Answered prayers - 07/30/2015

Marie went in for her ultrasound today and our prayers we answered!! The fluid around Baby Gideon's heart is completely gone!! We will continue to pray that he comes into this world strong and with full health. We love you so much already little boy!! Praise the Lord!!

Update on Gideon and Marie - 7/28/2015

For the past several weeks the fluid on baby Gideon's tummy has subsided considerably even to the point where the doctors were saying it was gone!! He continued to have small fluid accumulations in his kidneys and ventricles (brain). They had told her last Monday (7/20), that her and Justin should pick out a due date the last week of August. So they've chosen 8/24 (Monday) for the c-section birth. At the appointment yesterday (7/27), they thought they saw some accumulation of fluid again around his heart. They are going to double check that again this Thursday with another ultrasound. If they are seeing more fluid then they saw on Monday, they will deliver the baby that day. If the fluid is the same or gone again, they will proceed with her normal ultrasounds each Monday with hopes to get to the 8/24 delivery date. We ask that if you could offer continued prayers for baby Gibeon and Marie (and her family) during this difficult, roller coaster of a time in their lives. We have great faith in God and hope that Gideon will be a healthy, strong little boy. Thank you from the bottom of our heart! God Bless

Baby Gideon

So how do I start???? As I posted in my previous post Marie is pregnant and due the later part of August. She went to her regular 27 week appointment last week and found that there were some issues with the baby. They aren't 100% sure what is going on but they are calling it undiagnosed non immune hydrops fetalis which basically is an accumulation of fluid in his tummy and a small amount of fluid on his heart. They don't know why he's gotten this as it is not genetic, not an infection or issues with their blood types ( after many tests ). She did not have this on her last ultrasound so it appeared quickly. She will have ultrasounds twice a week until she delivers and is now considered a high risk pregnancy. The baby supposedly has a 60-90% mortality rate...so they think the odds are against him. However at her appointment on Tuesday, the fluid on the heart was gone and the fluid on his tummy was unchanged....to me that sounded like a positive! We are praying for baby Gideon to our hearts content and are praying to God for a Miracle!! So if your so incline - say a prayer for baby Gideon. I've been saying this prayer for Gideon many times a day... Father, thank you that when your Son graced this earth He welcomed the children and blessed them. Thank you that the same power that raised Him from the dead is at work within Gideon now. Lord, we give you Gideon. We invite you to come by the power of the Holy Spirit and restore this beautiful child to health. Come and pulse through his body by your Spirit. Bring your healing and strengthen his being. We ask that in the name of Jesus that this sickness would leave his body now. Thank you that you hear our prayer and no matter what happens You cherish Gideon and hold him in the palm of your hand now and forever. Amen We give it up to you God....

It has been a LONG time since my last post...!!!!

May 1, 2015 Catching Up... Well my last post was way back on July 2013. Way to long and a lot of things have happened since then. At the time of my last post Marie was pregnant. She had Everleigh Marie in September 2013. She is a healthy, beautiful, 19 month old little girl as of today. Full of spirit and kisses!! Love her so! Today Marie is expecting her second child coming the end of August or first part of September 2015...Grandchild #4 for us! They know it's going to be a little boy!! How fun! And Everleigh is going to be a big sister so moving into her "big" bed will happen soon. Benjamin just celebrated his 3rd birthday in March 2015 with a space themed birthday. He LOVES space stuff and curious George, of course. He recently got a new brace for righty and it's taking him a bit to get used to. He actually does pretty good even without wearing a brace. This little boy has come so far! Love him to pieces!! Cathy and Bill have also added another member to their family...grandchild #3. January 2015, Cecilia Catherine came into the world. She is already 3 months old and growing so fast. She likes to sit up and she even coos and jabbers at you. She looks a little bit like Benjamin but definitely has her own Ceci look! Don and I went on a week long trip to St. Thomas, January 2015. We were joined by my brother, Dave along with his daughter, Emma. Plus my sister, Sharon and her hubby Ted and sister, Mary and her hubby, Raughn. We had a wonderful time and many memories were made! We can't wait for next year! And who knows where we will end up!! March 2015, Don went on his annual bike trip. They went to Fredericksburg, Texas again and had great weather and a wonderful time with his Lakeville biking friends. At the same time I went to the Big Island to the city of Kona, Hawaii and visited Karrin who is a grade school friend. We saw many sights - numerous waterfalls, Botanical gardens, Hilo, beautiful beaches, etc. She and her hubby were gracious hosts and we saw many sights there. On my last day there, Karrin and I flew to Honolulu and spent the day seeing many sights - Pearl Harbor, pineapple fields, Waikiki beach, Diamond Head crater, etc. It was a trip of a lifetime and I am blessed to have been able to do this! As far as me and my health, everything is going good. I have recheck appointments with Dr. Tim (oncologist), every 6 months, with my last one being the end of March. For some reason I've developed a little bit of positional vertigo. I had a head MRI to rule out any other issues and everything was fine. Thank the Lord!! I will try to post more often in the future. Have a great summer!!!