Scheduled C-Section

Dearest Friends and Family,
Given the more than 2 dozen doctors appointments in our family since the new year, I hope you’ll forgive our delinquency in communication. Your constant prayers for and questions about us and our son are a great encouragement to us. We are so grateful for a God who shows us (reminds us) of his love through people like you!

The latest with Samuel is this ... We are scheduled to have a C-Section on Monday morning, March 3rd, 8am, here in Greenville. The main reason for this is that Samuel is breech. While we could try to flip him (through some external procedure called a “version”) we feel like the fact that he has been and continues to be breech may be the Lord nudging us toward C-Section - which, though it will increase challenges after the fact (especially with Sara’s recovery + two small kids + trying to nurse + etc), will provide the easiest transition into ‘the outside’ for Samuel (who will already have enough challenges before him).

So, that is the plan. We still have several Drs appts between now and then as the Cardiologist wants to try one more time to get a look at Samuel’s aortic arch - which measured short or small at the very 1st ultrasound in October. Trust me, “it’s not for lack of looking”.

At any rate, it is hard to believe that he’ll be here in two weeks. If you would, please pray for us in these last two weeks. At this point, Sara and I have different perspectives on his arrival: one of us somewhat mildly dreading it and the other looking forward to it. Frankly we flip flop back and forth so you never know who’s gonna be where on any given day - or at any given hour, for that matter. Please also pray for us to get done all that the insurance company expects us to get done before he arrives. There is seemingly no end to the ‘prior authorization’ that has to take place as we try to make sure certain things (some of them only potential things, at this point) are or will be covered. Pray for our endurance in this process as it is rather arduous.

Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. We have been well loved.

Continuing to need his ‘strength for today’,
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