Please pray...

Neal and I went in today for my routine 20 week ultrasound and received some not so great news. It turns out that little Luke’s heart is having some trouble. The technician said that there is cause for concern when a babies heart rate goes above 170, Luke’s was hitting the 200 mark and then would drop drastically low. This happened a lot as they were monitoring him. They also determined that along with the irregular heart beat, he has fluid in his heart as well. She couldn’t find anything structurally wrong with his heart with her machine. We have been referred to a Pediatric Cardiologist and are praying that we can get in to see him as soon as possible. Neither Dr. Presley or the radiologist gave us any answers or best/worst case scenarios. All we know at this point is that there is a problem with his heart and we have to wait to see the specialist to find out any more in detail. The good news is that Luke is growing and they didn’t see anything else wrong with him.

Please pray for us. I’m feeling a bit numb and overwhelmed, of course, with all that we have been through this past year with the miscarriages. Please pray that we can get in to see the Cardiologist as soon as possible and that he will have some answers for us. I was laying there on the table, knowing in my heart that our God is so big, that me laying on that table was not a mistake, that He knew this was going to happen. He chose to put us here and I will trust Him to carry us through it. I could only think to call out His name in my head as I was looking at that little heart and the words to Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus came to mind…

’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
And to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
And to know, “Thus says the Lord!”
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!
O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to trust His cleansing blood;
And in simple faith to plunge me
’Neath the healing, cleansing flood!
Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace.
I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.

We will keep you updated as we learn more information. We covet your prayers.