Well…I’m sitting in Josiah’s hospital room with a lovely and flattering, paper yellow gown and some very fitted rubber gloves. What reason do you have for being in this getup? I’m glad you asked. We found out today that Josiah has a lower GI infection so anyone entering his room gets outfitted with a new wardrobe. But in all seriousness, why do these gowns have to be yellow? It is really not my color. Josiah started shedding hair like crazy a few days ago and buzzed his hair. I like it. He’s as hot as ever:)
In other news, as of this afternoon Josiah’s WBC is 4.1! YAY! He will hopefully be going home tomorrow, he’ll just be on an antibiotic for the infection. Can’t wait to have my man home!
Ava and I had a little Mommy-Daughter date this morning.
I took her to a wooden playground and the beach…well as close as we can get to a beach in central Iowa. And if you don’t mind playing in equal parts sand and goose poop, it’s really quite fun!
I had such a great time playing at the castle playground and the “beach” with my girl. It helped that it was such a gorgeous day and we had so much fun running around, splashing, making “eggs” out of the sand/poop, blowing bubbles, and just being silly.
Although, we did decide that when we come back, we need to bring Daddy too.
Oh, and Lincoln now officially has 2 teeth. I’m really hoping we get a break from teething for a while…poor little buddy.
Well, I think that gets you up to date. Thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement. We read every one of your posts.
Rejoicing day by day.
Beautiful Things 
Josiah and Jessica,
I am so thankful that your white count is going in the right direction!!! Praise the Lord! I will pray that you get to come home tomorrow. When I go to my parents house, I always think about you guys and send up a prayer for you all!
Great pictures by the way!! Hope to hear that you are home tomorrow 🙂
In Him,
Amanda Mauseth
Oh my goodness! I cannot BELIEVE how BIG Lincoln is getting!!!! (I know, after that whole post, that is the first thing I say…but seriously!) It is amazing how much they change when we don’t see you every day! 😦 He is so cute! (Ava, too, of course- but Andrew says next time you go to the beach can you PLEASE invite him!? LOL!). 🙂 Seriously though, he’s got to see Ava soon. Literally every time we get in the car he says “ADA???” He hasn’t given up hope!
Glad to hear the good news about the counts rising! Keep it up! We’ll be praying for Josiah to get home soon so you can all be home under one roof. 🙂
Let’s meet at the park soon! 🙂
Jen, Craig & Andrew
Oh, that’s great news! I’m so glad to hear that Josiah is hopefully going home!!!! I like the haircut too. Glad you had some good time with Ava. I’ll keep praying.
What awesome news and what a beautiful familyl! We loved the pictures! We just bought our tickets today to fly back for the family reunion in August. We are bringing Lilly and she is very excited to come play with Ava.
Jessica, thanks for your dedication in keeping everyone posted on Josiah’s progress. You are such an awesome wife and mother. We continue to pray for your family and can’t wait to see all of you again soon!
Josiah, you and Stu have the same haircut!!!! Lookin good! PTL that your counts are up; now, just to get you home!! Jess, the pictures are adorable….so glad you had a play date with Ava…even if it was amongst goose poop 😉 Prayers are going up for you all today. “His mercies are new EVERY morning; great is HIS faithfulness.”
Much love,
Judy
Just heard the great news that Josiah is getting home today!! Praising God right along with you! Have a fantastic weekend! Praying for you guys!
Hard to see to type through tears of joy that sting the eyes! Can’t be more grateful to our AWESOME God for His faithful mercies! Now you have a WONDERFUL weekend together at HOME as we stay on our knees praying for this next week. God could not possible be any more incredible! We love you! Pat LaMantia
Glad you finally got a real man’s hair cut 🙂 You can’t make fun of me ever again ’cause now I have this picture! Glad you’re doing better!
2 words–precious pictures! I’ve been praying for you guys and love these posts. I’ve literally laughed and cried and have had many comtemplative moments. Josiah, keep fighting and resting and fighting and resting. 🙂 Jess, you are doing well! Good job balancing–God’s hands are keeping you steady on the beam, sister! 😉 Love you!
Thanks for the pics!! You are right…bald is just pretty cute!! – or do I say “handsome”…and “in” I might add!! I am so happy to hear you already may be home. We are continually praying for you all. I cannot imagine you in yellow, Jess. I would have to agree that yellow is probably not the best datewear for you! The children are adorable as always. It is so fun to keep track of them too. We will be “continuing to pray”…