Well, if you haven't noticed by now K is a little different from the first day she entered this world. She has become a little person with her own way of doing things. In this picture, I propped her up on the couch and just talked to her for a few minutes. She is at the point now where she will let you know when she wants to talk. Sometimes she will wake up from her nap and you will hear her talking to herself in the nursery. If you don't come to talk to her she gets upset. I guess she must come by that honestly. Her mommy and daddy sometimes don't know when to stop talking. She is now getting more hair, which is exciting. I now totally understand the concept of a "baby high." I could just sit there and smell her hair all day. Of course, she gets annoyed with that, but I figure I will take advantage of it while I still can. Words cannot describe how much I love being a mother. For my family, I know this has shocked many of them. I was the kind of person who said she would never have children. The pain and the pregnancy were things I didn't look forward to. Now I find myself telling my students that they may say now they don't want children, but someday that instinct will take over. Plus, when you know that something so adorable will be coming how can you not want it? The way the world is today about pregnancy and abortion saddens me more now that I have carried a little one for 9 months and held her in my arms. God knows us while we were still in the womb and that is so real to me now. K is a blessing and I can't imagine not wanting her. Millions of babies are aborted because they are unwanted. Each of them was a beautiful creation of God and they weren't given the chance to show the world what they were about. K has problems and I know that some people would have ended the pregnancy, but I can honestly say that I would never think of killing a gift. I have always been pro-life, but now is the time when I can see what it means to truly love someone else and be willing to die for them. Nate and I came to that realization last night. We would be willing to give K one of our hands and I know that both of us would do whatever we had to to keep her safe. I guess that is the joy and heartache of parenthood. It is a challenge, but God has given us her for a reason. Whatever it is I know that it will be amazing! She has already touched so many people and she can't even talk yet! Thank you again for praying. For those of you who don't know, K is a beautiful little girl who was affected by Amniotic Band Syndrome (ABS). She was born with a malformed arm and several other problems related to the ABS.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
She's Got...Personality
Well, if you haven't noticed by now K is a little different from the first day she entered this world. She has become a little person with her own way of doing things. In this picture, I propped her up on the couch and just talked to her for a few minutes. She is at the point now where she will let you know when she wants to talk. Sometimes she will wake up from her nap and you will hear her talking to herself in the nursery. If you don't come to talk to her she gets upset. I guess she must come by that honestly. Her mommy and daddy sometimes don't know when to stop talking. She is now getting more hair, which is exciting. I now totally understand the concept of a "baby high." I could just sit there and smell her hair all day. Of course, she gets annoyed with that, but I figure I will take advantage of it while I still can. Words cannot describe how much I love being a mother. For my family, I know this has shocked many of them. I was the kind of person who said she would never have children. The pain and the pregnancy were things I didn't look forward to. Now I find myself telling my students that they may say now they don't want children, but someday that instinct will take over. Plus, when you know that something so adorable will be coming how can you not want it? The way the world is today about pregnancy and abortion saddens me more now that I have carried a little one for 9 months and held her in my arms. God knows us while we were still in the womb and that is so real to me now. K is a blessing and I can't imagine not wanting her. Millions of babies are aborted because they are unwanted. Each of them was a beautiful creation of God and they weren't given the chance to show the world what they were about. K has problems and I know that some people would have ended the pregnancy, but I can honestly say that I would never think of killing a gift. I have always been pro-life, but now is the time when I can see what it means to truly love someone else and be willing to die for them. Nate and I came to that realization last night. We would be willing to give K one of our hands and I know that both of us would do whatever we had to to keep her safe. I guess that is the joy and heartache of parenthood. It is a challenge, but God has given us her for a reason. Whatever it is I know that it will be amazing! She has already touched so many people and she can't even talk yet! Thank you again for praying. Looking Different
Here are my girls. K is talking up a storm right now and she is telling us all of the things on her mind. It is rather unfortunate that we cannot understand a word she is saying. I guess that will be the case for quite some time. She is looking around so much and she seems to have discovered her tongue today. She is quite an entertaining kid. In addition to that I changed the setup of the blog because of some formatting problems I was having with the the other template. I hope you like it.
One More Night!!!!
K gave mommy a wonderful gift last night. She slept through the night again! We think that maybe she was going through a growth spurt that past few days and that might have thrown her off. She is so beautiful when she sleeps. So very peaceful. In case I had not mentioned, K had her first photo shoot on Friday and of course she did wonderfully. The photographer thought she was beautiful and of course we wholeheartedly agree with her. There were some great sleeping poses and of course the infamous "nude" poses. Why do parents do that to their children? I think it all comes down to blackmail. When she is 16 years old I have to have something to hold over her head. Not to mention the fact that she is growing so fast I have to have some of those memories frozen in time.
Monday, March 06, 2006
No Sleep, But Too Cute
Well, the sleeping through the night has officially been postponed. K has decided that she just enjoys the 3 am time too much. I think she might be going through a growth spurt because she has been able to sleep for extended periods. She is beginning to really interact with us at times and it is so rewarding. She holds onto our fingers now and she follows an object with her eyes. She never ceases to amaze me and I find myself saddened with the thought that she will grow up too much too fast. I want to freeze her at this time forever.
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