Think on Such Things

Today was Lincoln's birthday! He made it through the surgery, but he's not out of the woods yet. He is a whopping 6.5lbs, with some of that weight being the fluid that he was retaining. Even still, he's a good sized little boy which is working in his favor. He has a good heartbeat, but not a great heartbeat. What you can be praying for right now is his lungs. His lungs still have some fluid in them and are not working at the capacity that they need to be. Every report that we hear continues to be good, so we are thanking God for the healing that he's breathing into Lincoln's life. What really is amazing is the reports that we hear about the hospital staff. God's glory is already being displayed in the hospital! Apparently, the staff told Mike and Rebecca that they are amazed to see how they have been handling this whole thing. Rebecca has constantly been in the Word and sharing their peace with every staff member of the hospital. Mike is reassuring us that God i...

What a week! That's what I've been telling so many people for the past several days. I think that it would be fair to say that this week has been the most emotionally charged week of my life thus far. I don't doubt that as I write this entry, tears will start and stop. They've been starting and stopping for the past several days. "What's going on?" you ask. Well, last week we found out that my great aunt was not doing very well. She lives here in Phoenix. She was the aunt that mom and dad would take us over to their house every once in a while. What I remember of that house is the little adventures that Sonny and I would go on in their garden outside their trailer home. We would romp around that garden that hung on the side of a cliff, or what seemed to us like a cliff at the ripe age of 10. We also loved going over their because they had a kumkwat tree. Whenever I eat a kumkwat, for the rest of my life I will think of Floren and Maryella. Floren would als...

Here are those long awaited ultrasound pictures. These pictures are when I was 13 weeks. On Thursday, I'll be 16 weeks. So, our little one has grown quite a bit since these pictures. Although we couldn't tell from these pictures, if we had an ultrasound now we could see if it is a boy or a girl. My favorite pic is the one at the very top. The baby is either rubbing his/her eyes or sucking their thumb. How amazing is that! I just can't even wait to see this little one.

So, I haven't put any of the ultrasound pics yet because I can't figure out my scanner. One of these days, you'll get to see some pics. First, I'll tell you about the visit to the doctor last week and ultrasound. Then, I'll tell you about the visit to the emergency room. The doctor's visit was so great! I just love that little one so much already. Our appointment was at 11:30 and I was so anxious the whole morning. Dan was really hoping to find out if it was a boy or a girl, but we were about 2 weeks early for that type of news. Some people say that you can tell the sex of the baby around 15 weeks and I was only 13 weeks when we went. The doctors told me that I needed to have a full bladder when I went for the ultrasound, so they suggest drinking a quart of water an hour before the appointment. The worst part is, I wasn't allowed to pee for that whole hour!! Talk about painful, but I made it. For some reason, the Phoenix Indian Medical Center doesn't all...