I have gained a whole new appreciation for nurses. I am grateful for amazing nurses. They are the ones in here almost constantly monitoring the medications, checking tubes for kinks, watching the monitors and thousands of other things. Sure the doctors recommend stuff, but the nurses are the ones doing it. I am grateful for monitors, respirators, and amazing medication dosing machines. I am grateful for kind nurses, Drs and wonderful Fellows who include me in conversations a...nd are so patient as I constantly pepper them with questions. I am grateful for texts, calls and such meaningful comments. I am thankful for the hundreds to thousands of people praying for him. I know several people have put his name on the temple prayer roll in multiple temples. I am thankful for a shower. I am thankful that my Home Teacher from church that was asked to watch over our family over a year ago just happens to be commuting to LA during the week and came to visit last night with another great family friend. I am grateful that that friend brought an amazingly comfortable pillow and big soft blanket with him and I was able to sleep like a baby. I am grateful that the kind nurses made Parker such a comfortable little foot and leg rest. I am grateful for excellent hospital food with lots of variety. I am thankful for a beautiful view out my window. I am thankful that my sweet little boy is alive and stable. Please pray that the pressure in his brain will go down.
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My favorite scripture is Prov. 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and He shall direct your paths. That is the first scripture I ever memorized. What is you favorite scripture or quote?

I am grateful I just got to Skype with my kiddos. I miss them!

Parker is doing as well as expected. He is still really swollen, but stable. Please pray that he will remain stable and that the swelling will go down quickly and that he will not have more bleeding in his brain.

We have had a good day. His coloring and swelling look a lot better. His numbers look really good. The main goals are to keep him stabilized right where he is and wait for the swelling in his brain to go down. He is still very sick and precarious, but his ICP levels look great. Thank you for all of your prayers. We really feel them. We are not out of the woods yet, but happy with where he is right now. Please pray that his levels stay where they are and that the swelling will begin to come down.

I also want to be sure I record the blessings, miracles and many many tender mercies. Because we were traveling and visiting such good friends when this happened, we were able to leave so quickly to the ER without a worrying at all about our other kids. Darrell and I were able to be together through all of this. Thank you Alison Kitchen Gainer and Morgan Gainer. We can not thank you enough. That peace of mind was amazing. Also, my nephew has had many many seizures throughout... his life, so when it happened I recognized it for what it was, did not panic, but KNEW we needed to take him to the ER. Without the seizure, we would not have known how serious his minor fall was. He only fell off the bench- 2.5 feet. I am sure we were also nudged by the Spirit to RUN for that 911 call. I am thankful for the 911 dispatch who was so calm and stayed on the phone with us the whole way giving us directions and traffic recommendations- the advantage of a small town. I am greatful for the kind and competent person ell of the tiny Goleta ER. They were certainly not equipped for that serious of an injury for so little a person, but they worked vigilantly doing everything they could with the equipment they had, all the while calling all of the major hospitals within life flight to find a pediatric neurosurgeon in town this holiday weekend. They recognized the seriousness and knew he needed surgery immediately. Thank you. They were so kind and the nurses and doctors kept telling us they we're praying for him. They even called yesterday to check up on him.

We had a good night. His levels stayed great. They kept a close eye on his medications. It is quite the balance game between keeping his body and brain sedated enough, but not too much. I am so greatful for the constant vigilance of these amazing nurses and doctors. I was able to sleep 9 hours, waking just enough all night to ask how he was doing, get a positive update and go right back to sleep. What a blessing. I really needed that sleep. He is still a very very sick little boy and still missing part of his skull, but so far he is exactly what they expect and where they want him to be. Pray that this continues. Please pray for the doctors and nurses as they balance this medication. I just can't let myself think about how precarious things are. I will focus on those levels and they are good.