1. Ca goes to the doctor (again)
Ca
went to the doctor again last Thursday. Third round of shots - I (E) don't even
know how many more she needs before she gets caught up. We talked yesterday
about how she'd go to school in the morning, then I'd come get her at the
middle of the day, and she'd return afterwards. We talked about how she'd get
shots that would hurt and then we'd go for ice cream. She was totally on board
with this. When the doctor came in the room, Ca was playful and cooperative,
using the doctor's stethoscope on her new doll "Jem Baby," hopping up
on the table for the standard exam, exclaiming that it tickled when the doctor
checked her neck.... and then the nurses came in for the shots.
They give two shots at
a time and today she needed four. As they approached, Ca quickly moved from
calm to hysterically screaming and squirming to get away. I called off the
nurses for a moment, then did my best to calm Ca and help her prepare to
cooperate. They were ready to go again, and again, Ca began screaming. By God's
mercy, I was able to get her to look at my eyes, and earnestly but calmly explain
that we weren't going to give the shots against her will, but that she needed
them to be healthy and we wanted her to cooperate. And she did. My sweet brave
girl sat still with tears in her eyes and let the two ladies each give her not
one but two shots per arm. And let her Mama hold her and kiss her and tell her
how proud she is. This is God working miracles.
2. hills
When we were in China, we noticed that hills really seemed to frighten Ca. (mentioned it here) Upon arriving home, our suspicion was repeatedly confirmed, and we deduced that she had simply not had many hills in her pre-family life. Lots of pavement, parks, urban areas. Not really hills.
Last Saturday Ca joined the other kids and us at a church work day. A group of about 50 members of our church family were going to rake all the leaves off our new property. At one point, I observed Ca gleefully running down a small hill over and over again, and turned to a friend and said, "that is a miracle." How she is blossoming!
I love your description of Ca receiving the shots. It brought tears to my eyes to read about how you patiently, lovingly and with such control, calmed your daughter, helped her keep focused on you and assured her that you are going to allow this pain even though she drastically does not want it, because you love her and it is for her good. Doesn't our Heavenly Father do the same with us? Praying we will keep our focus on HIM, with growing confidence in his love for us and in knowing he is for our GOOD and the good of his Kingdom, as he walks with us through the hard and painful.
ReplyDeleteI also read the post about the loss of Ken. So sorry for this pain, while being thankful for the gift he was to your family. Much Love and prayers...