Isaac James Wood

Amy and Rob went into the hospital last night to start the induction process around 7:00pm. I received a text from her asking for prayers of overwhelming peace and comfort for both she and Rob, once they had begun the pitocin drip.

Isaac James Wood was born this morning at 7:05am, and the last word I had from Amy is that they were waiting to hold him and say their goodbyes. The gender was a surprise as they were waiting until delivery to find out if it was a boy or a girl.
Isaac, what a sweet name - meaning "Child of the Covenant" or "Child of the Promise"
Genesis 17:19 - And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear the a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: And I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

I know that sweet baby Isaac is resting peacefully in the arms of his Savior, and I am rest assured that those same Savior's Arms that are holding Isaac, are with Amy and Rob holding and comforting them as well. I pray that the Lord will bless and comfort them both with His Holy Word, as only He can do, and may He remind us all of the blessed assurance of Heaven for all who believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

"Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world." Matthew 25:34

Please pray for healing and peace for both Amy and Rob in the upcoming weeks.

Sweet baby Sarah did have her birthday party on Saturday. Rob's mom was so sweet to open her home to everyone for a cookout, cake and pool time! Sarah really seemed to like the pool except when her cousin Jack thought it was so fun to poor water right on top of her head! Not Cool-Jack....but some of the photos of her eating her birthday cake were the best...

On behalf of Amy and Rob, thank you again for all of your thoughts and prayers.

Jacquelyn

Update - 6/14/2011

Just wanted to update everyone with the latest news... Amy went back to the doctor today and had another sonogram that showed no heartbeat and no heart activity. According to doctor, fetal death can cause a surge of hormones that can cause a deep depression, which I think Amy would say proved to be right. The last couple days have been very hard emotionally on Amy, and I know Rob as well.

At this point the next step is to bring Amy into the hospital to induce labor. As for now, this has been scheduled for 6am on Monday the 20th at Brookwood Hospital. Amy's doctor said that the process could take anywhere from 12-24 hours. As for the recovery time they are unsure at this point exactly how long they will keep her in the hospital, but as I have information I will let you all know.

Again, on behalf of Amy and Rob I would just like to say thank you for all of the prayers, thoughts and people who contact me daily just to ask how they are doing... Although Amy may not feel much like talking to too many people right now I promise the all of the warm wishes, thoughts, questions and prayers are being felt and helps them day-to-day!

Miss. Sarah, their little girl will be turning one tomorrow 6/15. It's hard to believe that sweet little thing came into our family this time last year. What a beautiful blessing she has been and a wonderful addition to the family! I know that the Lord had a special place and a purpose for that precious child in the lives of both Amy and Rob. I truly believe that the Lord will use Sarah to help them through this hard time. We will be celebrating her 1st Birthday with a modest family birthday party on Saturday, I will be sure to post photos from the occasion on Sunday.

Please pray that Amy will remain healthy for the next few days as she waits to go into the hospital for the procedure on Monday. Also, for both She and Rob as they prepare to go through a labor and delivery for a child that will not be going home from the hospital. I cannot image the hurt that they are both feeling. I would also pray for a good time on Saturday as we CELEBRATE Sarah's 1st birthday, that it would be a joyful time and help get their minds off everything that has happened in the last couple of weeks.

Thank you again to everyone - I will update the blog with birthday photo pics, as well as new information that I have as we wait for the procedure.

Update 6/8/2011

Thank you again for all of those who are praying for Amy and Rob. I spoke with Amy today...she had a doctors appointment and I am afraid it is more bad news. At this point the fluid is starting to pretty much take over the baby's body and causing more issues for other organs.
The kidneys are beginning to fail and the lungs are not developing properly because of the fluid not draining.

The doctor seemed to think that it would be about two weeks and the heart would stop beating.
As of yesterday the heart was still beating, and Amy will go back to the doctor next week to monitor the heart.

Thank you again for all of your prayers, and I will update the blog with new info as I have it.

Jacquelyn

Sorry for the late update

I am sorry that I am just now updating this blog... I didn't really realize how many people were actually checking it! My last post left off by saying Amy was in the hospital and in labor and delivery. Amy spent two days in the hospital and did not end up going into labor. Her doctor said that the pain she was having was not contractions. The doctor sent Amy home with pain medication. She began hurting again very badly last Saturday and Rob took her back to the hospital (her doctor was on call) and they ran more tests and sonograms to try and figure out why she was in so much pain. Sweet Sarah was able to come and spend the day with my family and it was good to see her cute smiling face in the middle of everything that has been going on!

Amy was kept at the hospital over night that night and the doctor told her that she needed to go home. Amy was worried that she was still hurting and having to take pain medication because the pain was still so unbearable. The doctor agreed to let her stay another night for observation. Rob was able to go home that night and sleep in his own bed which I think was good for him.

At this point there is no real news to report other than we are all still waiting. Amy went to the doctor on Friday and they said the baby is still alive, there is still a heartbeat, but the lungs are still continuing to fill up with fluid. There has been no report on the outcome of tests that were done to see about other issues that may be wrong with the baby.

When I was talking to Amy on Friday after the doctor she was pretty down, as she was riding up the elevator at the doctors office a complete stranger smiling reached out and touched her belly and asked if she was excited and when she was due.... Amy tried to brush it off and not say much but the lady just kept on and on, so she finally had engage in a conversation with her which was very hard.

I think this has caused Amy to not want to leave the house much because she knows that is probably not the last time that she is going to have to have a conversation like that with a complete stranger. Please pray that the Lord would give her strength in situations such as these that he would protect her, and give her the words to say.

At this point the baby and Amy are still growing by the day and of course she does not feel much like shopping for clothes, so I have been trying to help gather up maternity clothes that will fit so that she does not have to go into those stores or departments and spend money and hopefully shield her from uncomfortable conversation with others shopping or store clerks.

Thank you to all who have been praying for both Amy and Rob, I know that the prayers are appreciated! Please continue to pray for both she and Rob as things are still hard day to day.

Thank you again and I will be sure to update with any news as I get it now that I know how many people are reading this blog!

Jacquelyn