Leslie's-Twitter-Reads....

I just got flowers from a whole bunch of ya'll.

I can't even believe it!

You guys are too good to me!

Thank you!

Lookit who I got to hang out with this afternoon???

And ... A CLOSE CALL!


Isn't she a doll? My boys and I had much fun goofing around with Rylan.

But. BUT ... Leslie & Nick didn't call before dropping by to pick her up. And when they arrived, my youngest son had just pulled Rylan into the room where I'm storing all your lovely gifts. I totally tried to keep my cool head while quickly, without appearing guilty or panic-ed, herding the kiddos OUT of that room before Leslie could scoop Rylan up for hugs!!!

Leslie, by the way, looked great. I know she's happy to be spending the night at HOME.

Update

Leslie's still in the hospital. They're still running tests. Her contractions stopped. Cade's heart rate is good.

Here's Leslie's Latest Update - She's at the hospital tonight.

Im currently admitted to L&D we are trying to avoid getting shots of Terb to stop contractions, his heart rate dropped a little but its perked up.
They are keeping me for tonight and in there words for "awhile".
We should know more tomorrow...

I hope.

Im about to take a sleeping pill to help me rest tonight... I pray it works.
I miss Rylan, she can call me "mom" if she wants too.... :)

Prayer.

Leslie's afternoon appointment was lengthened as the doctors ordered a battery of tests and are trying to determine the best course of action.

Pray for their collective wisdom, that they would be in agreement, that the best, safest course of action is pursued.

Pray also for Leslie's peace of mind - as you all know, it's been a very trying couple of days.

News Flash!

I was just IM-ing with Leslie and she dropped the bomb that they may be taking Cade c-section next week! Yikes!! She is supposed to know in the morning.

Just thought I'd let everyone know so a) you can keep them in your prayers and b) we're ready to adapt if necessary.

If anyone hears the verdict before me, feel free to drop us a post! Thanks. (PS- this surprise is sure hard to keep!!)

Plead for prayer...

{ the following is an email we recieved from Leslie last night,

and of course I want to pass it on to the rest of you,

some of you I am sure have already read it }

Dear Family and Friends,

As most if not all of you know, we are gearing up and getting ready to welcome another baby into our lives. A son. Cade Nicholas Patopoff. He is scheduled to arrive in October and so the weeks are winding down the tummy is getting oh so large and so are our hearts for him, and as it went last time we are hitting a lot of complications.

I would love to urge you on our behalf to pray for the safety of Cade and his arrival. We have multiple obstacles at this point.

1. Kidney Stones as usual. I currently have a kidney stone stuck that they are considering removing via surgery next week. They will preform an x-ray prior to the procedure and the risks of that scare as they would any parent. Please pray for protection against the radiation, etc. My dr.s assure me that should this all be necessary internally he is developed and his exposure would be no different than x-ray'ing a newborn baby. He will be 33 weeks gestation.

2. Blood Issues/ Severe Anemia - This is a new one with us, I have always had anemia but not in this severity. I have had multiple iron injections and yet still have no stored up for my delivery which is a c-cection. This prompted my doctors to look into other issues and it seems I have a blood clotting disorder as well which we are concerned about. I am meeting with a blood specialist hopefully very very soon. (You have to love HMO's) So please pray for enough Iron for his delivery and for this other "fears" to be non-existent. Also that if I should have to have the transfusion which they are predicting at delivery that all goes smoothly.

3. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy - (I have included a link with some information) I did have this also with Rylan and so many of you prayed, it appears to have set in last week and Im officially really suffering as the medication has yet to give me solid relief and its very draining. Mostly though I fear for Cade's safety as stillborn is a very very high risk. Please pray for discernment from my dr.s. He will be monitored 3x a week for now and as it progresses we will watch him closer. The rough patches of this are complete loss of appetite, insane itching, and loss of sleep. I have also started to see busted blood vessels which means I know the medications are not controlling the issue. Its simply maddening.


These are my major areas of concern right now. I think you all for being there for our family I know a lot of times we keep so many out of the loop. We are VERY excited to welcome Cade into our home but I truly feel as I did with Rylan that he will be nothing short of a miracle to overcome the obstacles set before him. The Lord defiantly has a plan for him and his life, and I'm excited for the day not far off when he will be in our arms. A dear friend caught some pictures of our family right now and I thought I would pass them along as we are so waiting on our little man. Rylan is as excited as anyone and constantly roams the house looking for "ba-by", its going to be amazing to watch the two of them.

In His Grace,

Nick, Leslie, & "big sister" Rylan