Asking for Prayer

I have added a few new blogs to my friends list (to the left) for the purpose of asking all of you to help me pray for some precious children & the hearts that love them so much.

Please take a few minutes to get to know 'Little Joshie' through his mom's blog:

http://fierceandfiesty.blogspot.com

Joshua is just precious & needs a lot of prayer right now. He has a single ventricle heart, like Andrew. He is just over a month old & has had the first surgery, but is still in the hospital facing struggles & setbacks - all too familiar. But also familiar is the amazing support of the Body lifting this fragile little man up to the Lord. So I'm asking all of you to join in, since we are familiar with praying for miracles & aware of the awesome power of God to bring about miracles.

I've also added my sweet friend, Heather's blog. Heather was my 'little sister' in our high school dance program & I couldn't help but just love her from the start (you'll see why : ) Heather is currently a missionary to special needs children in Haiti. Please also take some time to 'meet' her & some of the children she serves. It's not hard to find yourself praying for these precious little ones or the precious heart Heather loves them with.

http://heathermmeyer.blogspot.com

Thank you all so much! When I think back to all we've been through & the way you have been with us every step of the way, I can't help feeling grateful for the way God has provided for us through all of you.

Walking with good cause

Andrew & I have two walks coming up this fall (the best time to have a walk in FL : ) The first is the American Heart Association's Heat Walk on October 2nd (above is the picture of Andrew after the Heart Walk last year). And this year we are adding the Children's Miracle Network Torch Relay, which is on November 13th. Andrew has his very own team for the Torch Relay & would love any locals to join us. You can follow the links to the left if you would like more info about joining our Torch Relay team or supporting us in either walk. Two is a lot, so I think if you would like to donate it's reasonable to just pick one. Thanks!!!

Andrew's First Road Trip (to GA)

Favorite book with Daddy.

Favorite book with Aunt Teresa.

Favorite book with Aunt Crystal.

F-A-M-I-L-Y

Riding in the limo bus (which Kalee LOVED) on the way to go kayaking.

Dizzy riding in the kayak between Mommy & Daddy.

Before all the aweful low rocky areas.

Charley's quick nap in the kayak.

The RC races.

The adoring crowd at the RC races.

Charley celebrating that she made Uncle Stevie's car go with the push of a button.

Charley & Andrew entertaining themselves in the infield.
(A 2 year old can only watch RC races so long)

Andrew & Kalee being cute.

More cuteness

Andrew's first time flying solo. I don't think Ava was very comfortable...

Helping TJ with Ava. Andrew loves his friend Baby Ava & is learning that real babies don't do tricks when you press their bellies, unlike some of his cousin's dolls.

I just think he's so cute in his underoos.

Sweet sleeper

Andrew loves swimming & does a great job on his own with water wings now.

Chillin with his monkey bean bag chair.

Boy in a basket. There's room when you take all the toys out.

Having fun with blocks.

Steve's been working long hours for the past couple months (too long) & Andrew tries his best to wake up early to see him before he leaves as well as stay up to see him before bed. This was too cute for words, he literally fell asleep while Steve practiced with friends for the next church service.

Our Beautiful Boy

a boy & his dog

Sleepy boys.

Aunt Stacie reading Andrew a book from overseas.

Big Boy Bed

Andrew started sleeping in his own big boy bed last Friday & I am now convinced more than ever that we have the most awesome, most fun kid ever! Our biggest issue has been that Andrew loves his bed so much & just has too much fun to go to sleep. The worse case was Sunday night when he woke up at 1am & kept us up until 5am laughing, jibber jabbering & happily flopping around. He has not actually gotten a full night's sleep yet, which is a big deal (to me : ) b/c he doesn't take naps anymore - just sleeps 12 hours at night. He stays on his bed for the most part with the exception of Friday night when I heard him at 3:30am & found him playing in the living room - we keep his door closed now : ) Mommy & Daddy have both (on separate occasions) laid with Andrew in his bed - a bit cramped. The only traumatic event was when Andrew went to sleep on his bed by chance before we bought the white side. I found him asleep & put pillows next to the bed in case he fell, which worked great b/c he didn't wake up when he fell, but then he rolled under his bed & was trapped by the pillows behind him. Poor thing, we couldn't hear him crying over the monitor, so when I found him he was pretty scarred. Didn't deter him though, as you can see. So there you have it, the adventures of moving from sleeping with Mommy & Daddy to his own big boy bed : )

MRI Echo Cardiogram Results

Bess received a call from the Docs; it looks like the MRI is 'normal' (for Dizzy) and the Echo looks really good. The Dr even sounded happy about it! He says that we just need to see him in another 6mo. for a check-up, but he doesn't feel we need to take any measures medically at this point - which is great. Thank You Lord for the great report.

a new picture for Aunt Teresa

Last June : )

Last weekend: Andrew loves fountains

Home from MRI/Echo

Andrew & I got home about 11 am. He's still a little unsteady on his feet, but happy watching Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. He even managed to get into a little mischief already : ) He did awesome! Very glad that we have the opportunity to visit APH & the cardiac staff every couple months b/c I'm sure it helps to be in a familiar place with friendly faces. Thanks Aunt Becki for waking up super early to come with us. We'll let everyone know when we get results in about a week.

Dizzy; MRI and Echo

I'm at work, but Bess can't get the laptop working, so she relayed this info to me:
Dizzy is in the midst of his MRI right now. He will have his Echo cardiogram right after. They have to put him under for both these procedures, which is why they schedule them together. Bess said he did really good when they went to put him under, which is a relief- it's horrible having to watch him freak out and look at you like, "Why are you letting this happen Mommy/Daddy?!" He's getting to be such a big boy, just like his daddy....I'm just a big boy. Thank you for the prayers.