This Week...

Friends,

Thank you for visiting the blog that we have set up for the Barnett Family. We were having some trouble sending out email updates to so many people, so this was the solution we came up with to keep everyone up to date this week. You can see, in the blog history, the email updates that were sent out in the beginning of this journey, when we first learned of the baby's diagnosis.

Claire is scheduled to be admitted to Northside hospital Wednesday evening, July 23. They are expecting their baby boy, Mac Leland Barnett, to be born some time on Thursday July 24.

We have all been waiting over 10 awful weeks for this day, and for so long it seemed impossibly far away. Now, I think we are wondering if we are ready. Claire & Jeff have done everything they can to prepare for Baby Mac's birth... they have had all of their final appointments, confirmed the baby's diagnosis (severly underdeveloped lungs & failed kidneys), met with their minister at Peachtree Presbyterian, arranged for family members to come into town, they have talked with our photographer Elizabeth Smith (who also works for www.NILMDTS.com) about being at the hospital to capture the experience on film... what they can do, they have done.

We are appreciative beyond word for all of the prayers, thoughts, cards, letters, meals & gifts... everything that you all have done has made a difference to Claire, Jeff & Lydie and to our families.

I will post on Thursday and do my best to keep everyone updated throughout the day. If you need anything, or have a question, please contact me rather than Claire and Jeff. My email address is kathiechipman@yahoo.com

Thanks for the prayers
Love Kathie