Update & Prayer Request

I haven't had a chance to get online and write anything yet, so it is late notice, but I would again appreciate any prayers you can spare.
The first is for my mom's knee surgery today (7/31). Thanks to all of you that prayed before!!! My mom was released from the hospital about 11:30 am on Saturday, the morning of my sister's wedding. We were able to find a wheelchair (the right kind is hard to find!) and mom was in high spirits and spent the day & evening at the wedding & reception. I know she is so grateful for the drugs! (lol) and for feeling as good as she did for so long that day. She was a real trooper!!!
Mom is pretty immobile and requires help to do pretty much everything (she has to keep all weight off that leg for 3 months), so it will be tough on my dad to work, care for mom and care for his 94 year old mom still living at home. Could you pray for my dad ... For strength and his health and for a volunteer to appear and provide help as well for mom?
Could you pray for my sisters and brother still living in the same town as my parents & grandma ... that they will be able to help without being told (it's harder for my 17 year old brother to understand this concept) (my 2 years younger sister already helps a great deal with my grandma, but has work, school and a hubby as well to take care of)? I wish I were there to help, but I'm 3 hours away and trying to decide with work being so crazy, whether to go back home for a few days with Luke to help out.
Finally, the owner of the company I work for ... her husband (the man that hired me and mentored me to be a great cabinet designer/salesperson) ... He is having surgery today (7/31) to replace his pacemaker and the lead wires that go into his heart. He has been frail and the pacemaker has been kicking in, which is a good and bad thing (good that it is working and keeping him alive, bad because of how frequent it has been working and he has had a few scares already about being so close to death if it didn't kick in). If you could pray for his strength and recovery and for peace for his family tomorrow.
I appreciate your prayers a few days ago for my mom's health!!! I hate to ask for so many prayers from you all, but I know the power of prayer ... especially my blog friends. I continue to pray for all you in return.

Prayers for my Mom

My youngest sister is getting married tomorrow, so we are traveling back home for the wedding. Got a call from my dad this morning ... My mom was cleaning a ceiling fan in the bedroom, fell and fractured her tibula/tibia in her leg (they think, at this point). My parents are at the ER now. Not sure if she will make the wedding tomorrow. Waiting on doc. Maybe surgery next week.
Could you offer up a prayer for her pain and for her to be able to attend the wedding tomorrow? It would mean so much.

A Question about Holy Hour

For those of you that are Catholic, I have a question that I'd like to get your input on.  I probably could just ask a priest, but I don't totally rely on their "more liberal" answer like I do yours (I live in a more "liberal" diocese) ... unless you tell me that you have no idea and to check with a priest anyway.  :)
I've had a scheduled hour at our Adoration Chapel for the last few years now (I can't remember when I started going).  It has always been 2-3 am on Wednesday morning and I started going because I wanted to grow closer to God by sitting in front of Him and taking the time out of my day to focus on Him.  There are definitely less interruptions for me, especially at 2 am!
I have had my hubby come with me in the last year or so, as I hoped God would work through my DH and plant a seed about Catholicism not being so bad and opening his mind to the beliefs we believe as Catholics (perhaps through prayer he would convert at some point?).  My DH wasn't happy about that specific time interrupting his REM sleep, so I recently switched my time to Tuesday mornings from 12-1 am, and he'd gone with me regularly until Luke joined our family.
I had a Holy Hour the evening/morning of the first day Luke was born.  I didn't want to leave Luke alone at all (I had to get my "mommy fix" & didn't want to be very far away at all) and I couldn't get a replacement.  I'd spent ALL day calling the multiple substitute list they give you, but it didn't work.  So, as my hubby had been going with me prior, he said he would go pray during my Holy Hour and I could stay with Luke.  So that's what happened.
There have also been two other times in the last 3-1/2 months since Luke came along where I was just totally wiped from late nights / early mornings / 3-4 hours of sleep a night and my DH went to Holy Hour instead of me.  While I appreciate it, I am also wondering if this is a sin of some sort?  Do you have to be Catholic only to go to Holy Hour?  I know DH doesn't believe the EXACT same things I do, but he believes in God, Jesus, the Trinity, etc.  DH says his religion is Christian, not a specific religion like Methodist or Lutheran, & does pray when he goes there (which is the point of going ... to grow closer to God & talk to Him).
My question:  Do I need to confess anything?  Is what I'm doing considered a sin?  Should I be the one going regardless of how I feel and just offer it up?

Thanks for your Prayers!

Thank you all so much for praying for my friend, S, on my last post!  She had a very short, quick labor yesterday.  She went in at 7 am to start pitocin and by 2 pm had delivered 2 baby girls naturally.  Not bad for 7 hours of labor!  

I know you all helped her labor be as easy as it was and less complicated than it could have been.  Mama and babies are doing just fine and heading home tomorrow!

THANK YOU, Prayer Warriors!!!

Prayer Request & Weekend Update

My friend, Suzanne, who is pregnant with twins (I wrote about her here ... and yes, I'm over it) is due to be induced tomorrow morning.  If you could spare a prayer for her, she is going to try and have both babies the good old-fashioned-way and try not to go for a c-section unless she has to.  If you could pray for a safe delivery and health of both her baby girls and herself, I would be so grateful!

In other news, we had a great weekend with family on Saturday, when everyone got together at our house.  Luke's cousin, J, is 2 months older than Luke, so they are kind of at the fun age where they still like each other, but don't know why.  I took a few shots of them both and enjoyed babysitting both of them, by myself, on Saturday morning.  It was super easy for about 15 minutes, about 8 am, when they both were asleep, then it got tougher as I had to feed one while entertaining the other and vice versa.  And the icing on the cake was Luke having a 15 minute cry-fest when I was feeding J (who is a big guy) and I couldn't hold Luke ... so I learned to make use of the boppy pillow for J with a bottle and I knelt on the floor beside J and held Luke.  It. Was. Awesome!  (kind of kidding)  Lets just say that I thought outside the box on that one.  I'm not sure how to handle two kids, but I guess other people survive, so I probably would too.  :-)

We started out the day well ... both playing on our play mats.

Then, Luke decided to fuss while I was giving Baby J his bottle.  

After putting Baby J in the boppy pillow & feeding him, I could hold Luke & he would decide to fall asleep ... for about 30 minutes.

The boys then helped me make chocolate chip cookies for the guests who were coming over that day.  I told them all the secrets of making some amazing cookies ... from a package mix!  :-)

Then it was nap time for Baby J.  Luke got to play in his crib and watch his mobile (the best $15 we ever spent!)  Baby J naps for 30 minutes.

Then hubby's mom & brother showed up, so they had to take pictures with the boys.  I don't think Luke quite had Baby J figured out yet ... 

Yay!  Lukie found his toes!  He just stared ... and stared ... and stared.  So cute!!!

Taking both boys to the mall to go shopping!  So much fun to be out and about!  People kept thinking my BIL and I were the ones married and had both babies ... we weren't even sitting close together ... the babies look like visibly (I think) different ages ... some people need to know when to keep their mouths shut!  There isn't a filter on what comes out of their mouths!  :-)

The cutest little K-State-er around!  Love this pic!  

The most unintentional picture ever turned out to be the funniest and cutest thing in the whole world!  Ok, I'm biased ... but how can you have a bad day looking at this lil' guy?

It was hard being so cute ... Luke fell asleep in his carrier.   

Before Cousin J left ... we had to get another shot of them playing ... and holding hands.  :)

Sunday afternoon we played Aggravation with Uncle J (Hubby's bro) who stayed over.  

No, Luke didn't win that game.  :(

Sunday, we were a GREAT napper!  Our festivities on Saturday just plain tuckered us out!

Luke loves to be photographed, videotaped and then look at himself and coo back to himself.  We were just goofing around with the camera.  I think he's trying to say something ...  :)

Luke is SOOOO Big!!!

I am seriously overdue for a post.  I am SO SORRY!  Work has been crazy ... life has been crazy ... and I have not had a chance to sit down, go through photos and type out what's been running through my head these last four(!) weeks ... although I did discover my phone has a "record" device, so I've recorded some little gems on that and will back-post my thoughts.  To catch you up on Luke and so you can see how big he's getting ... enjoy these weekly photo shots.  I'll be back really soon with more Luke-info and updates and questions for you all.  :-)

As my bib says, ladies, I'm THE BOSS!!  I am keeping mommy busy and away from the computer.  All I have to do is smile at her ...  :-)