The above picture shows you just how relaxed and unstressed Sweet Pea is.
The bilirubin issue is basically no longer an issue and she is showing minimal to no signs of withdrawals!
Her birth mother was on a very high dosage of methadone but research has shown it is not the amount of methadone taken that determines how affected the baby is at birth.
The determining factor is how much the placenta absorbs the methadone and passes it on to the baby.
There have been countless prayers prayed for this baby girl since we first learned of her on March 8th – exactly five months ago from tomorrow!
I specifically asked my prayer warriors to pray that God would shield Sweet Pea in the womb and not allow the methadone to pass through the placenta to Sweet Pea.
The only explanation as to why Sweet Pea is not experiencing the methadone withdrawals is that God did indeed protect her little body in her birth mother’s womb!
And now for the best news yet…
Dr. Wonderful has predicted Sweet Pea will be discharged tomorrow …
… at only six days old!
What a mighty God we serve!
Thank YOU for praying for Sweet Pea.
If you have prayed for Sweet Pea’s health would you leave a comment on this post just saying you have prayed for her??
One day, I would love for Sweet Pea to be able to read all the comments left and see for herself just how many people, around the world, were praying for her!
I’ll give a brief update in the morning once I know for sure if we are definitely headed HOME!!
It has been such a joy to join so many others in praying for Sweet Pea and to watch all the miracles that have unfolded as God answered. We serve a mighty God indeed.
Praise God that she will be going home soon! Can’t wait for that 1st family photo!
Hy! I’ve been praying for Sweet Pea
I usually don’t comment, but I wanted you to know that my family has been praying from Mexico for your miracle baby girl.
Oh Elaine!! This is wonderful news. God is SO good!! I love to see the power of prayer lived out and this little one is certainly quite the example. Can’t wait for you to get this little one home!
I’ve been praying for Sweet Pea! That’s awesome that she will get to go home soon!
WOOHOO!!! God is so GOOD! I’ve been praying for little Sweet Pea and will continue to pray for her, Mommy, Daddy, and Big Sister as you prepare to settle in at home as a new family of FOUR! Love y’all!!
Sweet Pea … I have prayed for you from the day of conception … or close to it. I looked in my prayer journal the other day and on Nov. 15 I started praying for you Mommy and Daddy’s 2nd child! I am so thankful to God that He has answered our prayers and was a shield around you. I prayed God placed a hedge of protection around your little body and I also prayed, once you were born, that God’s light shine brightly on your little body and get any harmful substances OUT of your body! Praise the Lord! He has answered our prayers. I love you SO VERY much! Grandma
Sweet Pea, your mommy’s mom and I are cousins. I have prayed for you since I first heard about you. I am so thrilled that you are finally here and about to go home. You are so loved.
Oh Elaine. I can not say enough how much your faith and trust in God and his control over everything has been so encouraging to me, Even though I do not have a baby yet and am not quite ready to go down that road I have followed your blogs daily. There are days when I have logged on just to see what you have written, thank you for being so transparent and letting us all see what God is doing in your life. I hope you know that you have touched other lifes for the better! Both my husband and I have followed the story of Sweat Pea and have had you all in our prayers over the last few months! I am so glad that she is doing well and am so happy that you will be able to take her home tomorrow. Prayers will continue that she continues to do well and for you and your hubby as you adjust to the new addition. God bless!
This is such fantastic news! Another miracle and answer to prayer indeed.
I’ve been praying for Sweet Pea daily since March 8th. This precious little girl holds a very special place in my heart! I’m so thankful for her, for her life and health. She will be such a blessing to you and will be blessed by you. I will continue to pray for her – that she will grow to love the Lord just as her parents do.
Love you all!!
God is so good!! Im still praying for Sweet Pea!
Oh Sweet Pea – God has a mighty plan for you and your sweet family – it has been my privilege to pray for you and your homecoming!
Elaine,
This is indeed the BEST news yet !!!
Praise our Heavenly Father for how He has shielded Sweet Pea while growing inside her birth mother and now as He has completely healed her bilirubin levels and withdrawls.
We also praise Him for the miraculous way He has brought Sweet Pea to you and Dave and Little Bug !!
I feel so honored to have been a part of this journey with you. Sweet Pea holds quite a special place in my heart. Thanks for allowing my family to be on this road with you guys.
I love you !!
Have been praying for your little sweet pea since you first announced her pending arrival and will continue to pray for her continued healing and that she will be going home tomorrow!!
SO exciting to see the fruit of all the prayers! Sweet Pea looks wonderful and I am so thankful to see the Lord provide in amazing ways! Her beautiful face is a great reminder of why we pray!
So happy to hear the news that Sweet Pea will oon be going home. As a L&D and nursery nurse, I can testify that God has truely protected her inside her mother’s womb. Methadone withdrawal is not a pretty thing and I am so glad she has been protected from this experience.
God is so great!!! I have really been encouraged by your whole testimony. Thank you for sharing the details. I’ve passed this site on to a friend, in need of encouragement, who is trying to adopt a 7 yr old special needs child. My church and I have been lifting you and Sweet Pea up in prayer.
We serve such an AMAZING, POWERFUL, LOVING and JUST God! I am so thrilled at Sweet Pea’s continual progress! I’ve been praying for you guys since you first learned of her. Sweet Pea you’re heading home very soon to amazing parents! You are one lucky girl!
i’ve been praying for you for the last couple of months all the way from calgary, ab, canada!! so glad to hear that sweet pea will be home soon. praise GOD!!!!
Sweet Pea, you have been prayed for by Mimi and Papaw since we got the hint your Mommy and Daddy were thinking it was time to start searching for you. Every prayer asked God to protect your little mind, body, emotions and soul from any harm that might come your way. Like your Grandma, we prayed a hedge of protection around you. Our precious baby girl, you were loved before you were conceived. You were loved as you were growing in the womb. You are loved here and now.
I have been praying alongside you for Sweet Pea. Your blog has been a constant reminder that God is indeed in control. We are expecting out first miracle through adoption on Aug. 24th.
Sweet Pea, I have prayed for you and your family. I have known your momma for over 20 years now, I know God has provided the perfect momma for you. It is no doubt you will grow up to love the Lord just as your family does. I am so thankful for your momma’s blog about you. It is a joy to read of her absolute faith in God. Be strong little lady. Welcome Home!!!
I prayed for Sweet Pea’s health and will continue to pray for her. I will also pray for your family as you adjust to being a family of four. (Isn’t it amazing that God leads you to pray for people that you have never even met? I’m so thankful that I found your blog and that God speaks to me through you. Thank you for being a faithful servant Elaine!)
Since your Grandma has 2 sisters married to 2 brothers, their family is very close to your family. They are always praying for your family. Soooo, Jerry, Johnnie and Jaren have asked me to post that they have been praying for you for quite some time.
Ive been praying for you, Sweet Pea! Prayers all the way from Wales in the UK! You are a very special girl, a gift sent from God, shielded and protected by His hands, destined for a particular family, provided and sent in an amazing way. God must have a very big plan for your life, little one! x
It has been a honor to pray for you and your little miracle.
We have been praying for you! Thank the Lord for his goodness!
That is such great news Elaine. Ryan and I have been praying with you and for you. We ask that God continues to heal Sweet Pea, that Little Bug has a smooth transition into her role as Big Sister and that you all adjust quickly as you unite your new family of four at home. We are watching in awe of all that God has done! So so overjoyed for you all. Xoxo.
I have been praying! I am so excited and in complete awe how well she is doing
Hope your family of 4 can be snuggled in at home tomorrow!!
Sweet Pea,
Praying for your health and well being. You are a beautiful gift from God!
Rose
I have been praying for you and Sweet Pea here in Brazil and am so delighted to know of her progress. It is so wonderful to serve a Sovereign God.
Been Praying your your precious sweet pea and for you guys. So thrilled ot hear how well she is doing – indeed we serve a mighty God!
We have been praying for Sweet Pea since you let us know that she was on the way…have prayed for protection in her birth mother’s womb. It is truly amazing to see God’s specific answers to prayer in so many things throughout all of what has happened but this is just the icing on the cake. Can’t wait to meet her in November. Love to you all. A. Elena
Prayers for Sweet Pea! Our God is faithful and mighty to be Praised!! How happy I am for your family that your little one, protected by Him, the Great Physician, is going home soon! Love from the Brasseit family. ♥
Been praying for sweet pea! SOOO glad she is here and glad to know she will be going home soon! Looking forward to meeting her one day (hopefully soon)!
Much love from Dallas, Cristina and Marcio
I’ve been following your story since Little Bug was born. Your family has been in my prayers many times. I’m elated that your Sweet Pea will be home with you tomorrow!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Love your heart and your sweet story! Congrats on your beautiful new addition. Praying for Sweat Pea and for your family!
Sweet Pea- You get to go home tomorrow! You get to be with your big sister and Mommy and Daddy, who love you SO much and have been praying for you more than you could know. You are a BLESSING to those around you and are touching lives in more ways than you could know. Welcome home sweet girl!
Praise to God for protecting Sweet Pea. So happy for her and her sweet family! I have loved reading your blogs and seeing the adorable pictures you have posted. Little Bug now has a little sister that God chose for her! Thanks for letting us be a part of this. ♥
Oh I just love her story. She’s such a darling blessing and your whole family has been in my prayers this week, especially little Sweet Pea!
Sweat Pea,
I have been praying for you for a while now. I have been so encouraged by your Mum’s story and how she graciously shares with the blog. This has been such an encouragement to me! I know that you have been placed in the perfect family and I know that God has such an amazing plan for you. I pray for continued healing and quick recovery, most importantly, that you will be able to go home and be with your big sister, mum and dad very soon!
Elaine, we have never met (and I have never commented before either), but you inspire me in so many ways. May God continue to hold you and your family safe and securely in His hands, and may you continue to trust in Him – he really has the most amazing things yet to come!
God bless you all! (all the way from London, UK)
Hi Elaine,
Sweet Pea has been in my thoughts and prayers, as are you and your whole family!
Kelly
Have been a part of your journey through Prayer….You are special, Sweet Pea, and God loves you very much!!!!!
Sweet Pea- I have been praying fro your family for a very long time and for you since I heard that your mom & dad had begun the journey to find you. I prayed that you would be protected from the circumstances beyond your control. That God would hold you close and keep you safe until you could be held in mommies arms. I continue to pray for your health and that soon you will get to go home and be with your big sister. You are a very loved and wanted little girl. I am so blessed to see the work God is doing in your family and hearing your moms testimony always touches my heart. I’m looking froward to the home at last pictures! Hugs-Lindsey Y
Sweet Pea, I have been praying for you and your family since December 25. That morning, your Mommy and Daddy gave us the great news that they were adopting again. Though the situation changed, I never stopped praying for you, their future child. I left the picture of Little Bug with Big Sister magnets on my refrigerator so I would remember every time I looked at it to pray for you. I’m so glad you are here! I love you very much!
Dear Elaine, congratulations!!! It’s such wonderful news! I know you will be the best mum in the world for Sweet Pea like how you have been to Little Bug.
Hi Elaine,
Finally able to catch up with your blogs! And you know I have to post that I have been praying and of course ‘E’ too!
I will visit soon. Love you!
Jean