March 14th

Over the weekend Riley was very busy! She met her siblings and had her picture taken with each one of them! Pooh and Punky brought the kids and Riley got to meet her Punky! Uncle TIm, Aunt Brooke, Claudia, Jack, and Ella visited on Saturday evening. Saturday Riley was visited by Uncle Bob, Aunt Amy, Bobby, and Big Brother Eric! Grandpa Reid came later in the day and got to see Riley.

On Saturday the doctors decided to put Riley on the ventilator to assist her breathing. She was laboring quite a bit and now she is resting much easier. She is now on sedatives to help her stay nice and calm, so she will not disrupt her ventilator. She is also on nutrition now, which includes lipids and TPN. A catheter was placed though her umbilical cord to send meds and nutrition straight to her heart. Among other antibiotics and fluids, Riley has many IVs. She seems very comfortable and we are feeling much better about her progress. Her surgery is still set for Wednesday.

We are so thankful to say that we had Riley Faith Rule baptized on Saturday. We prayed over her and were reminded how Jesus loves the little children and they all belong to him! Riley you are a child of God and he was so gracious enough to give you to us!

In HIS grip!