New Updates

I wanted to give you a couple updates before we head to the hospital next week. First, we've posted some new pics of Mason and some of the fun things we did in the month of June.

June was a crazy month with wonderful high's and some hard low's. By the end of the month I was emotionally exhausted. The last week in June we went and spoke with Dr. Weldon. (IVF doc) The bottom line is we will not be able to use IVF to have more children.
We thought this would be an option but the Lord has closed the door. I asked God before the appointment to make it crystal clear to us what we needed to do. When we left, we felt peace about our decision. I never imagined only having one child but if that is God's plan for our lives we're o.k with it. Right now adoption has not been layed on our hearts but we're open to it if God chooses to do this down the road.

That night, as I lay in bed, a flood of emotions came over me. Sad, disappointed but an incredible peace. This year, more than ever, the Lord has taught me to walk by faith and not by sight. What I see is worry and confusion. Worried that Mason would have no one if Kevin and I were gone. Worry that without a sibling he won't have an example. etc.. etc... I'm learning that God sees the big picture. He loves Mason so much and knows exactly what he needs when he needs it. Everyday, I have to lay him down at the feet of Jesus. I want to fix everything for him and give him every possible opportunity to learn and grow. The Lord is teaching me to relax and be patient. (Which is VERY difficult) He will bring the right people into his life at the perfect time. Our job is to let God be God and rest in that knowing He has everything under control.

The next morning I took Mason to get his haircut (Pics below :) ) and the Virtual School called and offered me a full time position. This is HUGE!!!! I've been waiting for this for 14 months. I was so excited. I've been working part time for them this past month but July 26th I will be going to full time. I'm so thankful. So June started off on a high with Mason's birthday and ended on a high!

We will find out next Tuesday what time surgery will be. We are nervous and scared but know that this is the next step. We're taking lots of pics of Mason's tummy before 7 new holes will be added. :( We're praying this will improve his life and the recovery will be quick. We will update the blog with the time of surgery and how everything went.
Thank you for all your prayers. We love you, The Whitehouse