April 28, 2010

Post date: Apr 28, 2010 12:48:5 PM

Well, we decided what to do about our minivan problem. We traded it in for a 2004 Toyota Sienna. They totally paid off the Mazda (they bought it for the amount we owed so we didn't have to add anything to the new loan) and gave us a bumper to bumper 4yr or 48,000 mile warranty. The reason we did this is because we were praying that God would show us what to do about the Mazda. The next day, Becky started smelling gas and the van had trouble starting. Her dad told us to check the oil for a gas smell and it had a strong gas smell. This means that the gas was leaking into the oil which is a bad thing. We decided that this was the sign that we needed to get something else.

Arabella's gastro dr gave the go-ahead to start trying rice cereal by mouth. Arabella did very well with it. We pray that she will continue to do well. We won't be able to remove the tube until she eats and drinks well so it will still be a while before we can do that.

Matthew can now ride his bicycle without any training wheels. I took off his training wheels and he pretty much took off with it once he gained his confidence. He is a very cautious boy when trying new things which can be good but it also takes him a little longer to gain his confidence.

Please pray for Becky's jaw pain. She has seen a couple dentists and orthodontists etc and they have tried different mouth guards etc. without any success. One guy is telling here to have jaw surgery and another is telling her not to have surgery. Please pray that God will show us what to do or that the pain can be treated with medicine or a mouth device.