Cassiana is doing well and she enjoyed some baby sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner. She is still not gaining as much as the docs would like and they have upped her formula intake. She didn't particularly care for it last night but I am hopeful that in the coming days she will adjust. We are so thankful that she is doing so well and has made an amazing recovery.

We are also thankful for...
* the freedom to worship God
* being blessed with 6 gifts from the Lord (TJ, Kaetlyn, Bradley, Greysen, Lilea & Cassiana) and for Jeff and I to have each other,
* AMAZING support from our church, friends, heart families, and many other caring people
* The WONDERFUL people that help to care for Cassiana: Dr. Rick Mersch and his staff, home nursing services (Kristin & Cheryl and the other staff members that provide support services), and the Univeristy of Iowa Children's Hospital staff(doctors, nurses, housekeeping, pharmacist, phlebotomy, nutritionalist, social workers, and the many others involved with caring for the many children in the hospital)
* our health (no major health issues right now)
* a roof over our head,
* food to fill our tummies
* a van that runs for the most part
* bills being paid for another month
* and there is so much more that we are thankful for

Often we don't take enought time to give our sincere thanks for all that we do have. We are blessed with so much!!

"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
~1 Thessalonians 5:18~