We Survived

Thanks to you all for suggestions and prayers! We did survive :) I kept repeating to myself...that this will pass and also just the first line of Psalm 16...Preserve me O God, for in you I take refuge.

I took Grace to her 1 mo. Doctor visit the past week...she grew 3 inches!! and gained 3 pounds!!!! in just 1 month. No wonder she cried (well, screamed through the whole Dr. appt.). One thing we are trying now is to restrict my dairy intake and see if it helps her fussiness after feeding times.

Thanks again!!

1 month

Time sure does seem to be flying by. Tomorrow Grace will be a month old! And my husband leaves for a 6 day business trip. Have Mercy!!! Grace has definitely found her lungs and has a couple screaming spells/day. Some good friends gave great advice...this IS the place God has called me to right now and when I get desparate enough that is when I will see his grace....and to memorize a portion of Scripture so that when these crying spells come I can still be at peace.

Any more suggestions to help me keep my sanity this week???

Grace's first pics

Ok, so its been over 2 weeks since we've been home and I finally can get on-line on our main computer (the one with all the pics on it). Here are a few of those first days with our baby Grace (and some leading up to it).

baby smells

Not the bad kind :) It is 6 a.m. and I just finished a feeding...I should be going right back to bed, but I felt compelled to comment on how much I love the smell of a new baby. I think it must be God's gift to us...that sweet smell in the middle of the night helps to get over the hump of exhaustion. Also, I now know that this smell goes away all too soon and thus I need to appreciate it while I can. I wish I could bottle it up somehow and keep it forever :)

7th Anniversary

Tomorrow is our 7th Wedding Anniversary! It seems like it has been a long time, but also none at all. Tomorrow night we will celebrate in (after putting Abigail down for an early bed time) and when Grandma comes in a few weeks, then we can paint the town red.

The theme verse our pastor used for our wedding was: "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God". Ephesians 5:1

Mostly I am just extremely grateful for my great husband. The more the years go by, the more I see how blessed I am.

I love you Mike!!