Moving...

So after much prayer and consideration we have decided to move to Columbus, Ohio. Philip had applied to several jobs in Ohio and Erie. His interview went very well in Columbus, but we left everything up to the Lord. We had prayed that if the Lord allowed Philip to get the job in Columbus, we would make the decision to move there. Philip received a phone call just as Malachi was being admitted to the hospital offering him a position at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus. We realized (on our long drive home on the previous Monday) that moving to Columbus would be the best decision for our family. We liked the idea of a Children's Hospital being only 20 minutes away, as opposed to two hours! So he accepted the position as an Operating Room Support Assistant. He will be working second shift and plans to further his EMT certification to a nursing degree.

It was a VERY hard decision to leave family and friends in Erie, but we had such a peace knowing it was what God had laid out for us. After a LONG week stay in Pittsburgh, we felt that we may as well make the move to Columbus in transferring Malachi to Nationwide Children's. Walking into a private room with its own shower was enough to make me cry! It was like staying at the Hilton compared to our stay in Pittsburgh!

We will always be grateful for the staff in Pittsburgh, but we are thankful that there is just as great a hospital in Columbus much closer to family.

Malalchi is still in the hospital. He is doing great! If he wasn't needing his stomach surgery we would have gone home a long time ago. He is currently undergoing a reflux study. They are trying to determine if he really needs to have his stomach muscle tightened. Dr. Teske (Malachi's new Cardiologist) told us that they will discuss with the GI doctor to come up with some type of plan for Malachi. We hope to know something in the next day or so. Malachi will also have a CT Scan done to look at his vessels in his lungs to make sure there aren't any post-op clots. They have decided to not put him through a Cath, since his saturations have improved and he is no longer requiring any oxygen.

More waiting, but we are thankful that Malachi is doing so well. He babbles and smiles and kicks his chubby little legs! We celebrated Easter and he didn't let his Grandpa Langdon get a word in while he prayed! We hope we can get home soon. We love you all and look forward to seeing you soon! Please come and see us! Malachi LOVES visitors!

Thankful,
April for all three!
Philippians 4:11