her head a little more. I believe that God has great plans for this little princess. He is going to use her as a vessel for Him. He is going to be glorified through this situation.
Thanks to each of you who are praying non-stop for our little girl. I'm sure that she appreciates it even more. You are all special to us. More than you will ever know. We love you all. PUSH - Pray Until Something Happens!!!

Love,Darwin, Sherri, Taylor, and especially Emilie