Wait and See

That little phrase seems to be the theme of my little girl's life.

Wait and see. 

You never really hear it in a positive context, especially when it comes from the mouths of specialists, therapists, pediatricians. 

Will she need cochlear implants?

...wait and see. 

Will she learn to grab with her left hand?

...wait and see. 

Will the brain trauma she suffered in utero effect her long term?

...wait and see. 

Well, this week we heard it again. 

This time from her pediatric ophthalmologist. We went in for a 6 month check up and she noticed that Hannah's left eye was not tracking like her right (grrr, that left side). So this week we are experimenting with an eye patch. 

And now we must "wait and see". 

I covered her left eye yesterday and she was fine, except not really liking the patch and trying to take it off. Today or tomorrow I will patch the right. If she gets angry and cries there's probably something wrong. 

It's hard on many levels but one thing Keith points out, almost daily, is how beautiful she is and all these things she has to wear takes away from that. 

Some of you may not have seen her new hat. 

This is the hat she must wear so she doesn't pull out her hearing aids. So now we've got hearing aids, a hat and now possibly a patch. 

Poor thing. 

Lord, help others to look past these things and see the beautiful little girl you've created. 

Help us to "wait and see" what you will do in her life with great expectation. 

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.  And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Romans 5:3-5