Sunday, January 18, 2009

Keep Praying!

My heart has been so heavy this weekend. I have been on my knees in prayer for Harper and her amazing parents. I have been anticipating her birth as if it were my own sister (if I had one!) giving birth. I have followed Harper's Mommy's (Kelly) blog for months now as well as hundreds of other people. Kelly has been waiting for a baby for a while now and I can relate to her in that way. We all know that I had trouble getting pregnant too. I have a special place in my heart for those couples dealing with any kind of fertility issues. Kelly is just the sweetest person and I was so excited to see pictures of her sweet Harper.

Harper was born on Friday night and she weighed 9lbs. 12 oz. Yes, you read that correctly! Apparently is was a tough delivery and after Harper was born, she had difficulty breathing. Later in the evening Harper's parents were told that their little girl was born with pneumonia. She was going to be transported to a different hospital (a couple of hours away) that would better be able to help her. Kelly and her family then called on all of us to PRAY and PRAY A LOT. Little Harper was in very critical condition. My heart just goes out to this family. I was up until 4 am on Saturday because I couldn't sleep. I just kept praying and hitting the "refresh" button on Kelly's blog hoping for a positive update. But, believe you me, God is preforming miracles and he is preforming miracles on precious Harper.

As of the last update today, she is still in critical condition but seems to be stable. It was thought that she would need to be on a heart/lung bypass for roughly a week. Praise God that as of yesterday she doesn't need that. She has been responding well to the treatments they have been giving her. There is now a concern for her little heart. They are waiting for a doctor to come and talk with them.

The amazing part of all of this is that there is now thousands and hundreds of thousands of people praying for Harper because of Kelly's blog and blog friends. There are people all over the world, yes world, praying for this sweet baby girl. Please continue to pray for healing. I believe that God can heal this sweet baby girl and I have faith that He will!

The family is also asking that we pray for Harper's "friends" that are in the NICU with her. They feel so blessed to have so many praying for them that they want those other babies to blessed with prayer also.

I probably have not done a good job of detailing this story so please click on the "Praying for Harper" button for updates from Harper's Mommy.


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