I wish I had thought at the beginning of all this to take photos of folks when they came to visit, but it didn’t occur to me until last night. So, if you’ve visited and you didn’t get your photo taken, you’ll just have to come back and visit again and pose for the camera this time.

You can see Judah’s Grammy and Uncle Todd in the post from last night. Today Pastor Bob stopped by. Both times Judah was a very gracious little host. I was pleased that he wasn’t fussy and temperamental.

It always tickles me to see what Judah will say or do when visitors drop in. Today when Pastor Bob was here, Judah made very pleasant conversation about Buzz Lightyear. When Pastor Bob listed off some of the people who are praying for Judah, the little guy added… “And my friends.” I guess he must have understood the cards that Janie R. sent to him from his Sunday School class last Sunday (complete with Spiderman stickers!).

After I took the photo, Pastor Bob asked Judah if I took a lot of photos, and Judah said, “Yeah…”

The part of the visit that I thought was the sweetest was when Pastor Bob prayed for Judah. The whole time he prayed, Judah kept his little eyes closed (I peeked!), and when the prayer was done, Judah opened his eyes and smiled at Pastor.

This afternoon Pastor Jeff is supposed to stop by. Hopefully Judah will behave and I can get another photo.

Update: 6:00 p.m.

Judah wasn’t quite as cheerful and pleasant for Pastor Jeff’s visit as he has been for the past few visits. I told Jeff it must be his fault, because Judah had been just fine for Pastor Bob.

Judah did not want to pose for a photo, but I finally managed to get one where he wasn’t covering his face. That little guy can be quite stubborn!

One positive thing though is that while Pastor Jeff was here Judah actually sat up in bed on his own, without leaning back on his pillow. I think that is the first time I’ve seen him sit upright. Of course, I don’t have photographic proof of Judah’s accomplishment, but I promise it really happened.

Judah was anxious to get to the play room, so Jeff offered to pray with us so he could leave and Judah could go play. While Jeff prayed, Judah folded his hands and closed his eyes. But lest you think Judah was a little saint the whole time, I will blow his cover and tell you that the reason he folded his hands is because I tried to hold his hand to pray. He insisted he wanted to hold it himself.

We had a nice time in the play room, blowing bubbles and just being in a different environment, but finally Judah was weary and ready to head back to his bed.

Michael is on his way here now, and he’s bringing my sister for a visit. He’s also bringing Luke in honor of his birthday today. Happy 9th Birthday, Luke!