Well-Child-Checkup and a week of heartbreak

We went this morning for Mason's WCC and he is just an awesomely healthy baby boy. My babies have always been in the 90-97% for weight and height and Mason is no exception. We weighed in at 17.2 lbs and 26 1/4 inches long. He showed off his rolling over skills when she put him on his tummy to check and see if he was pushing up and all that developmental stuff. He aced it all. HE'S SO SMART!! Ha!!!

We did start cereal last week. Mason started waking up during the night and I thought he might be hungry so we tried it out. He likes it okay and it is helping him sleep longer. I didn't care that he was eating during the night before but since he had been sleeping all night and then waking up I was desperate to get back to my full night's sleep. UGH!!! It is worth trying in my book. It worked!! It did with Gracelyn when she was little but didn't with Cannon so you can't guarantee that that trick works with every kiddo.


This week is also full of heartbreak for several people in our lives. I will keep a few of the people nameless but some of the things that are going on are really hard to overcome and just too much for one week. Please keep all these people in your prayers and I will update as I get more information.
1. Our good friends from church have a little girl that had a CAT scan and it showed she has fluid on her brain. The fluid is considered an amount that is not of concern at this time. She is still developing great and there are no signs of this being a problem for now. The doctor was just great about the information and tried to calm their fears for their baby. I know that God is protecting her and will continue to be faithful to them.
2. A member of our church suddenly passed away on Sunday afternoon. Death that occurs in a family is hard at any age and any circumstance but for this family it is just a little more heartbreaking. Her name is Britney Upton Rodriguez and she has a 2 1/2 month old little boy. Britney was the last of the girls at church in our little baby boom to have Jose. We all just saw her family a few weeks ago at baby dedication at church. They all were there cherishing the moment and basking in the joy of this new baby in their family. I could go on and on about the amount of tragedy that this family has gone through but just pray for them to have peace and know that God is with them.
3. Jordan McCall my coworker from Kid U received some hard news about her cancer tumors. They are not responding to the treatment protocol like they had hoped. In her last blog update you could sense the disappointment but along with that let down you could see God shining through her words. Check out her blog and pray for her.
4. Cameron's dad nearly cut off his finger yesterday. While doing something with the mower he clipped his finger and the tip is broken. It took 13 stitches to attach the skin and save the tip of the finger. EEWWW He is doing okay but is out of commission for a few days. I just hope that the pain is minimal and that he heals quickly. Gracelyn was extremely upset for Papa to be hurt!
5. A two year old that lives down the street from my parents and sister ran out in the street yesterday and was hit by a motorcycle. The man was EXTREMELY upset while Renay was talking to him and the little girl is in critical condition. My family doesn't know the family but it is a very unfortunate situation with many factors that are just heartbreaking. Pray for the little girl to survive and be whole again. Pray for the man who hit her. He kept saying over and over again that he wished he could trade places with the girl.
6. Finally and the most sad to us is that a couple we have known since before we were married are going through a marital hardship. Satan is attacking them and at this point looks like he is winning. I don't even know exactly what to pray for but I do know that God is bigger than marriage problems. God can heal the broken hearted.

God is good. He does great things and answers prayers. Please put those knees to the floor and pray!