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Kahlia starting to stand up on her knees - she is ready to get out of that crib!!!Ken and Rachel VandenHoek coming to visit - what a blessing! :-)

Rachelle Staley also came to visit Kahlia! :-)

Kahlia beginning to crawl around for the first time - she did great!

It is so good to write these happy, amazing reports of God's faithfulness - we serve an amazing God who loves, takes care of us, and blesses us beyond what we ever deserve! :-) Kahlia made 3 trips in the wagon and to the play room today - she was active, fun, and full of life. She actually started crawling around, and never once seemed like she was in pain - amazing...it was hilarious seeing her TRY to crawl, but with all of her "accessories" (wires, tubes, and a great big oxygen tank) - she had a hard time going very fast - she sure tried though! :-)

Kahlia ate great today too. There are 2 reasons why she is still in the hospital. They want to observe and document what she has eaten - to make sure she is getting nutrition before being sent home, and they want to make sure her oxygen level stays up when they take her off. She's been on 1/2 liter of oxygen for 2 days now, but they are having a hard time taking her completely off - she is still dipping into the 80's with out that small amount of oxygen flow. We are really hoping that by Friday her sats go up so we don't have to go home with oxygen tanks in tow!! Friday is a TENTATIVE date that we MAY be able to leave. Don't say anything to the kids though, I want to surprise them Saturday!! :-) If we get discharged on Friday, I will be on a mission here in the Portland area to find little Kahlia a pair of sturdy, high top shoes with good support in a size 1 - pretty much an impossible task in our town! Usually, kids wearing size 1 aren't walking, so they are all "pretty", but no support. We'll see if I'm successful....

Today Kahlia had some special visitors beyond our family. First, Rachelle Staley came to visit. She is the person who first called us about Kahlia (Shakti at the time) wanting to know if we would be interested in her. She told us all about her - that she had a cleft palate, and a "slight heart problem". Obviously the heart situation was a little more serious then she was led to believe, but God brought this special little girl into our hearts and home using Rachelle as a vessel to get her to us - we are VERY VERY grateful to her. :-) We also had our dear friends and past pastor and wife Ken and Rachel VandenHoek visit us this evening - a very special treat for sure! :-) We are overwhelmed with love, support, encouragement, and prayers by so many people out there. We love and thank you all!!!!!!!!!!!!