DeeDee and I have had such an emotional past month or so beginning with the still-birth in our car, and when we found Cesar last week it got even tougher for us. But God is so Good. After leaving Cesar last Friday, we began to make plans to come see him again. As the weekend unfolded, we were able to pair seeing him with getting some other things accomplished on Monday. When we arrived at the hospital, they graciously allowed us to visit Cesar and Carmen out-side of there normal visiting hours. Upon getting to his crib, we where amazed to see his strength and joyfulness. Below is a picture of Cesar on Monday morning...
On this visit we found out that the Doctor and Nutritionist would be seeing him that afternoon, and once he was healthy enough they would be moving him to a recuperation center. We left the hospital very thankful and excited to see Cesar and his mother Carmen doing so well.
And then came Friday (yesterday).
We arrived during normal visiting hours, not knowing if he would still be there or not. When we got to the nurses station, we could see that Cesar and Carmen where not at the same crib as they were on Monday, so I began thinking that he had already been moved to the recuperation center. Then after investigating a bit more, we found out that they had just been moved around the corner. When we got to his crib, we did not recognize Cesar at all!! It took us a few moments to figure out if it was the same little boy, and then he smiled and we knew right away it was him. His cheeks were quite a bit chubbier, and he must have weighed at least five pounds heavier... praise God! Below are a few pictures with DeeDee, Cesar, Carmen and me. Also, at the end there is a pretty amazing video of me and Cesar talking about the cars and motocycles he could see out of the window.
I do not know how to put any of this experience in words that explain what is in my head or my heart. We are so very thankful that the life and story of Cesar is improving, only by God's graces. Even upon leaving, we witnessed his mom Carmen pick him up out of his crib and take him back to the window. As we were outside returning to our truck to leave, we saw them looking out the window and both of them waved good-bye to us - a powerful experience of God's love. God is so Good.
Thank you to all who have prayed for Cesar and Carmen. We ask that you would continue those prayers as their story will continue to unfold.
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