Brain MRI
Eli had a brain MRI last Friday. This was a hard day for us. We woke up at 4:30 am so Eli could eat. He had to eat then because he was not allowed to eat for the rest of the day. We usually sleep in till 9:00am so this was much earlier than either of us are used to waking up.
I had a lot on my mind so I was not able to fall back asleep. Eli is not used to sleeping after he eats so he never fell back asleep either. So, all that said- it was a very early morning.
We arrived at the hospital and got admitted. Eli had to go under full anesthesia for the procedure. He also had to have some lab work done on his blood. An IV was the best way to do all of this. They began trying to find ELi's vain for the IV. They were unsuccessful 8 different times. Finally they used gas to put him to sleep and once he was calm they were able to put the IV in his little hand.
It is so sad though because he has pokes all over his little body and everywhere they tried to stick him he now has a bruise! That must have hurt him so bad. I felt awful for him.
He did great for his MRI. We will not know any of the results until the end of this week. I am hoping for it to be completely normal.
I am leaving this afternoon to go up to Jacksonville. I am speaking at Intervarsity at UNF. I am very excited about this time to share my story. I have never done anything like this before- I hope it goes well. I have been praying a lot about the time and what to share. It is neat because most of the people there are close to my age so I think they will be able to relate with who I am.
Things have been busy here around the house. We have had it filled with workers cleaning and restoring the damages from the fire. Everything is beginning to look better- but we are all looking forward to having our house back to ourselves. I am glad that it is getting clean though- the smell is finally not bad anymore.
Once it is all clean then the entire kitchen will be ripped out and redone. The walls will also have to be repainted. So this fire has caused quite a project for us. The Buffington lives are always filled with adventure- never a dull moment here with us. But it is fun and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I am so thankful to be here. It is so good to live in this home. God has given us all so much grace for each other. I am learning so much about love during this season. I am thankful to have this time to learn from Barb and Carl- I respect them so much. They have so much wisdom and so much to offer me. This season has been so rich. It has been hard, but in the midst of it all we are living with true genuine joy together. We are making many wonderful memories together. I know that once this season is over with me living here with them, that we will all look back on this time as being very special.
They will always be my family. Death will not and did not separate us from that truth. I thankful that God is continuing to knit our hearts. I am thankful that we have this time to be together and to love each other through very hard times. I am so content with my life, it is good. This is a gift from God. I am thankful for all of the wonderful gifts He has given me and is giving me. He is so good.
posted by Kellie # 11:11 AM
