Bringing Life

Tag: new baby

  • Welcome Back!

    Welcome Back!

    This week started out much like normal. Tim has his photography and devotional walks every while I get the kids up and start on breakfast.

    Then, the scramble to get breakfast cleaned up, dishes done, and kids sat down to school.

    This year we have four in school. Micah and Alayna are in fifth grade and Kaitlynn and Harold have started first grade. They’re enjoying learning how to read. Soon they won’t have to ask anyone else to read to them. 🙂

    In the course of the day, the garden gets checked. Cucumbers and peppers are still growing, okra has started, and tomatoes are ripening.

    There’s laundry to do, floors to sweep, weeds to pull, and naps to take.

    Judah is growing as fast as he can and loves smiling and kicking for his siblings. And sleeping. He definitely enjoys sleeping.

    Even with trying to get the homestead side of things going better, we can’t ignore the business that pays the bills. We try to list to eBay every week day and there’s usually shipping to keep up with. These are a few of the molds we’ve listed recently.

    A frog on a garden trowel.
    A large rose and cross candleholder.
    These “people watchers” are always comical.

    And as you can see, we still have a ways to go.

    This is just a portion of what’s left to list.

    But, this is where God has lead us and we are extremely grateful for all He’s done. We know He’s going to continue to guide and there’s no place we’d rather be than right in His Will.

  • And Then There Were Nine!

    And Then There Were Nine!

    Sunday, July 6th, at 11:36 PM, our new addition made their long-awaited arrival. While we had a girl’s name picked out for a good while, we only settled on a boy’s name we liked a few days before. It’s a good thing we did!

    In the not-even two days he has been here, Judah Andrew has won the hearts of everyone in the family. Though I guess that’s pretty normal, isn’t it?

    Elsie is still having a bit of a time remembering his name, so she often calls him “Our family’s baby boy”. But we all know who she means. 🙂

    With choosing to have Judah at home, there has been none of the hassle of hauling children back and forth to the hospital or Tim in one place while I’m in another. It is also so much easier to recoup in my own house and my own bed. Obviously, it’s each to their own, but the pros of home births far outweigh any hospital birth experience I’ve had.

    Since Tim has stepped in and taken over cooking, among other things, for the time being, he has been using this as an opportunity to work on his sous chef-in-training, Alayna. She enjoys cooking and baking and is always thrilled to get to expand her skills. She already can make bread and tortillas as well as I can, and is working on getting to the point she can take over breakfasts some days.

    The others, down to Niel, are eager to help too. They line up to get their chance to do something, even if it’s “just” holding Judah for a while. 🙂 While our schedule is still somewhat askew, with helpers like I have, life is still moving along without too much upheaval. I definitely have a lot to be thankful for.

    I am sorry (somewhat) that this post is shorter than normal, and it is definitely late. But I think I have a legitimate reason this time, don’t you? 🙂 Thank you to all who kept us in your prayers. It meant a lot to Tim and I. Until next time!