It was the Tortoise...and not the Hare

Thursday, October 20, 2011 10:45 pm

Not much change for Morgan today. She is staying steady and we are working at her pace. As a father, I fear that my pace has been changed, forever. Clothes, cars, tantrums, you name it...I am going to have to constantly figure this little girl out.

She is doing well on the ventilator and her settings are promising. Further, her feedings have resumed and she has accepted them, "okay." However, the little princess is currently weighing in, "in the pink corner," at 3 pounds, 3 ounces! She is rapidly catching up to her "fighting weight."

Elizabeth and I are constantly overwhelmed with so much outpouring of love in our community and further. We received, yet, another delicious meal from a wonderful friend this evening, as we have for every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in our current memory. As many do, she stayed, chatted and distracted our minds from medical and parental concerns. Each time is special and we are so appreciative. To continue, we attended a reception for a business that is dear to us, because of the partners. We were swamped with great tidings and care from those in attendance. I even shared a wonderful brief moment with a friend in the grocery store tonight. We are so blessed to have so many close to us praying and cheering for our Morgan. While there are so many that can look in our eyes and bless us, personally, we are constantly bowled over by many prayers from distances we cannot fathom. We receive emails from all over the country and I have one very special email in mind from South Carolina that we received this week. While our sweet son and daughter have reached so far, their parents are simply in awe of their children and their reachings, even as far away as Russia (#2 country on this blog, by the way).

Please continue to pray for sweet Morgan. She is fighting so hard, yet she is acting more like the tortoise and not the hare. Also continue to pray for the wonder folks at UAB that are so attentative to our daughter's care. We are so thankful and we understand that we will never be able to repay our gratitude.

Seth and Elizabeth McCoin