August 8th

I learned a new scripture yesterday in a book (The Buzz by Thelma Wells) that my dear friend-Lashonda gave me last week. It is Phillipians 4:13 that states "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." I truly believe that and know that God loves us--especially our little Miller!

We are so blessed and we completely Trust Him! Through this whole "lesson", we know we are in a good place though others may not view it the same. We have a great sense of calm feelings that we are following the right step and that this will work!

Ok, it is 11:30am and I am not nervous about anything but rather excited! We are doing general anesthia (sp?) so I can go into this as positive as I am feeling now and come out of it just as positive. If I had to be awake for the whole thing, then I am not sure how strong and positive I could be in a state like that. Anyway, no harm to Miller and in fact, I am more at ease knowing that he is going to be sleepy too--and not as hyper during the amniocentesis which puts my mind even more at ease. (He loves getting his picture taken--sort of like his Uncle Greg and gets a little hyper while we do sonograms. He is very proud that he is a boy and likes to show "it" off too---Miller that is, not my brother!) :)

The whole procedure does not take long at all and I should only be in recovery for about 1 1/2 hours afterwards--which is longer than the surgery itself. I will encourage Matt to update this blog tonight so that all of y'all will know the outcome--which will be positive once again! Please say a prayer for all of us starting at 6pm. As said, we have seen the power of prayer and this will be no different than the Miracles we have experienced thus far.

As said earlier: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" Praise God!

Peace and Love to all of you and your families!
Dana, Matt and our little Miracle Miller