Macy is 6 months.

                                               "In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."  I Thessalonians 5:18

  I am so thankful for Macy reaching six months!.  At first, I wondered if she would get this far.  She had a few seizures a couple of days after her birth, then she was rushed up to the hospital in Champaign.  I did not realize at the time that a lot of kids end up having seizures in childhood.
I remember that I was terrified for my little one when they said that they were going to air lift her to Champaign.  Andy and I drove up there.  They wouldn't let us hold her when we saw her there in the neonatal unit.  I had just got to hold her too.  She had meconium in her lungs when she was born, and they put her on a c pack that just gave her extra oxygen I believe.  So when she got off of that I was allowed to hold her.  She was just trying to get the hang of nursing, since they feed her some formula first.  Then the seizure or seizures happened.
I was upset at the nurses in Champaign.  The doctors too. They were observing her for any seizure activity.  I did not care about that.  I wanted my baby.  I cried and cried that night.  Andy and I got to stay at a house there in Champaign that helps people stay near their loved one for FREE.  That was neat, but I wanted my baby.  That is what I kept thinking.
  After a day or so, I wondered what was with me being so sad.  I had prayed about Macy, but had not turned the situation over to God.  That day I did.  I told God that I would be thankful for the time I had with Macy.  I would go on, and be glad in the situation.  Not glad that Macy was in the hospital, but glad in my heart for whatever time I could have with Macy.  At that time, I thought she might die.
  I had been thinking of the little Precious Moments boy who dropped his ice cream and the dog was licking it up.  It says beside him, "Praise the Lord Anyway".  I told God that I was going to praise Him no matter what was happening with Macy.  I was going to be happy in what I did have.  Not think about not getting to hold Macy, etc.
  They did all kinds of tests on poor Macy.  She had an iv for the first few days there and had had some little needles just under her scalp for a bit. (to show her brain waves).  She did have some more seizure activity.  They did put her on medicine. (which she had to take for the first few months of her life).  I did get to hold her again and I still get to hold her everyday.  I have been able to nurse her even after having to pump milk for the first week of her life.  She was born on the 21st and we finally got to take her home on New Years Eve.
  That was a hard time.   I knew that with God I would get through it.  Some people asked Andy how I was doing.  Some thought that I would be doing bad, but Andy said I was doing well.  The only reason why I did  well was God.  He walked me through my time of need.  I continued to praise Him for all the good in my life, and I got through.  I praise Him for helping me through that time!
  I had changed my blog name from Writer to Having Faith to remind myself to have faith.  I want to remind myself to rest in my Saviour.  To do as I should and rest in Him.  I know sometimes I find it hard to just rest in God.  So reminders from His Word, and the title of this blog are great reminders to me.  God never fails!  God is good, all the time!