Monday moodiness

Today, Kayden is feeling well enough to be grumpy, and he is doing a great job of it! His catheter finally came out, we've had the initial painful urination, and now he is taking a nap. Our walk in the garden this morning was nice, he even played with a froggy watering can, pouring water all over the ground. We've had a few smiles, but for the most part he has no trust for the people in this place any more. Progress is slow, but we are making it; now we just hope for the hump we never reached after the first surgery: passing gas! We are all very tired of this whole process, this place, and the pain we see Kayden in.
This morning as I read Isaiah 40, I took great comfort in these words:
"See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him. He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance? Who has understood the mind of the LORD, or instructed him as his counselor? Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding? ... "To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One. Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God"?
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. "
May the Lord who calls each star by name take my son into His arms and bring complete healing and strength. May Kayden's bowels wake up today, may the sips he has been allowed to have stay in his tummy and even pass their way through, and may our time here come quickly to an end. But most importantly, may we hope in the Lord so that we may have renewed strength.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support through this long process.