Amazing surprises

O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!

Psalm 31:19

Put away fear and let your heart be strong, all you whose hope is in the Lord.

Psalm 31:24

I will give you praise and honour, O Lord, because through you I have been lifted up; you have not given my haters cause to be glad over me. O Lord my God, I sent up my cry to you, and you have made me well.

O Lord, you have made my soul come again from the underworld: you have given me life and kept me from going down among the dead. Make songs to the Lord, O you saints of his, and give praise to his holy name.

For his wrath is only for a minute; in his grace there is life; weeping may be for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:1-5

Vitoria is having many adventures last days!

Last week, we took her to an appointment with a pediatrician. It was a sunny day and she loved to go outside. We had good news: She´s great, with 55 cm (21 in) and 5 kg (13 pounds)!

We don´t need to wake her up in the middle of night to be nursed anymore. We are on winter, so mommy loved this change, and so did she.

As she is six months old, she was presented to the marvellous world of fruits and vegetables, and she loved everything she tried: Orange juice, orange with beats, with papaya and with mango. She also loved to eat apple and banana.

Vitoria surprising us, drinking orange juice - she just loved it!

Vitoria surprised, tasting fruits

Vitoria with her cousin Gustavo (10 years old) and with grandma Cida

 

One month at home!

 

We thank so much you, Lord, for this first month with Vitoria at home. For this first month with so many victories. For the best days of our lifes, and for the best days we still are going to live!

Sunbathing at home

She loves sleep holding the sheet

...or hidding her face

She loves to stay with her grandmas

Very healthy, very loved

This week has been full of victories for our little warrior. We spent lot of time with her at hospital, to compensate the hard days of post-surgery, when she was intubated and we couldn´t take her in our arms.

She´s going pretty good, and four days ago she started to be bottle-fed and, if she keeps on going well, soon she will have the fedding-tube pulled out.

She´s enjoyng this new phase when she doesn´t need to use the dressing on her head. Yesterday, she spent lot of time awake, and she didn´t want to lay in her crib anyway. She wanted to sit down, to stay in our arms, to stroll around the room...

We ask your prayers so that God keeps on blessing her recovery, the healing of the stitches on her head, her nursing, and that soon we can take her home, very healthy, very loved.

Drinking her milk with aunties Renata and Luana

Our little miracle

Give thought now to the days which are past, before your time, from the day when God first gave life to man on the earth, and searching from one end of heaven to the other, see if such a great thing as this has ever been, or if anything like it has been talked of in story.
 Deuteronomius 4:32

All this he let you see, so that you might be certain that the Lord is God and there is no other.

So today be certain, and keep the knowledge deep in your hearts, that the Lord is God, in heaven on high and here on earth; there is no other God.

Deuteronomius 4:35; 39

Our beloved Vitoria is getting better each day! She´s again the little cute and smart baby we used to know. Yesterday she started to receive a bit of milk again, only 5 ml (0,17 oz) in each three hours, to get out of fasting, while she is still receiving sorus. She was so hungry today! We could take her and feel her protected and calm in our arms. And we thank God for have preserved her life, allowing the surgery to be successful and her recovering so wonderful. The stitches on her head are healing very well, and tomorrow she will be able to have a warm and delicious bath.

We are so happy and proud to show our little miracle, result of God´s mercy and love for our lives. Our beloved Vitoria de Cristo!

God is good

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

To him who only does great wonders: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

To him who took his people through the waste land: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

O give praise to the God of heaven: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Psalm 136:1; 4; 16; 25-26

 

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;

They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:

We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;

Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.

Our soul has gone free like a bird out of the net of those who would take her: the net is broken, and we are free. Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.

Salmo 124:2-4; 6-8

Dear friends,

With so much gratitude we inform you all that everything was well on Vitoria´s surgery that occurred this morning. She´s still with a breathing tube and awaking from general anesthesia. It is a very delicate moment, when she needs very intensive care, with lots of controls and medicines. We ask you again for your prayers in order that she can be completly recovered soon.

Vitoria faced this surgery for covering and protecting the encephalic region that was exposed, avoiding the recurring infections that she suffered of, and to offer her more comfort and quality of life. It didn´t have esthetic objectives, so it wasn´t used any bone prosthesis, that would offer more risks for her, such as rejection and the need of other surgeries in a short time.
We thank so much all prayers, support and love we´ve received. God is so good and faithful and He is hearing our supplications.

God bless you all! This is our victory.

Prayers for Vitoria´s surgery

Dear friends,
Vitoria´s surgery is set to May, 19th. It will be an intervention to cover the encephalic region. We are waiting for some answers from her health insurance and, also, following up her clinical situation, because she needs to be very well for this procedure.

We ask your prayers.

Ps. She keeps on so pretty, cute and great.