Friday, October 7, 2011

A Lil' Bit of PINK has arrived up in here

Seriously.
I CANNOT get over how great he looks.

When he came up from surgery on Monday I gushed over his pink fingernails
his pink toenails
even his now pink ears.

But what I couldn't really see
was
his
face.

So many tubes
wires
tape
monitors
stickers

I'm tellin ya
homeslice was covered. 

But now.
OH
but
now.

I have caught my first glimpse of the real Joshua.

Bestill
my
heart.

The difference is incredible.
I heart pink.

This is day 13 in the hospital.
The first few days were filled with the questions of
Can they save him?
Then heart cath day rolled around and we rejoiced.
Then we waited until surgery day.
Then the last 5 days have been consumed with getting him over all of the reprofusion injuries
but today
ahhhhhhh
today.
Today is a great day.

After 13 days I finally feel like I can take a deep breath.
He's here.
He's alive.
Surgery complete.
His heart is good to go for the next few years
We appear to be over the hump

So today,
today is a good day.

This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. 

25 comments:

  1. Look at those LIPS!!! Amazing!
    He looks wonderful!
    Krista D

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  2. What a cutie! He looks wonderful! Blessings to you and the rest of the guys!

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  3. Rejoicing along with you! I always said you needed more PINK in your house! So happy Joshua could provide it! :)

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  4. Oh my goodness, Sonia, has it really been 13 days?! Yikes! I bet your other guys are really missing their mama!

    Joshua looks incredible. Praising Jesus for Joshua's life today!!!

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  5. He looks incredible! Thankful he is having a good day!

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  6. Thank you for the pic! He is gorgeous!

    I heart pink, too!!

    I am amazed at our God! I have goosebumps from head to toe and shaking my head in disbelief- Wow! he looks great!! Those pink lips are incredible!

    He is going to have so many wonderful things to look forward to and you family will be so blessed by him! His most memorable moment will no longer be lunch at KFC!!

    YAY GOD!!
    High five Sonia!!

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  7. Wow he looks great!!! <33 Those lips are so pink! Such a beautiful sight! Praying for a very quick recovery so you guys can get on out of there and on your way to your home! <333

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  8. Today is a GREAT day!! Pink is a FABULOUS color!!!

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  9. What an AMAZING, AWESOME, WONDERFUL GOD we serve!!
    He looks great!
    Good job, Mama!!

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  10. Standing amazed! What a handsome sweet boy. And I agree, PINK looks good on him. :)

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  11. Praise God! He looks wonderful!

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  12. He looks AMAZING!! Those sweet PINK lips. Only Jesus can do such great things.

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  13. Praising God with you my friend. I just wanna snuggle him up! =)

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  14. Look at those pink lips!!!!!! oh how sweet that color is on him!!! REJOICING right there with you Sonia!

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  15. How awesome! We join you at the Cox house in PRAISING God for his love and care of Joshua, for your heart of love for your 8 J's (of course...John included), and the gift of this blog to allow us to share in the miracle from our corners of the world. He. Is. Beautiful. and God is Wonderful!!! Love you!

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  16. Tears . . .

    God is faithful again and again --through all of the roller-coastering . . . intubating . . . extubating (Houdini style) . . . intubating . . . extubating . . . . . . cartwheeling . . . and waiting . . . through the blue . . . and the PINK--He is FAITHFUL!

    Love the update, love you!

    Tina

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  17. Praising God with you!!!!!! WAHOOO go Joshua!!!

    What hospital are you at?

    PRAYING for more healing and strength!!!!

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  18. I love his "pink" lips!!! Love Love Love that today is a good day for him!!

    Praying for him to be fully recovered and home soon.

    Jaclyn
    http://adoptutah.blogspot.com/

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  19. "He's here...He's alive"....tears!! God, you are so good!!!!!!!!!!

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  20. So thankful for your precious little prince! Thank you Lord!

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  21. The lips! They are so pinkish-redish beautiful!!!

    God's timing is incredible!

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  22. Rejoicing with you. I also heart pink. And those lips ... beautiful!

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  23. He is a precious sleeping little pink lambie!!! Love it!!!! Take care girlfriend!! Thinking of ya all the time!!!

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