Prayers

My sweet big sister, Heidi, who lives in Cedar City just had her baby boy a few weeks ago. She has three beautiful girls and we were all so excited for her to finally be having a BOY! Well, he finally made it and weighed 9lbs. 5oz! What a big boy :). Soon after giving birth they found out that he had really low blood sugar. So off to the nursery he went to get medicine and glucose. After a couple days they decided they weren't able to help him as much as he needed and so they sent him in an ambulance to St. George hospital where he could be in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). He was there for a couple weeks and they haven't been able to help him to be able to come home :(. His blood sugar levels continue to be low despite the medicines they've tried and the glucose they've been giving him. So, they had to transfer him to The Children's Hospital of Philidelphia (CHOP). Seriously?! I cannot imagine what my sister and her husband and they're sweet little boy Link are going through. My heart goes out to them and I love them so much! I haven't even been able to meet my little nephew yet :(. If you'd like to read the full story, you can find it on my sister's blog here: http://jhhamiltonhappenings.blogspot.com/.

At CHOP they'll be running some tests, and likely doing surgery on his pancreas. They'll likely be there 4-6 weeks. DURING THE HOLIDAYS. And they are having to be away from their sweet girls during all of this.

Can you imagine having your baby and he is taken away to be poked, proded and tested, and all this time you can't snuggle him like a normal newborn due to all the tubes and wires?! I only know a TINY bit of what this feels like with Spencer being in the NICU for 4 days, but I cannot imagine what they're going through. 4 days felt like an eternity. Months is a completely different story. Can you imagine going through all of this during the holidays? Without your girls? In a completely different place with no one you know? Living out of a suitcase for that long? My heart aches for them. I have often found myself in tears just thinking about all they're going through. I wish I could be there for them. I wish I could hold my nephew! I wish he didn't have to go through all of this! He looks so healthy and strong. It's hard to believe that his body isn't functioning properly.

Can I just say that my sister has been a CHAMPION through all of this!! Seriously-I would be a WRECK 24/7! I know that she's having a really hard time with everything, but she has been so STRONG. I have come to admire her even more through all of this which I didn't think was possible. She is my hero. I love you so much Heidi, you are in my constant thoughts and prayers.

I have the PRIVILEGE of taking care of one of the three beautiful nieces-at least for this week. She is so sweet and fun to have around. She's only 8 months older than Parker so it's fun to have a buddy around for him. I'm not going to lie, I was a little terrified of having two toddlers in the house plus a baby. But I have felt Heavenly Father's help so much these past couple days that she's been in our home. I am so grateful to get to have this time to spend with her and for Parker to spend with his cousin.

I tell their story so that you can send extra prayers their way. PLEASE. We need him to come home. We need him to get better and for their family to be reunited. Their names are Heidi (Sister), Jason (Husband) and Link (baby) Hamilton for your prayers. It would be much appreciated. Thank you. Now here are some pictures:

Link's Adventures:

And here's some pictures from the park today so Heidi and Jason can see what we've been up to: