28 Weeks!!

Well, I guess it is obvious that I have slacked off with the blog...only one entry since my last weekly update...not great, I'll try to do better. I have so appreciated all the visits and calls, especially now that I am working on my 8th week here at Northside. Hard to believe, but I am still hanging out and hoping P3 will too! Today was my scan and we had more good news - 38mm! Fluid still looks good and the baby is head down (which is much more comfy for mommy!) so the doctors are happy...and we are too!! The new plan of action is that if all stays the same I will be allowed to go home at 32 weeks (last week in October...just in time for Halloween) for continued bed rest. We are hopeful that things continue to be great and I can do just that. Landon is especially hoping I will be home to see him in his costume! This is wonderful news for our family and although we will need the continued help of our wonderful helpers, Millie, Cory and Kelly full time so I am not tempted to do the things I used to, I will be able to be home with Greg and the boys! Big huge praises there!

This weekend was great...and terrible! For those of you who watched the Georgia game, you know just what I am talking about...top that off with the polls which are obviously terribly off and it has been a frustrating time for any bulldog fan. The only thing that makes it a little easier to swallow is that we lost to the #8 ranked team...and Florida lost to unranked Ole Miss...amazingly they are just one spot behind us in the polls...see what I mean?! Anywhoo, I had better change the subject...on Saturday I was reprimanded by 5 nurses/techs and put on the contraction monitor b/c they said I was getting too excited during the game. Even my blood pressure was up...wonder why! Saturday was wonderful due to a morning visit with the boys. It is a great way to start the day! Mom and D surprised me by showing up just in time for kickoff and stayed til half time. Then on Sunday, the boys came by after church and we had a picnic downstairs at McDonalds...outside. It was sunny and warm and wonderful! After lunch (which ended up to be 40 minutes in the wheelchair - my longest time sitting in 2 months) I was worn out and so were the boys. We took a nap together and I got to fall asleep to the wonderful duet of their breathing, Landon on my right shoulder and Tanner on my left...it was heavenly! I mostly miss being able to snuggle them and breathe them in...there is nothing like the feel and smell of your own little ones to make you feel so warm and happy on the inside! It was a wonderful day and I think they both were happy to wake up with me right there too...and did I mention how adorable they are with sleepy time hair and sleep marks on their faces? I sure do love my little boys!!

Sunday, my friend Lila and her husband Nathan decided that my room needed a little sassafrass and decorated it with white sparkly lights and little Georgia jersey napkins hanging around...even some mardi gras beads! It is so fun and the boys absolutely LOVED it...so did I!! She said that she had been planning it for a while, but Lila is one of those obnoxious Auburn fans and personally, I think her timing is a little suspect! Who cares, I love my decorations -Thank you sweet friend!

I want to thank you all for your concern and prayers for little Jacob. I ran into Amy on Saturday (well, she ran into me) and she said that after a tough night on Friday, his blood pressure was doing well and they were looking forward to seeing how he did this weekend. Please keep praying for him and his little body...especially his lungs...and for Amy and Todd that they can get some rest and feel some of God's peace in this scary time of unknowns.

You are all so dear...and we so appreciate all the wonderful help we are receiving! Greg and the boys are having some delicious meals, and a part of me worries that he will get used to this home-cooking thing! No, really, we do appreciate the meals...it gives Greg extra quality time with the boys at night and also allows them to make it down to visit mommy, which I really need! Please know how much we appreciate you! We have always known that we have been blessed with amazing families, friends and neighbors - now it is just that much more evident! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We love you!

Love, Kristen and the fellas

More prayers needed please!

Well, this day has been a bit of a roller coaster. We are fine, the boys and Greg are fine, P3 is fine and I am fine, but I am writing to ask for some fervent prayers on behalf of Renee, who I mentioned previously. Back story is, Renee was a surrogate for a couple that Greg and I have known for a couple of years. I ran into the husband just Sunday and he shared with me the fact that their surrogate was here on bed rest because of a ruptured amniotic sac at 21 weeks and they were hoping to keep the baby in utero for as long as possible. Last night Renee gave birth to their son at 24weeks5days. I am asking that you pray continuously for this precious, tiny child who is so loved and wanted. Obviously, he is quite small and though he had the steroids for his lung development, he is intibated and on complete support for breathing. Please pray that God will miraculously heal his little lungs and strengthen his tiny body to fight a great fight and be a great testimony to the power and strength of our great and loving God. Please also pray for Amy and Todd...dear people who only desire to be great parents to their sweet boy. Please pray for them to have peace during this time of unknowns. The NICU doctors here are the best around-so knowledgeable and thankfully, Amy shared that the doctor who has been working with them has been so kind and compassionate and willing to answer questions. Please pray God blesses the doctors, nurses and the work of their hands that they are able to give baby Jacob the best possible care and opportunity to heal, grow and thrive. God can do that. We must ask boldly if it is His will, that He will provide yet another miracle. Lastly, I ask that you pray for Renee. I do not know her, nor do I know how she is doing, only that physically she is recovering from her c-section surgery, but I have had 2 babies now and remember vividly the rush of hormones that follows delivery. Even holding my healthy babies there were wild emotions that I never expected and I can only imagine that she is dealing with that and more. Please pray that God protects her from negative thoughts and for all of them - Renee, Amy and Todd - that they have people to rise up around them to encourage and love on them. We don't always understand why things happen as they do...but what we do know is that God does. The hope we have, and the promise we have been given is that God is in control...always. Please pray..."This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of Him." 1 John 5:14-15.

Thank you...we love and appreciate you!

27 Weeks!!

Hello all!! Hope this finds you all well!! We are wonderful!! This was a great weekend for Greg and the boys. Landon had his second t-ball game and actually played outfield this week!! He hit another double and knocked down a line drive to make an out at first! I think we have a ball player on our hands! On Sunday, Greg took the boys to the final Braves home game. They had a ball and Landon is sure the whole reason they won and Jeff Francoeur did so well was because he was cheering extra loud! I told him I thought he was probably right! The photo is of them doing the wave...that was super fun for them! Before the game they actually got to go down on the warning track for a little while and the ushers were handing out dumdum lollipops...does it get any better?

Today was my 27 week ultrasound with the perinatalogist...I was a little worried just because I did take two 30 minutes wheelchair rides outside to get some fresh air this weekend. That, by the way, was sooo nice!! I really miss being out in the fresh air. Anywhoo, we had another wonderful report...I measured 40mm and the baby's amniotic fluid looks good, so my doctors are very positive. We are so thrilled!

So, on my recruiting front...My friend Lynda was sent home today...her blood pressure and platelet count are holding steady so she is home to continue bed rest. Please keep her and the twins in your prayers. Turns out I know someone else on the floor in a kind of round about way. Renee is 24 weeks and her water broke at 21...The body can actually replentish amniotic fluid so we are hoping that is the case with her. Please pray that she is able to carry the baby to at least 30 weeks without infection and that God will provide peace and comfort to her and her husband and 4 children who are at home. And one more please...one of my dear friends Amy put me in touch with her roommate from college who is due December 24th. She has placenta previa and is on strict bed rest at home. Please pray that her placenta will stay in tact and that she will be able to carry the baby to a healthy number of weeks (between the two of us, I think we are hoping and praying for early December). It is possible...as we have seen...God can do ANYTHING! I just figured since your prayers have been so effective for me and our family, maybe it would be nice to offer up some prayers for these three and their babies. Thank you so much for your continued concern for us and our family. We are so appreciative and thankful for you!

Love, Kristen and the Powell fellas!

Holding a miracle...

Greg and the boys just left...we had a nice long visit tonight. I cannot believe how big they seem to have gotten since I have been here. This was my 6th Friday here at Northside...hard to believe! My doctor came by this morning and was very pleased with how my scans have been looking, she even said that if I continued to hold steady there is a chance I could be sent home at 32 weeks! That is huge great news...especially since she is the doctor that busted me with the boys in my room and no husband to help (Greg had run down to McDonalds to get them lunch) and put in my file "might as well be on the floor playing with her kids". That would put me home the last week of October...just in time for Halloween, which is very important to Landon! Obviously, that is still 5 weeks from now, so we will have to be patient and see how things are, but I'll just continue what I have been doing...which is nothing...and hope for the best!

Yesterday was an incredible day...My friend Lisa was here visiting (and brought California rolls!) so I was having a happy morning. Someone knocked on the door and then in walks Mary Claire, my sister's daughter...and behind her my mom, Lisa and baby Bennett!! I was shocked and thrilled to see them...I thought it would be at least next week before I got to meet him. He is even more scrumptious in real life than he is in photos! It was wonderful to see him, feel and experience him - I was literally holding a miracle! God is sooo good.

Hope all is well with you all...we love and appreciate you and your prayers...we look forward to sharing our own little miracle with you!

Love, Kristen

Bennett is home!!

Oh happy day!! Lisa and Scott finally got to bring sweet Bennett home to meet his brothers and sister! Everyone was thrilled and Bennett preformed on cue...asleep until his brothers got home from school, then waking up to be held by all, showing off what his cry sounds like, nursing and going back to sleep! He is still eating like a champ and Lisa has a scale to weigh before and after feeds to be sure he is getting enough volume to fatten him up! If he is anything like his siblings and cousins...it shouldn't take long! He actually had his best feed yet when they got home...do you think he could tell? We are so thankful to God for yet another miracle that Bennett is home with his family...much quicker than we had originally thought possible. And as Lisa titled her email with the welcome home photos...all is right with their world!! Thank you all for your part in this happy reunion day...your prayers have been so instrumental and we really appreciate all of you and each prayer lifted on behalf of Bennett, Lisa and their whole family.



Today was a super fun day for our boys too! Since Greg worked the equivalent of 3 weeks in the past week and 2 days, he took today to spend some quality time with the boys. Landon has forever been into sharks and whales and all things ocean dwelling, so Greg surprised them with a day at the Georgia Aquarium! They had an absolute blast and really enjoyed all of the different areas. A couple of their favorites were the whale shark, the jellies and the otter that floated around on his back cleaning his paws! I hate that I missed seeing their reaction...the last time we were there was last summer...and they've both grown up so much since then...I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall to listen to their conversations! They stopped by the hospital to see me on the way home and although it totally messed up their naps and the evening due to some tired boys, I think it was overall a great day! They sure do love spending time with their daddy and any day is a good day when my three boys come by for a visit!!

I do have one more piece of news to share...my friend Lynda, that I mentioned last entry, I guess was feeling bad for me that my sister had checked out of the hospital and she moved in down the hall today! Actually, her docs just wanted her and the twins to be monitored more closely and they are hoping to keep her pregnant as long as possible without putting Lynda or the babies in danger. The good news is that she is now 30 weeks and she was also given the steroid shots for the babies' lungs so that if she needs to deliver sooner rather than later, they will have the benefit of the shot. Anywhoo...the nurses felt it was necessary to remind me that Northside does not offer a finders fee and that I should stop recruiting...but is fun to have a friend down the hall! Please keep her and the little ones in your prayers...we all know how powerful your prayers are!!

Well, that's all the news that's fit to print...hope you all are doing well! We'd love to hear from you!

Love, Kristen, Greg, Landon, Tanner and P3

More good news!

Hello all...hope this find you all well! Today we got more good news from the Perinatalogist...My scan today revealed I still have 37 mm of cervix and the stitches are still holding strong! We are thrilled! God has been so faithful to answer our prayers!

Today was a school night, so the Greg and the boys were not able to come down. It is hard to skip a day seeing them but they do so much better when they are able have their normal bed time routine. Greg also needs to go to bed early tonight...he has been working crazy hours to prepare for a huge presentation tomorrow...I know he is glad that the finish line is in sight!

We are so thankful for all of you that have said prayers on our behalf...God is honoring your requests and we are so appreciative for your support! I would like to ask if you would lift our friend Lynda, who is also pregnant...but with twins! She is 29 weeks and is starting to show signs of preeclampsia, so please pray that she is able to be good about the bed rest so that her little ones can grow and mature and she can protect herself!

We love hearing from you, and I so appreciate your visits (even if we do get interrupted over and over by the nurses, techs, etc.). You just don't know how it helps me stay sane! Thank you again!

Love Kristen and the fellas!

26 Weeks!

Praise God...we have made it to another milestone! It is hard to believe that I have already been in the hospital for 5 whole weeks!! Today was a very big day for me! My dear friend Rebecca came to visit and took me on a wheelchair ride OUTSIDE for the first time in 5 weeks! It was so wonderful to feel the sun on my face and arms and feel the wind blow through my hair! Wow, how quickly we forget the seemingly littlest things that bring such joy! Now I have a better understanding of Tanner as he pitifully whines "outside, outside"...it has been as if every pore of by being has been screaming that for a long time! Today was beautiful and I hope you were able to be out in it!

Tomorrow we have our weekly scan to check cervix length and stability (and usually I get a bonus photo of P3). I am hoping and trusting that things are still holding steady and looking forward to a good report. We would appreciate your continued prayers in this area and for a healthy, chunky little P3 when it is time to meet him/her!

The newest news we have about Baby Bennett is that he seems to be exerting his will already! When his demand for mommy milk temporarily exceeded what was stored at Grady and formula was offered, he made it abundantly clear that he would wait for the good stuff, thanks! Once Lisa showed up, it was back to business as usual. Hmmm. they could have their work cut out for them, but I'm sure they don't care...I think some of that feisty is why he is here, healthy with us now!! Praise God. We are not sure when he will be going home, but Lisa and Scott are hoping early this week.

On a fun note...My cousin, Gaye (the nurse that has gotten all our families' desperate medical questions for forever) answered a prayer none of us even uttered by showing up at Mom and D's last Wednesday night. It was wonderful for everyone to have her around and it was a huge help for Lisa and Scott and Grandmommy to have help with the kids so they could be down at Grady. She is wonderful!

Landon had his first official coach pitch t-ball game on Saturday...and Gaye kept me in touch with play by play on the phone. His first at bat he cracked a pitch for a double! However, after his turn at bat and realizing that when you play the outfield you don't get much play, Landon proceeded to sit down and play in the dirt! It was typical and adorable, but drew a chat with Daddy about finishing what you start and the fact that if he was going to be a baseball player, he had to play in the field in addition to having his at bats. (This may be a work in progress). Tanner was content to sit with Grandmommy and Nana in the stands saying "my turn". He then gave up and went to play on the playground with Gaye complete with the ever present "watch dis!" It was a great weekend!

We are so appreciative of the prayers, calls, visits and encouragement. God has been so good and we are so humbled. You truly are the hands of God to us and our family and we love you and know God is so pleased with the job you are doing! You are wonderful!

Much love from all the Powells

And on a last up note...How bout them dawgs?? Right, so maybe not our most impressive showing and yes, we were backed down to 3 in the rankings, but hey it's STILL great to be a Georgia Bulldog!

Lisa and Bennett

Hi all...I don't have much Powell news to share...we are still holding steady and things are well. I did think it was fairly important to share a visual of the two miracles our family experienced this past week. My sister was discharged from Northside on Tuesday and, of course, headed straight to Grady to meet her newest son. When she arrived it was as if Bennett had been waiting for her...he nursed like a champ and then proceeded to snuggle up to Mommy and sleep like a baby. I just wanted to share this beautiful photo and reiterate...God is SO good! We love you!

25 Weeks!

Happy week 25! We are so excited to be at this point! I had my ultrasound this morning and measured at 36mm, which is terrific. I also got some cute new photos of P3, profiles and photos of it's little piggies...so adorable! My water levels look good and no contractions so the doctors are feeling very positive...so are we! Prayers are being answered!

Speaking of answered prayers...we are thrilled that my sister has improved so much that she will most likely be discharged tomorrow. It has been so nice to have her here with me, but I am so excited for her to be able to finally hold her sweet boy...for the first time!! She is beyond excited! Bennett is improving every day! He is a sleepy eater and only doing about 1/3 to 1/2 an ounce at a time, but he is eating, which is wonderful...and I'm sure that once he is being held and fed by mommy he'll do much better! I can't wait to meet him!

Please send up a few prayers for Greg this week...he is exhausted and this week is going to be completely crazy for him at work. He did an amazing job for Landon's birthday weekend but unfortunately, he didn't get a lot of sleep, so he is starting at a deficit. Please pray that he can keep his energy up and not get too worn out. We are so thankful for our wonderful caregivers. The boys seem to have settled into a comfy routine and I think it will be good for them to have a predictable schedule again! I've attached a few more birthday weekend photos...enjoy!

One more prayer request please. I mentioned my friend Kim, whose water broke last Thursday. She delivered her baby girl on Saturday at 24 1/2 weeks. I saw Kim on Sunday on her way to see the baby in the NICU. She is tiny of course, but seems to be holding her own! Kim, however, had a very traumatic emergency c-section and is understandably uncomfortable. Please pray for both their health and well being. We continue to be so thankful for all of you and your prayers and concern for our family. We don't take them, or you all for granted...we know we have been blessed beyond measure...so thank you!!

Love, The Powells

Happy Birthday to Landon...

It is incredibly hard to believe...but our Landon turned 4 today!! (well, not actually until 11:59 tonight, but we didn't have the heart to tell him). He had a super day with daddy and Tanner including playing at home and t-ball practice - where he (and daddy) were the dirtiest ones - big shocker there! :) They came up to the hospital around 5:30 and visited with Grandy










and me while Greg and Grandmommy decorated one of the conference rooms for a 4 year old party! We had a fun time complete with pizza, cake, balloons and presents! Truthfully, it was me being a little selfish...I didn't want his birthday to go by without getting to see him celebrate it and I wanted to see him open his family presents. As usual, he was spoiled...and although Greg and I were very excited about his new big boy bike (his legs were getting a little too long for the little one the twins shared and we're going to pass it down to Tanner - if the peanut's legs will ever grow long enough to reach the pedals!) - I think we could have stopped with his new batting gloves...he was so psyched about them! He also got several of the Cars movies cars, which miraculously weren't duplicates and a new train for his GeoTrax, a dump truck for the sandbox, a big Mack truck filled with matchboxes and a batting helmet. The mother load! I think he had a ball, but after 2 hours of festivities...we were all tired. Lisa had walked over to celebrate with us, but Scott stayed home with the kids who came down with strep. They are all on antibiotics in hopes that they will be healthy quick...it sounds like Bennett may be coming home faster than we expected.

Bennett is doing wonderfully! So far they can find nothing amiss. For a time he was having trouble with bottle feeds, but as soon as Lisa sent mommy-milk over, he ate like a champ. Not a lot, but much more than he was doing. There is a possibility that he may be transported back to Northside or Children's (across the street) b/c Grady's MRI machine that they use for babies is not working. Since this is a part of his treatment, there may be a way to justify bringing him back here...that would be wonderful! Mom and Dad went to visit Bennett this am and said that he was turning his head towards D when he would say his name. Mom also got an adorable video of him just doing what newborns do...he was just laying there moving those hands (trying to scratch his face, of course) and then at the very end he gave a little cry...it is like the sweetest music. I am dying to meet him!! Oh, and the pictures didn't lie...he does have the fattest little cheekers!!

Lisa seems to be improving, though still has some pain and is easily tired. She has run a temp a few times over the past few days and is back on antibiotics and we just continue to pray that she heals completely with no infection. Obviously, she is elated with the good news we continue to get about Bennett and is counting the hours til she gets to snuggle her newest!

That's all the news that fit to print...although, I have a correction to an earlier post...it wasn't "a friend" that recommended getting the web cam, it was Joe who explained to Greg all about it, and we will be forever grateful...it has been a wonderful treat! So thanks Joe... :)

We appreciate all the birthday messages and emails for Landon...I think he had a great 4th birthday...and we had fun watching him be so proud that "I used to be 3, but now I'm 4 because it's my birthday" (what he told anyone in the hospital who would listen). Thank you for your continued prayers and well wishes...you have blessed us more than you will know!

Love, Kristen, Greg, Tanner, P3 and the birthday boy, Landon!

Updates

Hope this find all of you well. We don't have a ton of new news, but thought I'd just give you a brief update. Lisa seems to be doing much better. She has been up and about quite a bit but they have taken her iv pain meds away so she is pretty uncomfortable. Hopefully tomorrow she will wake up feeling much better. Little Bennett is still holding his own. It is hard to get updates b/c there just isn't much to share until they have completed raising his body temp. The last I heard, around 6 pm he still had about 2 degrees left to go to the typical 98.6 - it's a slow process. Again, tomorrow is a big day. They will do the MRI and we will have much more information to go on. Please pray really hard. He has had such a miraculous journey so far and is showing such fight...we are praying the MRI will confirm that all is well.

We had a parade of visitors today and each person that came to see one of us, we would send to see the other...it was pretty comical. The staff and doctors here can't get over the fact that we are here together...I guess it is pretty rare that two sisters would be in the hospital, same floor, same hall at the same time! I rather enjoy having her just down the hall, although I know she is anxious to get home to her family and get to Grady to see Bennett.

The boys are doing well and Greg is too, despite being absolutely exhausted. I am so thankful that he doesn't require much sleep...he is still spending great quality time with them after work though I know he would rather fall into bed...he's a great daddy! We are all looking forward to Landon's 4th birthday on Saturday...he is becoming such a big boy! Grandmommy and Grandy and Scott and Lisa and their 3 will join our family to celebrate here at the hospital. Patient relations reserved a conference room for us to use. I think Greg is going to try and decorate it a little with balloons and streamers...it will be fun! I am waiting on the okay from my doctor to attend, though I think it will be fine as long as I stay on my stretcher and don't try to sit up! They don't have to worry...I am being very good. Kim, a friend down the hall who I met at the first week's support group was in for the same reason I was. I just heard that her water broke today...please keep her in your prayers.

We are thankful for each day I am in here and P3 is still safe in my belly! Thank you for your continued prayers. We appreciate them and each of you.

Love, Kristen, P3 and the fellas

Praises

Hello all....thank you so much for your continued prayers for my sister Lisa and baby Bennett...they are working! Lisa is doing incredibly well and even took a stroll over to my room twice today! She is one tough cookie! Please continue to pray that she will recover quickly and not have any complications...but so far, so good! Baby Bennett had a great day too! He was taken off the ventilator and is breathing room air on his own...a HUGE praise! They did a cranial scan which revealed nothing out of the ordinary and tomorrow they will begin to slowly raise his core temp. I believe the MRI is still scheduled for Friday but, what the hey...you can go ahead and start praying tomorrow if you want...extra prayers never hurt!! We are so encouraged by both Lisa and Bennett's improvements...we are trusting that God is holding both of them securely in His loving hands. As much as we love them...He loves them even more and that makes it easy to trust in His care and faithfulness!

And speaking of care and faithfulness...thank you all for your continued care, help with the boys, and faithful prayers on behalf of our family. We are truly humbled and blessed by the outpouring of love and support and believe me, it is keeping us going! We appreciate you!

Love, Kristen (and the Powells, the Garlands and the Hodkinsons)

Photos!

Hello all...Thank you so much for the messages and calls and prayers for my sister and baby Bennett. My sister is doing so much better and was moved out of ICU and up to my floor...and we are basically running this joint now! :) The boys and Greg and I took a wheelchair ride over to her room, complete with Lightning McQueen sound effects...and had a short visit. I think my mom will be bringing her 3 kids to visit her tomorrow. Bennett seems to be holding steady, but we don't have much to share at this point and we'll know much more at the end of the week when they will raise his core temp and do the MRI. The NICU nurse at Grady did tell my mother that he is doing "remarkably well" Praise God! We had 2 miracles yesterday - both my sister and Bennett and we are trusting that God has His hand on Bennett and his recovery. How stinkin' cute is he?! Look at those cheeks!!










In other news...
because of the Labor day holiday, my weekly scan to check my cervix was moved to today. I was a bit worried just because I was sitting up yesterday to take a wheelchair ride down to ICU to check on Lisa, but it turns out I worried for nothing. I am still measuring 38 mm which is wonderful!! The sonographer today was the same one that scanned me on my first day here and kept remarking that she couldn't believe I was the same patient and that it was the same cervix! Pretty incredible indeed! She was wonderful and took a bonus photo of P3 for me. I can't tell if that is a wave, or flexing of the biceps...either way, it's a fun photo! Check out the profile...Tanner's nose and Landon's chin! Looks good to me!

Please know how much we appreciate your love and support. We are truly blessed!

Love, all the Powells

URGENT PRAYER REQUEST

Hi all...Please be in prayer for my sister Lisa and their new baby boy. Lisa went into labor last night and on the way to the hospital, her uterus ruptured. When the baby was born, it was clear that he had been without oxygen, but seemed to recover quickly when oxygen was administered. In an effort to do a procedure called "cool down" (?not sure if this is accurate, but basically it is a way to slow things down in the baby to allow him to recover on his own time?), he has been taken to Grady Hospital here in Atlanta. Lisa is here in ICU and I talked with her just about 20 minutes ago...she had emergency surgery but is in recovery now, and her prognosis is good. Please pray for their little baby boy, that God will completely restore him and that he will be healthy and be able to be brought back here to Northside quickly...I am not sure that Lisa got to see him, as I think she was under general...and please pray for Lisa and her husband Scott and their 3 children, Scott Patrick, Noah and Mary Claire, that they stay strong for one another and for the baby and remember that God can do anything. Please pray. Thanks.