It has been way to long!

Sorry, I have not blogged in awhile. We have been super busy like the rest of you! Here are a few pictures from the past week. I had to put Campbell's tea party with her babies! Friday, Campbell had fun playing with Ellison (11 months) and Thomas (8 months) at our house. This is as good as it gets to put three moving children together!! Next, we headed to Dothan for a few wedding parties. Stephanie had a bridal shower at one of Scott's friends parents house. She recieved many lovely items. My favorite and I think hers was the Navitity scene she got from the hostesses. It was beatiful. We had a family dinner to celebrate Scott and Stephanie on Saturday night. Lots of fun for one weekend. Next time we head to Dothan, it will be with two children instead of just one! Crazy!!!

Pictures from October

Here are some of our pictures from this week. Ryan, Anna and I took Ellison and Campbell to the pumpkin patch at the Gardens on Saturday. I got some great pictures of Ellison but Campbell was not in the mood for a photo shoot. On Tuesday, we had playgroup at Adrienne's. What a difference a year makes! Last year we were able to get all the kids in a picture together but not this year. Campbell did not want to take part in sitting on the sofa with the rest of the kids. The last few pictures are from the parade today at our church. It was lots of fun to see all the children in their outfits. Happy Halloween!

Fall

Fall Pictures!!!

Here are a few new pictures of Campbell. Campbell had a great time at Aldridge Gardens with her cousins.


Boo at the Zoo!

We had a great time at the zoo Friday night. Our ducklings (Tate and Campbell) had a great time at the zoo. Campbell was not so sure about wearing the hat part.


Cooper Update
We went to the high risk doctor last week for our heart target ultrasound. Everything looks good. We have been released back to our doctor and pregnancy will be back to a normal one. Cooper is kicking up a storm especially at night! I love to feel him move around.

Happy Fall!!!

Update

Thank you for all of you sweet prayers and thoughts during this time. Mo and I can truly feel your prayers. I will go back to the high risk doctor one more time to do a target ultrasound on his heart. It is just to follow up and make sure everything is going well. I feel that it will be fine since we have seen his four chambers and the blood flowing correctly. After that, I will be back to a regular pregnancy. Mo and I have truly been blessed by our circumstances. We have grown much stronger in our walk with God. It is sad to think things like this help us grow closer to God but I would not change our experience for anything.

Oh- We have a name!!!!!! Cooper William!!!

We cannot wait to meet him in the January!

Answer to pray

Hey Everyone,

We just got the call from doctor with the results of the fish test. The fish test test of chromosomes of 13, 18, and 21. These were the ones that the doctors were most concerned with due to the evidence that we were finding in the ultrasound. We got the results and there was no evidence of any of these three. The power of pray is amazing! Here is some of our quite time that I would like to share with you from this morning.

Thank you for all of your prayers during this time. We have truly felt them around us. Thank you for the calls, emals, and cards.
In Gods Hands We Trust,
Ana

We received that book 'Calm My Anixous Heart' from one of my second moms yesturday. Mo and I have enjoyed reading from it over that last few days.

' When What Ifs come into our lives, we must ask ourselves if we're going to judge God by the circumstances we don't understand or judge the circumstances in light of the character of God.

How to handle our problems without worrying
1. Ask yourself what is the worst that can possibly happen.
2. Prepare to accept it if you have to.
3. Then calmyly proceed to impriove on the worst.

each helps the other and says to his brother, 'Be Strong!' - Isaiah 41:6

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strenghten you and help you; I wil uphold you with my righteous right hand. - Isaiah 41:10

He will have no feat of bad news; his hearts is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. Psalm 112:7


O Lord, be gracious to us, give us stength in the morning and our salvation in time of distress. - Isaiah 33:2

Prayer Request and Verse

Last night, I was spending some quite time with God. I asked him if he could give me a verse to have during this difficult time. He led my fingers to Isaiah. The title was Distress and Help- Chapter 33. This was the verse that has stuck with me and I am putting it to memory.
"O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you - Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress" Isaiah 33:2
Isn't it amazing how he can point right to a verse. We will find our results tomorrow at some time. Please continue to keep us in your prayers during this time.

In God's Hands We Trust,
Ana

Prayer Request for our son

Hey everyone,
We just got back from the doctor. We have had to due some further testing. They was evidence of a few more soft findings. On the great side, his heart looked really good. There is concern for a chromosome problem most likely being Down's Syndrome. We had a fish test that will give us more information on where we stand. We will get that result back on Friday. We are looking for no abnormalities. If there is an abnormality, we will have to wait 9-12 days to exactly what the abnormality is. We are praying that they find no abnormalities with our results on Friday. Please continue to pray for son and us to give us the strength during this time. We are going to love this child just the same whichever way the result comes. We would like to have the time to prepare for a special needs child if need be. I love ya'll! I know that this in God's hands and he will take care of us. My quote of the week is "God will not give us anything that we cannot handle".

Love,
Ana

Orginial Email Below


Hey Everyone,

We received a phone call from our doctor today that will call for an target ultrasound with different doctor. I only have two vessels in my umbilical cord instead of three which cause for concern.
It is called Single Umbilical Artery. I put a little info about it below. Dr. Barron even thought our chances are greater than 90% all is well.
My doctor, Dr. Barron, said that this was the only soft evidence that they found which is a good thing but we are to follow up with an at risk doctor to make sure.
We have an appt. for this Wednesday at 9:00. We will receive an targeted ultrasound at that time to tell us more information. The chances are very great that everything will be fine but we ask a special prayer for him.
Our God is loving God and will not give us anything that we can not handle. This is in our path along our journey with God that will bring us closer to him. I have tremendous faith and know that this is in his hands.
Mo and I are fine and know that everything will be just the way God planned it to be for us.

Love,
Ana