What a wonderful, joyful day I had! My best friend Katie showed up unexpectedly and spent the WHOLE DAY with us. I was so surprised to see her and just cannot believe she made the 3.5 hour trip up here just to be with us. Other than Jay, she is the only person from home who has come to see us. I am so thankful and just overwhelmed with happiness! It was a beautiful day of friendship, and it was even more delightful because Katie Mei got to spend time with Aunt Katie and make friends with her. If anyone has really supported us in this adoption and helped us through tough times, it has been Katie.
To add to the fun, the (big, scary-looking) Easter Bunny stopped by and gave Katie Mei a gift of Color Wonder paper and finger paints and markers. It was a perfect give since Katie Mei loves to use her Color Wonder paper exuberantly and we were almost out of it.
After the Bunny showed up, Tyler from Childlife came and took Katie Mei on an Easter Egg hunt. Of course Katie Mei wasn't aware of what was going on, but she enjoyed putting the eggs in and out of her bag a few times. Then Tyler and Meredith showed up to drop off an Easter basket filled up with Play-Doh, crayons, hair ponytail holder, bubbles, and lots of other fun stuff. It was so sweet. And all of this stuff is donated by different groups around the area. I wish I knew who cares enough for these kids to go to all this trouble. It really does mean a lot to us. So if any of you out there reading this blog are folks who have donated or volunteered to work with children while they're hospitalized, I want to whole-heartedly thank you. My daugher and myself are so blessed by what you've done, and you've made our stay here much more bearable. We love you; thank you.
I hope all of you have a joyful Easter weekend!
I will end this post with a prayer request. Katie Mei is now scheduled to have another heart catheterization on Tuesday. The doctors are at the point where they feel they need to take another look to see if there's anything correctible that might be causing the continued lung effusions. Please pray that the effusions stop before Tuesday and the cath can be cancelled unless there really is something that needs fixing. I do not want her to undergo the catheterization again, since it comes with the risks of infection, stroke, and other such things. So if the Lord wills it because the doctors can correct something, then I want it to happen; but if it is unnecessary because there's nothing concrete that can be changed, then I pray she won't have to have it. Please pray for this with us.
Blessings and Happy Easter,
Petrie
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It was just such a WONDERFUL DAY!!! It made for a "touch of normalcy" thru all this with chatting and playing with Katie Mei. Showed the kids photos of the "Mad Rabbit" - they had a funny look on their faces, too! It was so great being there with both of you. Love ya'll, Katie
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