Please Pray!

This post will be short and sweet, but please remember Shea and I in your prayers. We will be going to Jackson for a morning appointment with Dr. Perry (high risk doctor) tomorrow. Please pray specifically for:

1 - Healthy Baby
2 - Good Weight/Measurements
3 - No Chromosomal Abnormalities
4 - Kidneys to look better
5 - Dr. Perry and his staff as they perform the ultrasound and give diagnosis
6 - Comfort and Peace for Shea and I
7 - God's will to be done

Thanks for the prayers!!!

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139: 13-14

Praising God!
Bethany

Doctor Visit Update

Yesterday was a day filled with many emotions. For some reason I had a lot of anxiety about this visit. I prayed and prayed asking God to give me peace and comfort...in which He did!

The visit was good. First I had to drink the lovely orange drink for my glucose test. Next up was the ultrasound. Baby McNease measured on scheduled. Praise God!!! He weighed in at a whopping 2 lbs. 11 ozs. Unfortunately, his kidneys are still dilated. We will go see Dr. Perry next Tuesday and get his opinion. From what we understand we will continue to monitor his kidneys on ultrasounds until Baby McNease is born. Once he is born we will have an ultrasound and then go from there. He can be treated with antibiotics at first...and then later if needed a stint...but hopefully it will be minor. This is very common in little boys. In saying all of this the fluid around the baby looks good and is in the "normal" range. The tissue around his kidneys looks good too. Please join us in prayer that the kidneys will heal on their own and we will have nothing to worry about. On another note...I passed the glucose test! Yippee!!! I had a visit with Dr. B too yesterday. He stressed to me that the kidneys will be ok and it is nothing to stress about...but if you know me I will stress no matter what!!!

Next week we will go to Jackson for the high risk doctor. I pray that this will be our last visit to Jackson (no offense Dr. P) We pray that there are no changes since we saw him in September...no abnormalities...no chromsonal markers...and kidneys regular sized. Pray for peace and comfort for Shea and I and ALWAYS pray for God's will.

Praising God!
Bethany

27 weeks....

So I just noticed that I haven't blogged since 19 weeks...SO SORRY! I'm really not sure if anyone reads this anymore or not but just in case there is that one person out there reading I will update! We have made it to 27 weeks. The last time I saw a doctor was 24 weeks and Baby McNease was measuring on schedule. I will go to the doctor in Hattiesburg (Dr. B) next Wednesday for the lovely glucose test, ultrasound, and doctor's visit. Then the next week we will travel to Jackson to see the high risk doctor, Dr. Perry. I am nervous about all of the upcoming visits, but honestly I think it is just normal for me to feel the anxiety...especially in Jackson.

If you still read this blog please pray for our next two weeks. I pray that Baby Morris is healthy and growing on schedule...I pray that his kidneys are looking "better"...I pray for peace for Shea and I as we go hear the news from both doctors...I pray for both Dr. B and Dr. P as they "check us out"...I pray that this "may" be our last visit to see Dr. P (sorry Dr. P no offensive to you)...and most important I pray for God's will!!!

I promise to post after each doctor's visit!

Trusting in God...

Bethany

19 Weeks...

To All...

Thanks so much for all of your prayers. Shea and I appreciate them and know this it is because of prayers we make it through each day. Our doctor's appointment went good...it wasn't perfect as I had hoped, but I will definitely take GOOD. Everything looked good except for a dilated left kidney. Dr. Perry explained all of the causes for this dilated kidney. We will watch closely in Hattiesburg and pray that this problem goes away. Dr. Perry told me that 19/20 times this goes away before birth. It is very common...especially in boys. Dr. Benton reassured me that this was common and we would watch it. Of course Dr. Perry had to tell me that this kidney issue is a marker for Downs Syndrome. If you all don't know me...my personality will now focus on this instead of the fact that it is common and the percentage of it being a Downs baby is 1 in 500. Because of my past history with Mary Glenn I will go back to Dr. Perry on Nov. 10th for a follow-up appointment. He explained to me before he scanned me that he would want me to come back around 28/30 weeks because things can change and he wants to scan again.

Please pray for me that I can relax and enjoy this pregnancy and focus on all of the positives with this baby. I am praying daily (most of the time multiple times a day) for peace and comfort to get me through each day. Will you please join me in this prayer? I have also had a pain in the back of my head (behind my right ear) and neck since Saturday morning. Everyone kept telling me that it was a tension headache and would probably go away after my doctor visit to Jackson. Well now it is still there and it won't go away! Dr. Benton called me in some medicine and I came home early today to get some rest but the pain is still there. Please pray that this will go away and give me some relief soon. I am now starting to get worried that it is something serious. I go to Dr. Benton on Friday so hopefully he can give me some advise on what to do next...or even better hopefully the pain will be gone by then!!! That would be GREAT!!!

Continue the prayers...as always pray for God's will to be done!

Praising God!
Bethany

Calling All Praying Warriors

I haven't posted in a month or so, but I need all of your prayers today. Shea and I will go to Jackson this afternoon for our high risk doctors appointment with Dr. Perry. So far in Hattiesburg the ultrasounds have looked good, but anyone who has been to the high risk doctor knows how un-nerving this can be. The ultrasound today will be clearer and more detailed and the doctor will be able to take a closer look for any abnormalities with our baby. Please pray for a good report and also strength and peace for Shea and I.

Also...we got some big news two weeks ago...WE ARE HAVING A BOY! Shea and I surprised our families with the news by letting our mom's open up a little boy outfit. It was a lot of fun for everyone.

Thanks so much for the prayers. I will post later today with our results.

OUR GOD IS GOOD!!!!

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4

Praising God!
Bethany

Baby Update...14 wks!

I know I haven't posted in FOREVER...but I do have good reason. I will continue to post on the blog with baby updates, but I am also now a Facebook addict...so most pictures will be posted there since it is a little more private.

Today I had a regular doctor visit with Dr. Benton in Hattiesburg. Things went well and we heard the heartbeat with the Doppler. The heartbeat stayed in the upper 140s and 150s. When I was leaving Krystal asked if I wanted to be scanned...what kind of question is that????!!!! I asked Shea if that was good with him and he said he was fine with it...so we got to see Baby Mc today. Things looked good. Krystal said that everything she looks for at this stage in a pregnancy looked good. PRAISE GOD!!!! We will go back to Dr. Benton in four weeks and then to Jackson sometime in September...around the 20/22 week mark. Most times you will go to Jackson around 17 or 18 weeks but I learned today that is only because if there is a problem with the baby there is still time to abort your pregnancy. With Shea and I abortion is not an option so Dr. Benton felt like I should wait til 20 weeks or so and get a better picture of things.

Shea and I are so grateful to our Lord and Savior and praise Him endlessly for our good report today. Thanks for all the prayers and keep them coming...we got 26 more weeks to go!

Love,
Bethany

New York Details....Finally

I can't believe its almost been two weeks since myself and two friends were heading off to the big apple...NEW YORK CITY! It was Rachel's 30th birthday...so she graciously invited Laura and I to join her in the city to celebrate. We left EARLY on Friday morning and returned Monday afternoon. All of us had been to NYC before and all had done most of the tourist attractions so this trip was very relaxing filled with shopping...Broadway shows...and of course eating! We watched a play each day...Little Mermaid on Friday...Rock of Ages on Saturday...and Jersey Boys on Sunday. We were the FIRST in line for Good Morning America on Monday...we got there at 5 AM! The sad news was we had a great spot outside to be on TV, but they didn't show the crowd until the last 15 minutes of the show and we had to leave early to catch our flight...BUMMER! At least we got some good pics!

Thanks Rachel for an awesome trip. I had so much fun!

Enjoy the pictures!

Bethany