A Day at the Doctors

What a day!!!:)We went to the doctors today...which, by the way, I truly have the best doctor ever! :) Not only is he our doctor but our dear friend and an elder in our church! My heart was so blessed when we went in and he had a whole plan of action for what tests needed to be run on the boys, etc...from the research he had done! Thanks Dr. Taylor for everything!

Faith made the trip with us and I am so glad she did. She tested positive for strep throat...poor girl...no wonder she has been so miserable! I am praying that her prescription kicks in quickly and she is feeling more like herself tomorrow! The boys received a physical from Dr. Taylor and he discovered something with Caleb and his little boy parts that needs some further investigation...nothing super serious...but I'll fill you in more when we know more. So, we'll be headed to see a Urologist soon which is just fine because we would have ended up there at some point to have the boys circumcised. (In case you are wondering...we have had some great advice on the subject and have decided to go with that advice which is to "make them look like Daddy"...and also, the whole cleanliness thing we have a feeling would be an issue later on :) Sorry if that is too much information...but maybe one of you out there will or is having to deal with the same thing :)
We all took pictures while we waited in the room!


Other than that, they checked out very healthy!!! So, it was on to the blood work. Samuel took it like a trooper...not one tear! He informed me through "sign language" that it was no big deal! :) Caleb freaked out and cried the whole time!:) Then it was back to the room to wait for immunizations. The staff was amazing...but I'll be honest, it was awful. Samuel had to get 4 shots and Caleb 3. It never seemed to be a big deal when my other kids were babies...sure, they cried but it was over so quickly. I held Samuel and he just sobbed, calling out for me even though I was right there holding him. It was the first time I cried over any of my kids getting shots. I couldn't explain to him exactly what was happening and they just kept coming. Caleb was already crying by the time Samuel was done and I had to literally hold him down in a big bear hug while they gave him his shots in his legs. Samuel was still crying. I'll tell you this much...Bryan is going with me for round two next month...someone needs to hold our dear boys till the tears stop! :)

I'm so glad it is over...but, even as I look back, I can't help but giggle at the sight of Caleb leaving the doctors office (pockets full of candy from the wonderful staff!), walking like a penguin...stiff legged! We still have stool samples to deal with (now that will be a story to tell! :) ) and we have to go back for their DTP shot on Monday but I think the worst is over for now and we will just wait for the results. Dentist appointments are next week too!

On a completely different note...but a literal "note" at that...it was a joy to hear the name of Jesus proclaimed in song both in English and Ahmaric today! I pulled out the DVD that I had gotten at the Christian Book Store in Ethiopia. It was a DVD of children singing Bible songs and the boys were SO excited and new every song by heart. I can't help but think they must have had the same DVD at the orphanage or something...they even knew the hand motions! I truly believe it was a huge encouragement to Samuel...he was singing out with a big smile on his face! Thank you Lord!!!!
Caleb is enjoying our newest CD just as much as the rest of us are! Sovereign Grace Ministries has nailed it again with another FANTASTIC children's CD called "To Be Like Jesus". The words are wonderful...and I can't tell you just how precious it is to hear little Caleb singing word for word "I want to be like Jesus" and other phrases from each song!!!

Lord willing,(depending on how Faith and the other kids are feeling) we are headed up to visit my parents where they are camping (we got a motel for two nights) and we are really looking forward to spending a couple of days with them as well as together as a family! I think the key is not so much where we are but that we are together. I'll let you know if that theory is way off or not when we get back :)

Bryan has been given permission to not wear his brace anymore!!! Still physical therapy though! He met with his doctor yesterday and it was really neat....I guess the conversation his doctor had with Bryan's physical therapist before Bryan's appt. was more about our family and our adoption than his knee!:) It was just a reminder that we are sowing seeds all the time!!!

My girlfriend emailed me this verse yesterday that is just beautiful and I think I'll close with it (and thanks so much to the rest of you and your sweet encouragement over yesterday's difficulty! Today may not have been the easiest, but my spirit was at rest and joyful...as I know many of you were praying for...thank you friends!!!)

"The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail." Isaiah 58:11