For the last two weeks I have been eager for October 5. Saturday morning I saw that a motion was filed by the defense for a continuance. Josh and I were extremely irritated and didn’t understand what had caused this because the last time we were in court both the state and defense were ready for trial. So this morning we got up and headed down to the court house for what should’ve been the pre-trial… but wasn’t.

Basically all I can say is because of a family member of the defendant; the trial is now going to be on November 30. What a great way to start the holidays off, right? Who knows if it will even happen then? Obliviously you can tell by the tone of this blog, I am not happy. We have been mentally preparing ourselves for this for the last couple months and here we are a week away and… now it’s not going to happen. We just want this to be over so we can move on and try to, once again, gain some sort of closure… if that is even possible. Everyone has had plenty of time to prepare for this trial. It has been almost two and a half years. We were warned when she waived her right to a speedy trial that it could be a long road to trial, but over two years?...

I am sorry it has been so long since my last blog. I am juggling a lot right now and barely have a moment to myself. I like to be busy though…

Kaleb is status quo. We have been battling a cold for the last couple weeks. We have all had it. The doctors say that he is fine and that it will just have to run its course. We also had a brief stay in the hospital in the beginning of September for what ended up being C-Dif. That causes you to have very bad and stinky diarrhea. He got through that okay. But because of the C-Dif and cold we haven’t been able to go to swimming. He is still growing like a weed and is so heavy to carry. When Kaeson goes down for a nap, Kaleb and I take a nap together in my bed. I love that time of the day when I get to snuggle with him.

Kaeson is almost walking. The other day he walked all the way across the living room but hasn’t done it again since. His new thing is trying to turn door knobs so we have all of those baby proof door knobs. Josh hates them and cannot open the door with them on. Kaeson loves to take pictures and is such a ham.

Josh and I are doing well. Like I said before, we have a cold. I think it is the worst one that I have ever had. I just finished a class and am getting ready to start another one next week. Josh loves being a fire fighter. He always says he enjoys getting up and going to work.

Thank you for all of you who continue to keep Kaleb and my family in your prayers. I pray that this break before trial will affect the case against her in a positive way. I just need to remember that it is God’s timing and everything will work out. Please continue to pray for us. Thanks.  

I just saw a question about Oliver. He is doing well, he is home now. His mom has a page where she post updates on him. It is Myspace.com/oliverdeanwhite.

Oliver is still in the hospital. He has had some complications over the last week and a half. At first the doctors were saying that things were not looking very good and that the EEG did not show favorable signs. After giving him a few more days, his EEG got a little better. He does have a significant amount of brain damage and of course the doctors are very pessimistic as to what he will regain. I have been up to the hospital and he looks as if he is in pain. I remember when Kaleb first got home there was times where he got very stiff and agitated, I think Oliver is going through this stage now. Please continue to keep him in your prayers as well as his parents. They have not left the hospital. Please keep his four year old brother in your prayers too. Today he got a Gtube inserted and is now taking feedings on a pump. I am sorry that I haven’t updated… I still have all of my school stuff to do and taking care of my boys. His mom is going to take over updating people on his myspace page. It is www.myspace.com/oliverdeanwhite to add him enter the email as oliverdeanwhite@yahoo.com

Thank you for praying for this family. I feel for them and I hate to see someone we know go through something as hard as this.

Today was a hard day for Oliver’s parents. It brought happy moments and sad moments. The doctors decided that Oli was strong enough to be taken off the ventilator and he has been able to sustain his own breathing. He has spent most of the later half of the day moaning/crying. This has been very upsetting to his parents. He had an EEG late last night and they received the results this afternoon. The Neurologist told them that not much has change from the first EEG he had immediately following the accident. His brain waves are slow and she is certain that there is brain damage. How much though, they won’t know until tomorrow when he has an MRI. She told them that the moaning is a sign of severe brain damage. When I heard him he sounded a lot like he was trying to cry but moaning was all that he could get out. I did notice that he is swallowing and blinking, which are good signs, none of which Kaleb had when he was in the hospital. He does have pneumonia and they are treating that infection. I will do my best to keep everyone updated. I have a feeling that tomorrow will be a difficult day for their family because I can remember the day Kaleb had his MRI done. I am praying diligently that God heals his brain and floods his brain with oxygen. Please continue to pray for him. This has been a hard week for everyone who is involved. Reality is starting to set in and it is scary for everyone. Please keep sweet Oliver in your prayers. This family doesn’t have much but they have each other and hopefully love and prayers from you guys. Oliver needs our prayers more than anything now. Please pray for favorable MRI results.