T-minus ONE MONTH and counting...

Last week we finally schedule surgery with Dr. Pedro delNido at Children’s Hospital Boston for December 8^th! We will fly out the weekend before and Koal will spend December 5^th undergoing all his pre-op testing and procedures (EKG, echo, bloodwork, etc). Tuesday, the 6^th, he will have a sedated MRI, and after a day of rest in between, Thursday, December 8^th he will have the ‘double-switch’ procedure done (modified Senning-Rastelli) to repair his tiny little heart. We are so relieved to have it scheduled and to now begin working through the details of planning and preparing.  We are beyond thankful that my parents (Grammy and Tampa Baldwin) will come and stay with Kade and Adry while we are gone. “Relief” on weekends and whenever needed, will come from Adam’s family as well, and the kids will be THRILLED to bounce between all the grandparents for a few weeks! Please pray for all grandparents and aunts and uncles who will be helping out with the kiddos while we’re gone…taking care of my toddlers is no easy feat…so we cannot say THANKS enough!  Please pray for Kade and Adry, too, as time with us away may be difficult…but I actually have full confidence that they will be PLAYING constantly and living it up, rather than missing us much! J Who you REALLY should pray for is us, as I will miss those little stinkers SO MUCH!  I praise God for technology as I know we will get to skype and use the webcam often to keep in touch while we’re in Boston.

Here are some other ways to be praying as we prepare for Koal’s surgery:

*For Koal’s health. He MUST stay healthy before the surgery or it could be postponed or cancelled. For this reason we will likely quarantine ourselves the beginning of Thanksgiving week to keep him safe and well.

*For the doctors, nurses and staff that will manage Koal’s care while we are in Boston.

*For all details to fall into place with the planning for this trip. For God’s timing  and hand in scheduling flights, working out details on where to stay and how to travel within Boston as needed.

Thank you all, again, for your continued prayers and support.  God’s story is being told through Koal’s life, and this is only the beginning.  We pray it continues to bring Him glory.