It has been great to look back and see God's kindness in the ups and downs. Thought it would be fun to pick one major event from each month!
January: Waiting for Emma to be born! Stephanie enjoyed her last days with it being just her and Caleb.
February: We welcomed our rainbow baby, Emma, to our family! Steph remembers shouting, "She's alive!" the moment she was born.
March: We loved all the visitors after Emma was born, but this was the month we got in our groove as a family of four.
April: We survived a TERRIBLE stomach virus. Caleb got it first, and then Steph and Marc got it at the same time! Steph's friend Barb had to take her to the hospital for fluids in the middle of the night!
May: Marc did the mini-marathon, and we had a nice visit in Indianapolis. Emma didn't love her first trip. She had a lot of trouble sleeping while we were there, and we were a bit overwhelmed. :)
June: Birthday month! Caleb turned four, and we took him to his first musical called Shrek the Musical. Marc turned 30! We had fun at the end of the month traveling back to Indianapolis and celebrating with the Goodwins by bowling at Pinheads. Emma did much better this trip!
July: Marc had pinky surgery and was surprised how hard the recover was.
August: Marc and Steph went to St. Joseph, Michigan to celebrate her birthday. It was our first time away from both kids, and they did great!
September: Caleb started preschool!!
October: This was a really hard month for Steph's health. Her vertigo and fatigue reached a peak, and she suffered from terrible insomnia. She is feeling better now, but is going to a neurologist soon to talk about a possible diagnosis of MS (multiple sclerosis).
November: We remembered Zoe's second heaven birthday. We have found we grieve her in a different way since having Emma. Now that we see what she could have been, we think of her more often and have been surprised at how many tears have been shed. Many think that a rainbow baby makes things "easier."
December: We had such a sweet time in Indianapolis celebrating our Savior's birth and sending Marc's brother and family off to move to Boston.
Happy New Year, friends!
1 comment:
I love this recapping of God's goodness month-by-month...even in the hard times! Thanks for sharing. Hoping to see more of y'all with the warmer weather...or even before!
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