"Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother's womb. I thank you, High God—you're breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration—what a creation! You know me inside&out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something. Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared before I'd even lived one day."
Psalm 139:13-16
Our sweet niece was born on May 6, 2010 weighing in at 3lbs 8oz. Many of you reading this know the story, but for the 2 out there that don’t(Chris and I are telling EVERYBODY – even the sales lady at Gymboree!) I want to fill you in on how amazing our God is.
Shannon was admitted to Stonecrest on April 30 with contractions about 2 minutes apart from each other at 33 weeks. From there she was transferred to Centennial since Stonecrest does not have a NICU and in case they would have to deliver they don’t want the mom at one hospital and the baby in another. Each day from that point on there seemed to be no progress – 2 steps forward and 2 steps back. Ellie Grace wanted out and she made sure we knew that.
Fast Forward lots of prayers and about a week later and we have Thursday morning. Ellie Grace’s dcells on the monitor were not what the Dr. wanted to see (they needed to spike and were not) so he decided it was time to deliver – knowing that Ellie Grace could be in distress and that was the ONLY reason he would deliver her.
We get the phone call at about 7:40 that morning that they will be delivering Ellie Grace at about 9:30 and we needed to get down there. Now, this may seem like no big deal to others but we have 6 family members that need to make it down to Centennial to see Shannon before she goes back and who want to be there during all of the excitement. So, let me share with you how God works out all of the details. That morning there was a prayer breakfast since it was the National Day of Prayer and I was supposed to go. I decided that I would have to sit it out since I had been in Leadership Rutherford the entire day before and wanted to go into work to catch up on everything that needed to be done. Chris usually works out in the morning & stayed at home. So as I get ready to leave for work – literally standing in the kitchen about to grab my purse – I can hear Chris in the back and I knew it was Shelly he was talking to. I hear him yell at me not to leave and we got the information about Shannon and headed out the door. What is even more amazing is Chris and Don were using that day as a catch up day in the office – no listings, no appointments, nothing. To say God was in every detail of that day – we mean it.
Our sweet Ellie Grace arrived at 9:55am and it was the sweetest thing to see her rolled down that hall in her incubator. What a pretty little face with these sweet lips that were moving like a little bird ready to get a worm. So, so pretty!
We are happy to report that Ellie Grace is on no oxygen and no meds – she is doing SO well! God’s works are marvelous – and she is marvelous! She is taking milk well through a feeding tube and will soon try to feed with Shannon. We later found out that what was wrong was Shannon had some placenta issues which do not show up on any ultrasound or monitor, but can obviously create a bad environment for the baby. How amazing it is that God was using Ellie Grace to show us that she needed to get out of there!
Please continue to pray that Ellie Grace gets stronger each and every day and that Shannon will heal quickly and regain strength and be able to rest. Michael is back at work and I am sure it is hard on him to not be with his wife and daughter every day. God has started a wonderful work in this family and He isn’t done yet. We are so thankful for all that He has done and all that we know He will continue to do! Thanks for your prayers!
We have raised a thousand voices
Just to lift Your holy name
And we will raise thousands more
To sing of Your beauty in this place
Well none can even fathom
No not one define Your worth
As we marvel in Your presence
To the ends of the earth.
We give You glory,
Lifting up our hands and singing holy,
You alone are worthy
We just want to touch Your heart, Lord, touch Your heart
Glory, lifting up our voice and singing holy,
You alone are worthy
- We Give You Glory, Jeremy Camp
aw, great story. so sweet :)
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