"For I know the plans I have for you...."

Jacob had a PH probe study done on Thursday to evaluate his "reflux". The doctor called on Friday to tell us that his reflux was severe and that they would be considering surgery when he got over 10 lbs. There may be some alternatives to the surgery that we would look into, but we don't have to make any decisions yet. We found out today that in a 24 hr period, he has approx. 115 reflux episodes, with 7 of them lasting longer than 5 minutes. No wonder he has such a hard time breathing. They are planning to send him to Scottish Rite next week for an MRI of his spine and his ears (to look at the "tethering" of his spine and to get a better look at his ears regarding the hearing loss). He will also get an evaluation done on his airways. We are actually grateful they are not sending him home today, because according to the GI doctor - "if he goes home now, he will be back in the hospital within 2 weeks". Jacob will not be able to go home until they feel that he is stable enough to not have to be readmitted in the near future. We have yet to reach that point. They are telling us that even when he does go home, we should plan on spending a lot of time seeing specialists and even a few more hospital stays.......which brings us to the next thing on our minds.......we are planning to move down here to Atlanta. We've been considering it for a few months now, and the doctors are now telling us it would be the best idea for Jacob (at least in the short term) and may help us get him "home" sooner, since we'd be closer. So, we found an apartment today and should be able to sign the lease next week. Daniel will keep his job in Rome and stay there during the week, meaning Audri will take care of JD & Jacob during the week by herself. We realize this is not an "ideal" time to move, but we know this is what God is leading us to do. We'll start off with a 7 month lease, and maybe we'll be able to move back to Rome in November. We have no idea what's going to happen, but we do know that one way or another, God is in control and HE will work it all out.