Continued Prayers Please

How we wish in the day's following Madison Elise's joyful arrival, we could have been sharing pictures and stories. After laboring hard for 12ish hours, a succesful VBAC, and the birth we hoped and prayed for that even made our head nurse tear up and thank us for letting her witness Christ in a delivery room in such a special way (even our awesome doula and OB were amazed)... this is what we will choose to remember about Maddie's birthday. But in reality we were hardly expecting what actually happened next.

We don't have the time or energy now to go into all the details, but since we've hardly been able to get back to anyone in the last week we are writing to ask for your prayers. Less than two hours after delivery an incident, due to the fault of the hospital, started a chain of events that has made this time so very hard. We are in and out of seeing medical specialists and now Katrina is on mandated rest, only getting up to go to the bathroom and to nurse, to try to cure her body of the infections she's fighting. The good news is that overall Maddie is very healthy. As proud and excited parents we try not to brag (too much anyway:) about our kids, but in this situation we can tell you that Maddie is an angel baby with a sweet spirit. This, especially now, is a tremendous gift from the Lord.

Yesterday was a real low point as we sat in an oral surgeon's office contemplating another surgery and procedure; then found out about another infection right afterwards. So, friends, again we are asking for your prayers (for us as well as for Nana Britt, who is working tirelessly around the clock though she is not feeling especially well herself!) For once we feel completely overwhelmed emotionally, mentally, and even physically; we just want to get better and spend this time with our precious girls. Thank you with all our hearts!