Yeah well, can you blame me for not writing? I've been exhausted!! Cole is still sleeping pretty well and he's not incredibly fussy but he sure hasn't gotten this eating thing down still. Really, how hard is sucking on a bottle??? It's pretty much the easiest thing he'll ever do but he still makes a mess, falls asleep and just generally isn't the best eater ever :-) Asher was so easy with a bottle - he chugged every bottle from the first time he was given one! Cole, on the other hand, goes incredibly slow and will act hungry in an hour or so but not really suck on the bottle... I'm feeling like I can never tell what he actually needs... food, a nap, a diaper change... I'm looking forward to him being a little older and a bit more predictable.
Anyway, what I wanted to write about was my friend Pat Ketcham from church. She was diagnosed with breast cancer sometime around January of this past year and has had surgeries and chemo so far. Last week and for the coming 4 1/2 weeks she's undergoing radiation 5 days a week. Please pray that it will be effective, that she still has energy and that it doesn't destroy her body. Also, she'll be driving to Portland each day (over an hour) for 15 minutes of radiation so pray that the driving times are good, no traffic and that it doesn't wear her out too much. Pat and I have become better friends through her getting cancer, which both of us think is really unfortunate, but it's also made both of us realize that we need to do a better job of connecting with other Christians and not be so "surfacey." I hope that many of you will be praying for her and her husband Ron as well. He does not know the Lord nor does he want to hear anything about the bible or God... I know this is tough on Pat and we all should be praying for his salvation.
Hopefully I'll update you all on life sometime again in the next couple weeks... that is, if I'm getting any sleep! You can pray for that too!!
October 7, 2009 at 2:30 AM
Sorry about baby Cole : ) Funny how each baby is so different. Nursing didn't work huh? I am looking forward to seeing him again, I have a major baby bug...