On Tuesday, August 16th (the day after we had started school), we headed to UW Madison for appointments for Tate and Eliza!

Team Tate and Eliza included Blake, myself, and Lane.

It was a beautiful day and we had a beautiful drive.

Blake and Lane dropped Tate, Eliza and I at the Children’s Hospital to head to their first appointments.

We were told in our appointment reminder e-mail that no siblings of the patients were allowed in the building.

Blake and Lane headed to the Co-op to get lunch for all of us to enjoy after our first appointments were finished.

First up for Tate and Eliza were renal ultrasounds to check on their bladders and kidneys.

We call this “jelly on the belly”, ha, ha!

They did PERFECTLY because they have had several dozen of these ultrasounds over the years and are old pros by now.

I asked about Blake and Lane coming in the building while we were at those appointments and they told me it was fine for them to join us.

I figured as much because the place looked like a ghost town.

We went out to the main lobby and waited for the guys to return so we could eat lunch before their next appointment!

Since we still had some time to kill, Tate and Eliza played the piano for us.

Soon it was time to see the urologist.

We were not expecting any surprises at this appointment – but remember, we must go with open minds and prayerful hearts – which is what we did!

Thankfully everything looked perfect and stable for both Tate and Eliza and we do not need to see the urologist for another year.

The sad news of the day was that Dr. Ann (as we call her) is retiring and we won’t see her next year!

We were glad to get to see her this one last time and wish her well!

After we were done at the hospital we headed to Costco to stock up on some grocery for ourselves and for Kayla!

Glad we had such great helpers with us!!

Afterward, we all grabbed a Starbucks for the road and enjoyed the long drive home sipping coffee.

It ended up being a GREAT day!

I was thankful to have my guys with us, as that was not the original plan!

Also thankful to check another appointment off of our list!!

We are grateful for the care Tate and Eliza receive – now more than ever.

Praise the Lord with us for a stable report times two from the urologist!!