August 27, 2007

Boy this summer sure has been hot! Why is it that so many people love to visit Florida this time of year? We have actually had a few visitors this past month. For a good two and a half weeks I feel like we never were home, and if we were our house was taken over. Now, this is not a bad thing. We thoroughly enjoyed all of our company. However, Eli was not so glad to have them there.

At the start of our first visitors, Fadi’s younger brothers came and stayed with us. Eli started crying a lot, so we took him to the doctor and again he had two ear infections……this time with one ruptured ear drum. NOT a pleasant experience. Then once that cleared up, we headed to the beach with my mom and Rick. Eli had a great time and did wonderful in his raft. He floated above the waves and took naps in the shade. We enjoyed an all you can eat Crab Leg Special and had a great time :) Patrick and our dog Ella even came and joined us for a night.

Then once that was over, we had a missionary from India come into town for our church’s Global Impact Conference Week. Sandi was with us for a week and she keep us entertained. Eli didn’t have the greatest week while she was here, but all in all it was a good time. We think his muscle spasms were bothering him, so just this week the doctor increased his Baclofen (muscle relaxant medicine) and it seems to have made him happier.

Now, that the Women’s Retreat with our church is done, we are now headed down to Boynton Beach next week for Labor Day!!!! This summer has been an adventure and I will be very happy when things calm down and I can catch up on my rest. Eli on the other hand sleeps whenever and wherever he wants, for however long he wants. When we are out, others are amazed how he can sleep through anything.
On the new baby front, the front is now showing. We also had an ultrasound done on 8/14 called a NT ultrasound (nuchal translucency). This scan is carried out at 11-13 weeks of pregnancy and assesses the amount of fluid behind the neck of the fetus. Babies at risk of chromosomal abnormalities tend to have a higher amount of fluid around the neck. The doctors told us a high amount is 3mm and our scan only showed 2.59mm so that indicated thus far that everything is going well. The also drew blood and are working up some other risk factors. So far things are looking good, except my waist line. The tech was not so sure on the sex of the baby, she kept going back and forth. So, we will have to wait until 10/9 to find out the sex of this little baby.

Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”