Sit, Crawl, Walk!!!

It's really been a great day in the Porter McClain world :) I am so so excited to be bringing you good news!

1. Porter Mac had all his IV's taken out today! That's a great thing! He doesn't need fluids, doesn't need any more plasma, Lasix, anti-biotics, etc! Can you believe it? :) What an amazing thought!!

2. He sucked on his pacifier today in front of Thomas and Jennifer and they were so so excited to actually get to see it with their own eyes!! AND when they talked to the doctor today, she said that he sucked on in 10 times in a row!!! Praise God! This is HUGE!!!!!

3. He is coming home some time next week when they figure out his feeding measurements!!!!!! Can you believe it!?!?!? HE'S COMING HOME!!!!!!!! He will still have the NG tube to help him until he can learn to eat by mouth, but he will have his therapists come to the house 3 days a week to help!!!! HE'S COMING HOME!!!!!!!

It just blows my mind that he has come so far in 3 weeks! It's truly a miracle and he is just doing so great!!! I can now tell you that when the Dr's read his MRI, it wasn't good. It wasn't good at all. It just broke our hearts. Thomas and Jennifer didn't want to me write it, because it was like accepting it. They decided that a test was just a test, and that they would believe God until He told them otherwise. They decided not to box him in with statistics and continually pray that God would intervene. They have prayed over him every time the have seen him. He is already doing so many things that the MRI says he shouldn't, so we have believed for a full recovery!

In the back of their minds, they have wrestled with what his future would be like and wondered about things like sitting up, crawling, walking, etc. And tonight, they decided to ask the doctor about what they might possibly face and she said she fully believes that he will SIT, CRAWL AND WALK! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?!?!? I am just so beyond excited!!!!!!! We all hoped in the depths of our heart and believe he could, but to get confirmation from his doctor was just an incredible blessing tonight!

We are so so excited about the "Play and Pray for Porter McClain" Tournament tomorrow! Ryan McLendon and Matt O'Neal and their amazing team have worked so hard and have blessed this family in ways that words will never do justice! I can't wait to get the list of everyone who helped and businesses who have donated. I can tell you one thing, Cedartown and Cartersville are 2 amazing towns. Please try and make it out tomorrow if you can, even if it's to only grab a burger and see the beautiful pictures of this miracle!

I hope that this fans the flame of your faith. We all ought to pray a little more confidently, and a little more often that we have in the past. I have had to believe God for BIG things throughout my life and He has always moved, so I know to believe in Him for the impossible, BUT THIS has changed my life forever. I hope it has changed yours too. Believe Him for More! Believe His Word, because it is unshakable! I promise you, your faith will be tested again one day, and I hope that you will look back on this time, and know that with God All Things Are Possible!

Please continue to pray for his progress! We are just now awaiting the day he will come home and begin his life with his mommy and daddy. What an amazing family this will be! I can't wait to continue updating you on his life. Please keep checking back on the blog! When he comes home, it won't be the end.....only the beginning!!!

God bless you all!