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Awaiting Results

So I thought I'd blog just a tiny bit before I head to the hospital. Today, we will receive a report from the MRI done yesterday on Kaydence's brain. The thing about CMV is that viral infections can do a lot of brain damage in a growing fetus. And though we saw no calcifications in prenatal sonograms, they were present in the MRI done shortly after Kaydence was born. Her brain also measures small, but I do think a part of that is genetic. Tommy's head isn't big! However he is one of the smartest people I know. I know some of you just snickered, but he is a very smart people person. He should be in politics.

Anyway, my stomach is so nervous about this report but God has been sending some serious assurance lately. I know He is in control! Yesterday a picture of some old wooden letter blocks was posted spelling Grace. Doesn't sound special, but when we started building our house, a family moved Tommy's grandparents' house from close to our building site and is currently making it their home. They were an answered prayer because we did not want to tear down the house. Well the new owner found those blocks in the attic of their house and they spelled GRACE! Awesome isn't it?! I choked up when I saw Amanda's post.

Just say a little prayer for Kaydence this morning. I know that regardless of this report, God can heal in His own time. He can heal health issues, relationships, and other issues we may have; we just have to be in prayer over it.

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