Maya update - 12/16/10

Here is a quick update from Michelle -

After several scary incidents Tuesday night, Maya is still with us. The hospice nurse feels that it may be too strenuous for her to suck so she replaced Maya’s feeding tube. The nurses told J.J. and Erin that it could be a week to a month that she will still be with us. The really scary part is that she will continue to have episodes where she stops breathing but then starts again. They even said this could happen for as much as 15 minutes. I haven’t seen this myself yet, but I can imagine how completely awful it would be to see your baby stop breathing and turn blue. I know that everyone’s emotions are completely spent. We all said our goodbyes yesterday, and are happy she is still here, but scared about how to function knowing that one of the times she won’t come back. Please continue to pray that God would give J.J. and Erin the strength and comfort they need to care for Maya and also that they would know how to care for themselves. Pray that they would be able to rely on God and each other. I can’t imagine anything more emotionally and physically straining than what they are experiencing right now.

Thank you,
Michelle

Please pray for baby Maya

Dear Friends ,

Our family needs your prayers in a big way for our niece Maya Allen. She will be born by C-Section on Tuesday morning. A few days ago our sister in law Erin went in for a sonogram and the sonogram showed there were some problems in several of the baby’s vital organs. All the problems by themselves were considered treatable, but in combination they indicated a chromosomal defect called Trisomy. In all cases this condition is fatal. There is no way to find out if Maya has this condition until she is born. Please pray that she does not have Trisomy.

Of course you understand how devastated we are. We are trusting God for his miraculous healing for little Maya. Please join us in this prayer. Please lift up J.J. and Erin and our entire family this week. It is a very scary time of waiting until Tuesday to find out exactly what is happening with Maya.

Thank you so much,

K.C. and Michelle

Some vacation pics

I thought I'd share some pics from our recent trip to Florida. I hope you enjoy them. We had a great time!

A family picture at Seaworld ... believe it or not, that is not a fake background.

Micah and his light saber. He is actually pretty good with that thing.

Esther was chosen to fight Darth Vader. I think she got the best of him.

Luke shoots and innocent passerby at the Magic Kingdom.

Apparently there was a snake outbreak. Luckily, Micah is there to save the day.