Recap: It's a Boy

I can't tell you how excited I am to be having a boy! I love being the mom to a girl & definitely would've taken another quite happily but I didn't realize how exciting it would be to have one of each. It's like being pregnant for the first time again, enjoying the "boy" things like I did the "girl" things the first time. And I'm also excited because I wanted Chad to get to have a boy so badly. Many of you know that Chad didn't have much of a "Daddy" in his father; by the time Chad & I started dating (in 1996) he didn't have any contact with him & by college, he didn't know where he even was...he just knew from his record that he had no job, was probably homeless, & was surrounded by alcohol. We found out shortly after we married that he passed away. I don't feel comfortable sharing any more details but the sum of it is that I am soo proud of the grace & peace that Chad has found in the Lord. If you saw him with--well, anyone--you would never imagine he had any kind of turmoil in his past. I am so excited for him to get to be a Daddy to a son for that reason.

So do you want to know the name we've chosen for him???


.........Building Suspense.........



Isaac Michael Elliott



We really feel like God gave us this name for our boy. Brittany was the first to share the idea with me & I really liked it--not "love at first sight" kind of connection--but I liked it enough to want to share it with Chad. So, the night we found out it was a boy, I mentioned it to him & he liked it too, just as one to be considering. So the next day, Neena & I were in the car & she randomly states:

"Mommy, we could name the baby Isaac."

I'm like, "Dang it, Chad; did you already tell her this & now she'll have it stuck in her head, telling people before we've decided?!?!!" but instead of saying that, I said, "Who told you that name, Sweetheart?"

"God told me we could name him that."

WHAT?!?!?! "Yeah? Well...Where did you learn that name?"

"It was in my book that has Goliath in it."

That would be her Bible.

Now, many would be convinced after one prophetic announcement...but not me. I enjoyed the story & considered it a possibility. But God continued to surround me with stories of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Ishmael, & the servant girl. And one day I finally decided to look up "Isaac" in the baby-name book. It means Laughter. Which I would've known had I taken time to think through the story. God promised Abraham and Sarah a baby even though they were too old; when the angels told Abraham about its coming, Sarah laughed. Isaac.

When I found out the news of our CF genes, I wasn't sure if we would have more children. But I trusted in my heart that if God would give me a peace about having more children, it was a part of His plan, not just a selfish desire of my own. I received this peace as a promise last November that God was caring for us. He was caring for us when we conceived at the first "try" in May; He has been so faithful. I prayed for a healthy boy. I thought I had a girl. My dad was the first to parallel us to Abraham & Isaac; he said, "You had an Abraham moment: God wanted to see if you would love a girl; then he pulled a boy out of the bush." *tears*

I am so blessed. I don't know the health of my Isaac. I don't presume that God would call me to have a baby only if he were to be healthy. Why not us instead of someone else? But I am determined to live a life of FAITH. Not doubt. Not worry. We will live beyond this world, trusting the heart of the God who loves us, who guides & protects us. I covet your prayers for a healthy son. But more than that, I ask that you pray faith & peace over us. Health can come or go or be taken at any moment; we are striving for so much more than that.