Stephanie is in North Carolina til Thursday, so Caleb and I are bachelorin' it for a few days...And I must say after day one, it's overwhelming to care for the little guy by myself. I have deepened my respect for my wife and am so appreciative for all she does here in our home.
My mind also drifted into thinking about my own parents and how much I appreciate the care and love they showed me as a baby--the selflessness and sacrifice I am sure they showed. Thanks mom and dad!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Happy 5 Months!
Caleb is really changing literally every day. :) Two new things this week: eating his feet and putting his butt in the air while on his belly. He's also raising on his arms a LOT better...he'll be mobile before we know it...AHHHH! Caleb has officially stopped nursing late at night, so I have had to grieve that for lack of a better word. Since he had stopped nursing during the day, I could always count on that 10 o'clock feeding, but not anymore. It's actually a good thing even though I'm sad he's done nursing...I can go to bed earlier if I want to! :) I am still very thankful he is getting my milk through bottles during this flu season.
I finished My Sister's Keeper yesterday, and there was this great quote about having kids. I have felt great conviction lately about how attached I am getting to Caleb. OF COURSE, God wants us to love our kids, but just like all earthly things, we must realize that everything we have is God's. He can give and take away! So, while this isn't Scripture, it was enlightening for me:
"I realize then that we never HAVE children, we RECEIVE them. And sometimes it's not for quite as long as we would have expected or hoped. But it is still far better than never having had those children at all."
Here are some semi-recent videos of our little guy!
I finished My Sister's Keeper yesterday, and there was this great quote about having kids. I have felt great conviction lately about how attached I am getting to Caleb. OF COURSE, God wants us to love our kids, but just like all earthly things, we must realize that everything we have is God's. He can give and take away! So, while this isn't Scripture, it was enlightening for me:
"I realize then that we never HAVE children, we RECEIVE them. And sometimes it's not for quite as long as we would have expected or hoped. But it is still far better than never having had those children at all."
Here are some semi-recent videos of our little guy!
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Changing the World....
This song has been in my head the last few days. Thought I'd share! It's called "One Heartbeat At a Time."
You're up all night with a screaming baby
You run all day at the speed of life
And every day you feel a little bit less
Like the beautiful woman you are
So you fall into bed when you run out of hours
And you wonder if anything worth doing got done
Oh, maybe you just don't know
Or maybe you've forgotten
You, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh, you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
With every "I know you can do it"
Every tear that you kiss away
So many little things that seem to go unnoticed
They're just like the drops of rain over time
They become a river
And you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh, you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
How you're changing the world
You're changing the world
You, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh, you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
Oh, I believe that you
You are changing the world
One little heartbeat
At a time
And you're changing the world
What a blessing it is to stay at home with Caleb!! I will admit I continue to struggle on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis with choosing joy in the midst of my physical suffering with dizziness and nausea. I am thankful that it is "just allergies" but sometimes I just wish it would go away!! :) It is tempting to let it keep me from enjoying Caleb and getting out and doing things. However, this passage I read recently in 2 Peter really woke me up:
5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue,and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
I have been very ineffective and unfruitful lately! I noticed that it mentioned that these qualities should be INCREASING. Oh how often I get in a rut!! The one I am most challenged by is knowledge. I need to be in God's word so much more than I am.
2 Timothy 3:16 says, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness." I am amazed at how God uses His word to meet me right where I am if I just let Him!
Since Marc posted yesterday about baby Caleb, I won't, but man I love this kid:
You're up all night with a screaming baby
You run all day at the speed of life
And every day you feel a little bit less
Like the beautiful woman you are
So you fall into bed when you run out of hours
And you wonder if anything worth doing got done
Oh, maybe you just don't know
Or maybe you've forgotten
You, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh, you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
With every "I know you can do it"
Every tear that you kiss away
So many little things that seem to go unnoticed
They're just like the drops of rain over time
They become a river
And you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh, you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
How you're changing the world
You're changing the world
You, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh, you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
Oh, I believe that you
You are changing the world
One little heartbeat
At a time
And you're changing the world
What a blessing it is to stay at home with Caleb!! I will admit I continue to struggle on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis with choosing joy in the midst of my physical suffering with dizziness and nausea. I am thankful that it is "just allergies" but sometimes I just wish it would go away!! :) It is tempting to let it keep me from enjoying Caleb and getting out and doing things. However, this passage I read recently in 2 Peter really woke me up:
5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue,and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
I have been very ineffective and unfruitful lately! I noticed that it mentioned that these qualities should be INCREASING. Oh how often I get in a rut!! The one I am most challenged by is knowledge. I need to be in God's word so much more than I am.
2 Timothy 3:16 says, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness." I am amazed at how God uses His word to meet me right where I am if I just let Him!
Since Marc posted yesterday about baby Caleb, I won't, but man I love this kid:
Monday, November 02, 2009
Is it really November already?
We love fall in our family. Steph is dealing with some allergy problems day in and day out, which puts a severe damper on our overall enjoyment of the season, but what a beautiful time of year! We're going to have to buy a rake so I can get out there and rake up some leaves.
I'm about to head to bed, so this will be brief. But for those who don't get to see him often, Caleb is growing up pretty fast. I love seeing his smile every day. He's getting better at rolling over, learning the tricks of the trade. He's wearing blue jeans now :) Amidst all these positive developments, he's also fighting a cold right now and is pretty miserable at night time. But Steph and I (especially Steph, who I love and appreciate so much) are taking good care of our little guy. He is truly a gift from God!
One last funny story...Halloween night, I locked us out of our house. That's right. Had to call a locksmith and drop $75 bucks to get back in. Needless to say, something is going to be done to prevent this from happening again. :)
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