OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD

Well Tanner is doing much better. He has been congested all week and not sleeping ect. until last night. I fed him at 9:30 and put him in his pak n play at ten and he slept til 7:30. He has been awake all morning just hanging out and I am getting us ready to go and waiting for my handsome husband to get home. I miss him and I know Tanner does too. He should be home anytime. Then we are off to St.Pete. We have to be at the hospital at ten tomorrow. We will keep everyone posted. This morning as I was spending time with our Saviour he layed this verse on my heart, "In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You, Lord, alone make me dwell in safety and confident TRUST." Psalm 4:8 I know my strength comes from him and he is in control. I have felt so close to him through this whole parenthood thing. From trying to conceive all the way to sleepless nights. I would not be able to do it without JESUS and I would not want to. What an amazing thing that I can have a personal relationship with MY KING! He has us in his hands and Tanner will do great! Praise you Lord!

Rainy Day

Well I just got off the phone with my mom and she called to see how her little heart was doing. She took the day off to be with us and I am so thankful for my mom. She is so sweet and it has never taken much to make her happy. She literally gave us anything and she would do without when I was little so we could have. With just one baby to take care of I definately have a new respect for her as she had six to care for. I loved growing up in a big family and even now we are all so close. I love my brothers and sister. I think the most important thing is giving up things to be with Tanner. I know too well that I will turn around and he will be in school and then before I know it he will be getting married and having kids of his own. I want to treasure every moment. He seems to be doing better with the congestion and I have done nothing but hang with him this weekend. We miss Billy but I have truly bonded with my son and I know I will be a great source of comfort to him when he gets out of surgery. We are all packed and leaving tommorrow. My friend Renee came over today and gave us such a nice gift from our hope life group. God is amazing and we are truly blessed. I love our )'(ope Life Group. I can not believe that Tanner is almost three months old already! Take Care of our little boy Lord and give me the strength to be the mommy and wife you need be to be.

Surgery on Monday

Well Tanner and I have been hanging close to the house this week. He is pretty congested and not feeling all that great. We have been doing what the Dr. says and running a humidifier and doing saline drops. He also has been sleeping in his bouncy with mommy on the couch as the bouncy is more upright. Nothing worse than having a 2 month old that doesn't feel well. We had a nice visit from my aunt and uncle from California yesterday. My mom's oldest brother. We feel so blessed to have such wonderful family. We are also very thankful to me me and grampy (Billy's mom and dad) for helping take care of our other baby Nani. (our dog) They are so good to him and Molly (Meme and Grampy's dog) just loves when nani comes over because they play and play. They have been so wonderful to us. I feel so blessed to have the best in-laws in the world. Truly they treat me like a daughter. We are so thankful that my parents and siblings and Billy's parents have all made arrangements to come to St. Pete when Tanner has his surgery. We need all the support we can get. I have never even had surgery so to watch my baby go through it will be rough but GOD is in total control and we are trusting fully in him. Thank you all for your continued love and support.

Well I am happy to say that we are finally finding our groove. Tanner is getting on a schedule and structure is important to us as a family. I feel so grateful that my son is so loved. He loves music and being talked to. I started reading to him and he loves it. I know God is in control and Tanner's surgery will go fine. Thanks for all your prayers for us. We are so blessed and I love being a mommy. Tanner is getting little rolls and gaining weight and growing big. He visited with his cousins on sat. and I know Alson can not wait to play with him. I can not wait either. He is so cute. He always calls him baby Tanner. Billy and I are excited to see what the future brings for us as a family. And Tanner sure has a BIG family! Awesome! Well continue to pray for the three of us as we will be praying for you and yours.

Its been a while...

Well, in the words of Bobby Bowden, "...Daddgumm!..." We have had a whirlwind of a 2 months since Tanner arrived! This parenthood deal is an adventure like no other! Tanner is now 9 weeks old! Wow! Praise God!! I think we will set the goal of identifying Tanner's age in weeks until he is, like 5 years old. "yeah, he is 275 weeks now, starting school and all..." LOL . Everything, for the most part, is going well!

The thing about January, was the inevitable tests on his left kidney. We had a series of test on January 5th to figure out why his kidney is retaining fluid. They were able to rule out Reflux, from the bladder to the kidney, and were able to confirm the right kidney is working great. We had another test on January 11th, which gave some more conclusive evidence. So, here is the short version:

In a renal system, the kidneys are designed to do 50/50 of the work. Tanner's appear to be more like 70/30. There also appears to be an obstruction in the left ureter (aka the pipe from the kidney to the bladder). So, what to do? Tanner will have a procedure called pyeloplasty. This is a removal of the obstruction. This will be a procedure with the goal of preserving the functioning of his left kidney. The procedure will be done on February 1, 2010 at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL He will be admitted for 3 to 5 days in the hospital and be discharged home.

So, here we are. Tanner is doing great- he is growing like crazy, smiling, laughing, cooing, and doing what babies do...We are so absolutely blessed to have been chosen by God to be his parents! We are doing great! We are so blessed and fortunate to have a nucleus of friends and family around us that continue to remind us that "it ain't about you!" It is all about the Great Physician, our Counselor, our Wonderful, our Jesus!

We have been praying for Tanner's healing, and it appears God is at work, doing what He does, and answering our prayers! Praise Him! We appreciate your continued prayers for "Boogie," as we will be diligently doing the same for you and yours!

We are so excited to Trust God, Love People, and Invest our Lives! It is an infectious groove, so let's get down!