Life goes on...

So, last weekend was paint the porch weekend, and I was able to complete that. Yeah! Peri had a cheer-leading competition in Greenwood and they did great, except, according to the judges, missed having a back spot for one of their aerials, which resulted in a 20 point deduction. Having a back spot when doing any of the stunts is rather important, but according to the coach, that moved the girls from finishing 2nd to 7th(last). Ouch. But, they did great with all the team issues they had up to that point. They had 2 girls out with injuries, one which had been injured the night before, so they persevered and performed with changes that day. We are very proud of our little cheerleader. Way to go Peri. After they performed, 2 of the girls on the squad, Peri being one of them, had to be helped off. They had a trainer there and he iced their injuries, Peri's being her knee and the other girls ankle. Both were pre-existing conditions.. So, Peri's good friend Ricki's dad is a doctor and he asked us if we would like him to take a look at it. We agreed and he said it didn't seem to be serious, but she might have a slight tear and thought we should have it checked out by an ortho. So, this week, Peri went to an ortho and he had her get some x-rays, because they are cheaper than MRI and he would check them out. Those resulted in not much, and he said an MRI would detect tears and such that an x-ray couldn't. We have that scheduled for Friday morning, so we wont know anything till then.
Ella had her first meet against a Christian School and they had 4 girls. We won. Ella did fine in the events she swam. Somehow, my times didnt get saved on my Blackberry, but according to Ella, her times were better than her times for the 1st meet last year. Anyway, that is our life for this month and I hope all are doing fine.

Libby Update:
Libby does have an infection in her port. She's in a lot of pain and is on a Morphine drip as well as a pump Emma can push if she needs additional pain medicine. Libby did have to get blood on Sunday and Platelets on Monday due to her counts being down. She has blisters in her throat and unable to eat or drink so she's on a Nutrients IV as well. All of this they say is typical w/ a Bone Marrow Transplant and especially w/ the infection. That unfortunately doesn't make it any easier. Emma and Mike are doing well due to all the prayers being lifted up for them. Mike is playing "Mr. Mom" and is doing a terrific job at it! He took Mary to the Doctor for a checkup this morning and she is growing quickly. She was 6 lbs. 12 oz at birth and is now 8 lbs. 4 oz. It is so hard for Emma as she is only able to see Mary, Sean and Erica on the weekends, but she is so comforted at the way Mike is handling things.
Our entire family can't thank you enough for your prayers and concerns. I know Mike and Emma have been so overwhelmed w/ your love. This entire community has been awesome in supporting my sister and her family and I am so grateful for you all.