A very special phone call..probably last post before baby comes....and prayer requests..all in one...

This afternoon, I got a very surprising phone call. It was from our children's pediatrician. Our children are so very precious to us as parents. And it blesses our hearts when we watch people care for our children as we would and sometimes maybe even better. To see people truly care for our children and have a heart for them is priceless.
Our children's pediatrician is someone who has gone above and beyond her call as a "doctor" and has loved and cared for our children in an amazing way. She has repeatedly done things for our family that most doctors would not take the time to ever think about doing. You can tell that she truly cares!! When our Jacob was little, he was classified as failure to thrive as he would not gain weight. He had sever reflux and was even hospitalized at 7 months as he had not gained weight in months. When he was hospitalized, it was out of town with a specialist. But our pediatrician called us at the out of town hospital to check up on us when he wasn't even under her care at the time. She gave us her own personal cell phone number to call in case we had any questions or if anything changed. You could tell she truly was concerned.
When they thought our Isaac was possibly blind as an infant, she was right there to encourage us and help us through that time. She was caring more for us at that time that our child. A couple days after we got the news, she called us at home to see how we were handling everything. Praise the Lord...Isaac's sight is just fine. But again...she cared for our family as a whole.
When we went through more than one miscarriage in a row, she was there encouraging us.
When Nathan was born, my csection was scheduled for a day when she was off. But...when she found out it was on her day off, she came in to be the attending pediatrician when he was delivered. What doctor will come in on their day off to deliver one baby. No one these days!. It was a moment I will never forget when she walked in to that OR and announced she was here to save the day. lol. It truly added a special touch to that delivery.
She has gone above and beyond her call as a doc on many occasions, but these are just a few examples.
A few months ago, right after we found out we were having a boy...Nathan was in the doctors office with ear infections. The ped was asking me if we had decided on a name for this next little boy. I told her that at the time we had settled on a first name which was Adam, but were having a hard time deciding on a middle name. She told me we could do what she did and gave her boys her maiden name which was Bryan. Adam Bryan sounded so cute together. I kinda shrugged it off and didn't give it much thought until I got home. It was only maybe a 2 min conversation in the middle of Nathans apt. When my husband asked how Nathans apt went, I shared with him what the ped had said, and he piped up and said he really liked that. We kinda just started calling him Adam Bryan. And it stuck. So in a way...she helped us name this little man. And he will always have a cute story behind his name. At Nathans next appointment, I shared with her what my husband and I had decided, and she told me she was honored at the thought.
So forward to today...I got a phone call from her..totally unexpected. She was calling to ask if my section was still scheduled for this Friday at noon. I told her yes that it was. She is actually working this time and is not off, but has patients scheduled for the time of the c-section. But now the part of the phone call that blew my mind away...she is going to shuffle those patients around and open the time slot of the csection so that she will be the attending pediatrician again. I felt so humbled and honored that she would even want to do that for our family. She truly is one of a kind. A very rare thing to witness these days in the medical profession. And we are so very grateful that the Lord has allowed us to have such a special person to care for our children.
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This will most likely be my last post before baby arrives. The c-section is still scheduled for this Friday Sept 4th at 12pm (noon). I will most likely be in the hospital until Monday. I would appreciate every ones prayers for a safe delivery for both baby and myself. The last two sections, I have gotten an infection..not in the incision..but the area around it. It was pretty bad last time. It covered over half my abdomen. It left me in the hospital for 6 days. I would appreciate prayers to remain infection free and a speedy recovery. We will update the blog and facebook as soon as we are settled and well enough...most likely Friday afternoon. You are welcome to come up and see us. anytime from Friday afternoon and thereafter.

Any guesses?!?!?

I had an appt today and my OB is guessing that baby is going to be around 8 lbs 1 oz at birth. With the last two, he he has guessed bigger than what they were by almost a pound...but ya never know this time. I am measuring exactly right on where I should be. With every baby we have had people guess their weights and kept those records in their baby books. So now is the time.....give us your guess either here or on facebook as to what you think baby will weigh and length. I will try and help you all out. Here is what our last 4 were:
Baby #1: 8lbs4oz and 21.5 inches long
Baby #2: 7lbs13oz and 21.5 inches long
Baby #3: 7lbs1oz and 19.6 inches long
Baby #4: 7lbs1oz and 19.4 inches long
So......what is your guess. For the person the closest....there will be a little gift. You will have to wait and see what you get. :) We have always had fun with this in the past.

Some updates and prayer requests....

I don't have a lot of time right now..But I wanted to post some updates. This picture is from the 4th of July....isn't it beautiful. I love the sailboat in the pic. As for updates:
My mom....is still in the hospital. She is unable to eat much and they are trying to figure out why. Probably more testing tomorrow...we are praying that everything is clear and nothing is blocked again....and her body is just taking time to adjust to all that has gone on. We should know more in the next couple days..will keep everyone updated.
We also got a call this morning that my grandpa was taken to the hospital via ambulance today. The docs are saying he has not more than 3 months to live...but we all know that the docs are NOT God. Only God knows his timing here in his earthly body. I ask for prayer especially for my grandma. They have been married for 64 years. My grandpa is 97 and my grandma is 86. They have been an amazing example of a truly Godly couple. I have done a post on them before..but I am going to do another one very soon as I have time. But prayers for the whole family but especially for my grandma during this time would be appreciated.
I am doing well....praise the Lord!! I have a Dr appt tomorrow but I expect that everything will be fine. Weight gain has been minimal this pregnancy...baby is very active..and seems to be doing fine. We are getting excited to meet this newest member of our family. C-section is scheduled for Friday Sept 4th @ 12pm. Getting so close. I am a little nervous about trying to get care for the kiddos completely arranged...so my husband can be at the hospital. Family usually watches them...but most family cant right now. But I know that too...the Lord will work out.
To those of you who have called or sent emails...or chatted..or whatever..thank you. Thank you for the friendships and encouragement!! I love you all and am so very thankful.
There has been sooo much going on these past few weeks...with my mom...myself...grandpa now...and so much more that doesn't need discussed here. I am so so so very tired!! But no matter what it is ....there is comfort knowing God knows it all...and HE is in control. How do people go day to day without the Lord and comfort he brings...I don't even know.

Our precious little packrat...

We have a little packrat in our house. We go through a nightly routine of our little Isaac making his bed comfy and cozy for the night right before bedtime. It seems every night it is something new...or shall we say some things new. lol. He does this all by his self. He does not go to bed without bringing goodies with him. Gotta make sure he is comfy and cozy. We have been taking pictures of him every night after he goes to sleep and we just giggle looking at him sleeping. Look closely...because often he has things in his hands even. And that is how he is sleeping often.

How boys use monkey bars.....

A couple weeks ago, we went to one of the local schools and played on their playground. It is a huge newer setup and the kids just loved it. The boys and my husband decided to play on the monkey bars. But I think they were confused on what they were actually supposed to do. Monkey bars...you hang and swing from one to the other. But they decided to try and climb through them. It was funny watching them.


Daddy helping Tyler get started
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All the way in the monkey bars
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Tyler being silly
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Charles making it through
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Smile...doesnt this look fun!?!?!
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Josh trying to make it through
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Cheese...I will make it!!

THEY ALL MADE IT THROUGH TO THE END!!