Home Sweet Home!!

It is true!!!! We are home in record time!!!!! We got home Friday night at
about 5:30!!!! I am totally shocked! The recovery was much faster as they
didn’t tailor his urethra (so they didn’t have to cut through his bladder).
When they got in there, they say that it was naturally tailored at the very
end where it connects to the bladder which was great!!! That alone has
shortened the recovery by leaps and bounds! Ben is still on pain meds
(which I think make him a little hyper or something!!!) but he is doing
really well. He was in desperate need of a good night sleep and didn’t wake
until 8:30 this morning! During surgery he had some elevated adrenaline
levels or something that made them think that his innocent heart murmur
might not be so innocent. They pulled a cardio-anesthesiologist in during
surgery who said it might link all of the problems Ben has been having
together (weight issues, anemia, etc). We saw two cardiologists on Friday
morning and they didn’t seem to be concerned but after talking to our
urologist, he wants us to get a third opinion since we are getting two
different stories. Since they were so concerned in surgery his gut feeling
is that we need to follow up with it and we are on the same page with him.
So.....the issues seem to be never ending with our little love and we will
see Dr. Jones (our urologist) and a cardiologist on Friday morning at
9:00am. Keep the prayers coming!!

Valentine's

Just thought I'd let you all know that Ben's surgery is scheduled for Valentine's Day at noon. It will be about 4 hours long. They are going to recreate the valve on his ureter to make it one way and tailor his ureter as it is five times the normal size. We will be at TX children's for about 3 days and then a week recovery at home. Crazy baking cleaning shoppy mommy has taken over!!!! I think I went to three grocery stores today and put the whole house in the washing machine. I think the "pre-surgery" mommy is the same as the pregnant nesting phase mommy!!!! Praying God uses us mightily with our nurses and doctors as we put all our trust and hope in our Savior!

Ode to the Library!!!

We LOVE LOVE LOVE the library!!! I have become a bookworm now that I'm done with seminary!! I can't stop and Logan is following closely in my footsteps. We will bring 20 books home for him and he wants to read them immediately, ALL of them! It has been fun to see him love books and learn from them! I CANNOT keep the latest and greatest to myself! I was searching our beloved library and found a TREASURE! This is for any who are seeking to help their children see the full redemptive nature of Christ throughout the whole of scripture. You will fall in love with this book as it "whispers his name" throughout the pages. It has excited my own heart and given me many opportunities to share the beauty of Jesus with my children! Run out and BUY it as fast as you can!!!! Book: The Jesus Storybook: Every story whispers his name Bible. Written by Sally Lloyd-Jones.

Some fun "non spiritual" books that we are also BIG fans of lately....
A Splendid Friend Indeed: Bloom
Snip Snap What's That: Bergman
Mini's Dinner: Dodds
HUG: Alboough
My Big Boy Bed: Bunting
I Used to be the Baby: Ballard
And the current Favorite... Llama Llama Red Pajama: Dewdney