Family gathering with the Elliotts

This past weekend we had a nice, but short visit with Tobin's brother and family. Hunter is six years old now and much bigger. He even said the family prayer before dinner which I thought was great. I can't wait until Tanner can do that! Hunter is really good with Tanner and helps out in any way he can. He likes to carry stuff for us, and seemed to really enjoy pushing him in the stroller and feeding/sharing snacks with him. Hunter also had a bubble maker and Tanner thought that was quite funny. It was difficult to get a good pic of both Tanner smiling and the bubbles in the pic! As with most kids, Tanner watches everything Hunter does. I'm sure they'll be good pals when they get older and Tanner can actually talk with him.

On a more recent note, last night was THE WORST for contractions and pain thus far. The contractions were about 8 minutes apart, but only lasted about 30 minutes. Then, it was just constant pain. I literally thought I was going to have to be carried to the car! I could hardly walk and the pain was atrocious! I was already running things through my mind as who was going to come stay with Tanner, and who was going to meet us at the hospital, and where is my camera, are the batteries charged still, and is everything in the hospital bag? All things I should take care of and confirm today!!

My mom leaves this coming Monday to fly to Alabama and bring my sister and nephews home. They will be here for a week. I am really hoping Kinsey arrives because Mel and boys will not return until October. I feel that Kinsey will be OK to come early. I also know i n my heart that God has a plan to keep her in as long as she needs to be, so it is a real emotional conflict for me!

Tobin's dad is also battling some issues. He has a triple-bypass scheduled for this Monday, but that has been delayed due to an abscessed tooth that required emergency root canal! The dentist has to release him before they can reschedule the surgery. I sure hope Kinsey comes at the best time for our family to deal with everything going on!