Nathan Update

First of all, thanks to everyone who has been putting prayers out for Nathan.
He has made some progress! His nose is finally beginning to clear up and the fever seems to have mostly gone away. We have had some trouble with it going away for 12-18 hours, but then coming back for 2-3 hours, but so far it has yet to come back since yesterday afternoon. I'm hoping we're done with it. The lumps are still on the back of his head; however, I think they're a little less sensitive and Nathan let me rub the back of his head to feel them. They don't seem to be hard and stationary (which would have signaled one of the worst-case scenarios), but it's hard for me to tell if they are actually lymph nodes. They almost seem to be a little on the big side for lymph nodes, but I'm no doctor so I can't make any real diagnosis.

Some really good news since we asked for prayer is that we were able to find and apply for health insurance that we can actually afford, AND our current pediatrician is a preferred provider! Providing everything goes well with our application, we should be covered beginning on the 15th.
Right now, as long as Nathan continues to get well, I think I can put off getting his head lumps checked out until then. I am hopeful that they will just disappear on their own, but if they don't, at least I don't have to worry about a doctor visit for possible lymph nodes costing us $500.

Thank you again for the prayer and if I can request for just a little more for Nathan's continued recovery from this odd little illness... Also, keep John's work in prayer as well. I asked him last night how it was going (he has 4 1/2 weeks left on this project) and he said that things are picking up, but it's still a little early to tell, so of course they haven't made a decision on whether or not they will be keeping him on permanently. While I do like my new job, I have really been enjoying my extra time here at home with my boys and would love it if it could continue.