Amy Grant sings this Christmas song called, "I need a Silent Night." It's beautiful and is about the rush of December and shopping and where is the true meaning of Christmas. So this morning at the Marysville Grace women's Christmas luncheon I sang that song (not very well I might add) and my sweet six year old daughter had a part in the song. She recited from memory a selection of verses from Luke...
There were shepherds out in the fields keeping watch over their flock by night. And the glory of the Lord shone round about them and they were sore afraid. And the angel said, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that shall be for all people, for unto you is born a savior who is Christ the king. And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace."
Kate was outstanding! She was a start performer!
Once she completed her part i was to finish with the chorus and i was so emotionally overwhelmed that i teared up and could not sing.
Seeing fruit in your children may seem rare at times, but what i have learned is to revel in it, enjoy it and completely allow your children to see the pride and confidence you have in them. Even if it means you are crying in front of 124 women instead of completing the song!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Is it really almost Christmas
Ok, i know that time flies. and it flies even faster when you are having fun, but what is happening...? 2011 is nearly over and I feel like it went way to fast!
My middle child turns 8 today.
Ethan was the most difficult delivery out of the three I had. even the pregnancy was tough, i had gestational diabetes, testing my sugars all day, insulin shots, etc. so we decided to induce early because the sugars were out of control.
we had an amnio done to see how the lungs were developing at noon, by 3pm contractions were 7 minutes apart, by 9pm we were at the hospital walking the floors, i was even in the hot tub for part of the labor. labor was slow and steady, it took forever to gain cm in dialation.
at around 5am they broke my water. by 7am i was pushing. his heart rate dropped dramatically around 9 am and they inserted the heart monitor on the crown of his head. then he was stuck in the birth canal. dr. matt's face completely changed and he was very serious looking which terrified me. he had an intern with him and they decided to put me on all fours to see if that helped the baby drop further and get un stuck, they tried pushing him back up in, they were talking about emergency c-section. then dr. matt a decision to break my pubic bone, the intern put intense pressure on the bone and ethan's head came through!
He was blue, did not cry and was floppy...they whisked him away and dr. matt steadied me telling me he was going to be ok. He was 6 pounds 12 ounces.
About 10 minutes went by as they worked on him he had whimpered a few times and finally they brought him to me, he was pink and warm and bruised pretty badly.
we had not chosen a name yet, in fact we had not agreed on any names. dan really wanted Lars I wanted Levi or Aidan. We finally came to Ethan as our name...Ethan Grey.
Ethan's apgar score was a 3 out of 12...but he was beautiful and alive which was good enough for me.
When we brought him home I had the worst time remembering his name. I called him Evan, Ian, Isaac, and others...eventually I came out of my stupor and remembered his name.
Today he is healthy, vibrant, active, and such a sweet heart. I cannot imagine our home without him. He is a delight to have fun with, teach, and love on. He loves to snuggle up and read books, watch movies, he also loves playing games...board games, card games, ipod games, ds games, and outdoor games like football, soccer, tag, trampoline, bike racing, scooter, and plain running!
i love my little E-man and we are thrilled that he is a big 8 year old today!
My middle child turns 8 today.
Ethan was the most difficult delivery out of the three I had. even the pregnancy was tough, i had gestational diabetes, testing my sugars all day, insulin shots, etc. so we decided to induce early because the sugars were out of control.
we had an amnio done to see how the lungs were developing at noon, by 3pm contractions were 7 minutes apart, by 9pm we were at the hospital walking the floors, i was even in the hot tub for part of the labor. labor was slow and steady, it took forever to gain cm in dialation.
at around 5am they broke my water. by 7am i was pushing. his heart rate dropped dramatically around 9 am and they inserted the heart monitor on the crown of his head. then he was stuck in the birth canal. dr. matt's face completely changed and he was very serious looking which terrified me. he had an intern with him and they decided to put me on all fours to see if that helped the baby drop further and get un stuck, they tried pushing him back up in, they were talking about emergency c-section. then dr. matt a decision to break my pubic bone, the intern put intense pressure on the bone and ethan's head came through!
He was blue, did not cry and was floppy...they whisked him away and dr. matt steadied me telling me he was going to be ok. He was 6 pounds 12 ounces.
About 10 minutes went by as they worked on him he had whimpered a few times and finally they brought him to me, he was pink and warm and bruised pretty badly.
we had not chosen a name yet, in fact we had not agreed on any names. dan really wanted Lars I wanted Levi or Aidan. We finally came to Ethan as our name...Ethan Grey.
Ethan's apgar score was a 3 out of 12...but he was beautiful and alive which was good enough for me.
When we brought him home I had the worst time remembering his name. I called him Evan, Ian, Isaac, and others...eventually I came out of my stupor and remembered his name.
Today he is healthy, vibrant, active, and such a sweet heart. I cannot imagine our home without him. He is a delight to have fun with, teach, and love on. He loves to snuggle up and read books, watch movies, he also loves playing games...board games, card games, ipod games, ds games, and outdoor games like football, soccer, tag, trampoline, bike racing, scooter, and plain running!
i love my little E-man and we are thrilled that he is a big 8 year old today!
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