We have a C-Section date!

Wow! What happy news! Liam will be here August 9. It's so nice to have an official date when we know we will KNOW exactly what we're facing. I guess that's one advantage to knowing in advance you'll have a C-section: There's reduced worry about going into labor at an inconvenient time (although clearly that could still happen) and you can prepare in advance for your baby's arrival.

It has been an extra-crazy week here so far, which is why I didn't post an update yesterday. Those of you who are praying for us, please add Bill's dad to the list. He was admitted to the hospital on Friday night with pneumonia and has since had a heart attack and congestive heart failure. He seemed to be doing better yesterday and we are hoping he was moved out of ICU to a private room last night. I'm hoping to go check on him in a little while. He will be having more tests and procedures tomorrow to determine how much damage the heart attack did to his heart.

Next week is a big week for us: We will be having the 34 week fetal echocardiogram done at the pediatric cardiology lab on June 28. We are really looking forward to hearing how Liam's little heart is developing, and we are hoping and praying for good results!

This week's prayer requests:

1. PRAISE for supportive people who call and e-mail "just to check in," send cards, and post comments to this blog. You make us smile, and we thank you!
2. PRAISE that Bill's dad appears to be stablizing and recovering.
4. For complete healing for our son during this pregnancy (we will ask for the moon since God made it anyway!).
5. For strength, guidance, and wisdom as we face treatment choices and decisions.
6. For good physical health and restful sleep for Bill and Lisa. This continues to be a big problem, especially for Lisa.
7. For God to show us the way financially so we can provide the best medical care for our son.
8. For the strength to let this child go home to God if it becomes obvious that this is God’s answer to our prayers.

Thanks,
Bill and Lisa

Celebrating our anniversary today!

No new or exciting news in the Jelly Bean department, and today we are taking time out to celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary. Hard to believe it's been 8 years!

We will hold over the same prayer requests from last week to today:

1. PRAISE for supportive people who call and e-mail "just to check in," send cards, and post comments to this blog. You make us smile, and we thank you!
2. PRAISE that we received the 2nd opinion report so quickly and that it looks more hopeful.
4. For complete healing for our son during this pregnancy (we will ask for the moon since God made it anyway!).
5. For strength, guidance, and wisdom as we face treatment choices and decisions.
6. For good physical health and restful sleep for Bill and Lisa. This continues to be a big problem, especially for Lisa.
7. For God to show us the way financially so we can provide the best medical care for our son.
8. For the strength to let this child go home to God if it becomes obvious that this is God’s answer to our prayers.

Thanks so much for your prayers,
Bill and Lisa

"My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken." Psalm 62:1-2

This week's update...

There are only a couple of new things this week. We did receive the report Dr. Gomez-Fifer at University of Michigan sent to Dr. Liske after reviewing his fetal heart echo and report. We haven't yet consulted with her (I need to schedule a time and just haven't done so yet), so most of the report was over our heads. We were hopeful that it APPEARS (based on our EXTREMELY limited knowledge) that her measurements were slightly better than Dr. Liske's, so that was encouraging.

Our insurance company denied our request to pay for the phone consult (probably a couple of hundred dollars at the most), which is ironic since they would be willing to pay for a trip to MI, for Dr. Gomez-Fifer to do another fetal heart echo, and for an office visit with her (probably a few thousand dollars). What can I say? Insurance companies are funny. I'll call our case manager and talk to her, but I think it's a futile effort because of the way our policy is written.

This week's prayer requests:

1. PRAISE for supportive people who call and e-mail "just to check in," send cards, and post comments to this blog. You make us smile, and we thank you!
2. PRAISE that we received the 2nd opinion report so quickly and that it looks more hopeful.
4. For complete healing for our son during this pregnancy (we will ask for the moon since God made it anyway!).
5. For strength, guidance, and wisdom as we face treatment choices and decisions.
6. For good physical health and restful sleep for Bill and Lisa. This continues to be a big problem, especially for Lisa.
7. For God to show us the way financially so we can provide the best medical care for our son.
8. For the strength to let this child go home to God if it becomes obvious that this is God’s answer to our prayers.

Thanks so much for your comments! They are so helpful and nice to read!
Bill and Lisa

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6