We are Here!

Hey! We are not quite back on line yet so I am currently at the library! I would say I am now and official member of the city! I have a new library card! We are all getting settled. I think Rubia is the only one having anxiety. Every thing about the move went well! hopefully I will be able to post more tomorrow when i am not at the library with an almost toddler on my lap.

Vitamin D

I just got off the phone with the Doctor! And the verdict is ... She may have a Vitamin D deficiency. He will be getting the test back tomorrow to confirm it. This is not uncommon for breastfed babies. So now we will be giving her a vitamin D supplement and she will have to get her blood checked in 3-4 weeks. What a relief! I tell you sometimes I wish for the best case/worse case/this is what I suspect talk. Neither the doctor nor the nurse gave us any idea. I think the last few days would have been a bit less stressful for me. But I guess I did not ask straight out what it could be either. So it is just as much my fault.

On to other news we will be going off line today. So here we go! Let the moving begin! I may try to finagle my way to a library some time to sneak a peak on the net. But until we are settles again I am not sure when I will post again.

"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you." Psalm 118:26

Doctors (again)

Tomorrow we are probably heading to the doctor again. Adam is going to take off work and everything. The first blood results came back with elevated liver enzymes. The doctor wanted to re-test Naomi's blood just to make sure. Well after we stalked the doctor again the nurse called to say that the levels are still elevated. The doctor had already left for the day but he said that if the results came back the same he was going to be meeting with a pediatrician on Monday morning. So we most likely will be in again tomorrow and poor Naomi will have to endure more poking and prodding. I am getting more and more anxious. But I have to trust in the Lord. He is my strength and my comfort.

Lord please be with my little girl.
Heal her body, give wisdom to the doctors.
Give us all peace and understanding.

It is a little hard not to get over whelmed right now. The movers are coming on Tuesday! That is only two days away! Wow! So much to do and figure out. Oh and on top of that Adam has a 100 degree fever! OK God I am trusting in you! (I covet any prayers that are given.)

Early Birthday!

"Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!" Phillipians 4:4

Today we had Naomi's early birthday party. It was a great success. Although she took a little while to warm up to the idea that she was the center of attention. She was pretty clingy and fussy for the beginning. Then we thought we would give her some cake. Well she was not so happy. Then mommy though she would help a bit. I broke her cupcake in half and then the water works were on. She was inconsolable! daddy had to make it all better with a bottle. Then she was great! A bottle makes any thing better I guess. Here are some other pictures.Look what I made!

This was the second attempt at the cake. It went a lot better!

Trust and blankets

"But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7

We are heading back to the Doctors today for some more blood work. The Nurse called me and said some of the levels are elevated. One of them having to do with her liver. He thought it best to run the tests again just to check. So we will be heading back over to Newton after Naomi wakes up from her morning nap. I am getting a little nervous about the whole situation.
I am sure my over active imagination is getting the best of me. I have always been able to envision the worse case situation and then I fixate on it. I have really had to battle it lately. The verse above has helped me a lot. I have to focus on the verse rather than the made up scenario. Please pray for me and Naomi.

I can't help but think of Cora and her parents. Their story was on the news last night. The reporters did a beautiful job. I cried. I was amazed at the strength that I saw. God sure has been spreading their story. It is wonderful to hear the name of Jesus on the news.

On to other news I received and email from a friend. She had been working on a blanket for Amara (Marie). We had decided that if we did not get her that we would donate it to Project Linus in her honor. I am still deeply touched by my friends gift. Even though Marie will not be able to enjoy the blanket, another child will get a blanket. Being a blanket baby (and adult) I can understand the importance of a blanket in a child's life. I love to see Naomi snuggle her blanket at night, it brings me comfort. Many times I wish I could crawl in to the crib with her. Here is the beautiful blanket that will bless a child...

Thanks Elise!

Purple Band-aid

This morning's adventure started yesterday when I went to the weight check. Over the last two weeks my daughter has lost around a pound! She had been acting OK. Just a lot of loose stools, and she threw up two or three times. I just thought she was teething. But a pound is a lot of weight when she is such a lightweight. (At her 9 month apt she was in the 16 percentile for her weight.) So I called the Dr. and made an appointment. The Dr. decided that is probably a virus that caused some gastroenteritis. He said she should gain the weight back pretty fast. However to be on the safe side He thought we should get some blood work done. So off we went to the lab. Where they first could not find a vein. Then Naomi had to be stuck several times before they got the vein. And to top it all off she was a slow bleeder. But now she has a pretty purple band-aid to match her outfit. We should hear back about the tests no later than tomorrow.

We went to the big city!

We ended up running in to Wichita today. We had originally planned on doing this last Thursday but I got sick. Today was beautiful! Spring is coming!


We had to run a lot of errands. The dog needed a bath and haircut so we dropped her off to get that done. We also went to the mall (Bath and Body does not carry my favorite any more!), Wal-mart (why are the diapers in the shoe department?), and Burlington (maybe Naomi would like a shopping cart for her birthday). We also took daddy out to eat at one of his favorite places, Chipotle. I had a very tired baby wen we got home. But she stayed up long enough to help mom unpack her bag.
To night we are going to our last WMU meeting here. I hope I can make it through without crying too much. I could not make it through church last night. I think it is finally hitting me that we are moving next week. We have started packing up the stuff the movers can't pack and move. (I did not realize how many candles I have)

God is so good to me! This verse has been brought to mind to day while I was reading my devotion. It reminds me of how BIG God is and how small I am. But though I am small God loves me more than I can fathum!

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
Measured heaven with a span
And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure?
Weighed the mountains in scales
And the hills in a balance? ~ Isaiah 40:12


Each night I try to pray over Naomi, and I end each prayer with the verse Adam and I chose for her dedication. I then tell her " I love you,little one. And God loves you so much more." I use this a reminder to myself of he fact That I cannot understand the depth of God's love for us. I pray to be able to instill this truth in all of my children.

Eleven Months!

Wow! the last eleven months have been amazing. I cannot believe my little girl is 11 months today! I really need to gear up the birthday plans, especially since it is on the 21. Butterflies and Blooms is the "theme." I hope I can pull off making a butterfly cake. It ought to be interesting! I mentioned that Naomi got weighed yesterday. Well, the little angel lost weight. I think she had some tummy problems last week. Last Wednesday she only had 20 oz of milk and she refused to eat any solid food. Thankfully she is eating again, although her apatite is not where it used to be. Hopefully we can bulk her up some before next week. I will probably wait until Thursday to weigh her. It will be our last time to see Roberta or Carol. So sad to think about all the "lasts." But I know God has an awesome adventure for us. I can't wait to see what it is. He is really taking care of everything for us. He takes care of those who seek Him.

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." Mathew 6:25-34

Adjusting

Naomi is still adjusting to the time change. She slept until 8:30 which is better than 9:00 from yesterday. The cool cloudy weather does not help much either. Although the rain has been nice. I have been in a bit of a funk. I tried to sit on the porch this morning but 25 degrees is a bit cold. Today we will be running over to Newton to get Naomi weighed and pick some things up at the store. otherwise I thought I would post some pictures of the rental.

The living room is Huge! Although I could do with out the massive fake fireplace. Particulary the pink tile as the hearth.
Hmmm... More pink tile... They must have had stock in pink tile! Also note the matching pink toilet, sink, and tub. Yea Pink!

Over all it is a great house. The rooms are big, the kitchen is a great size the yard is fenced with trees.

Front Porch Reflections

When we started signing the contract yesterday I decided to make a date with my front porch. I think the front porch is one of my favorite places in the house. I know I am going to miss it terribly. Our rental does not have a porch. I have spent quite a few mornings sitting and enjoying our street. I have had numerous conversations with God out there. When Adam gave me a single person rope swing I loved going out sitting and swinging. That is when I started really liking our porch.

I spent a summer painting the trim white. Nothing like being 3 months pregnant standing on a ladder and painting above your head.

This is the wind chimes I gave to Adam.

When Naomi came I sat outside keeping my parents company while they landscaped. Naomi also loves the porch. last summer and fall we would sit in our rope swing and wait for daddy to come home.

And now we have a wooden porch swing. Right after we got it we had some very rainy days, I just sat outside and listened while Naomi napped. Now she likes to crawl a round and talk to anyone/thing that passes by.

I could keep going, but time has gotten away from me. I am planing on spending every morning I can out there until we move.

This is the tree that I look a a lot! I love it. It is huge!

Going once, twice ...Sold!

That is right. We have accepted a contract! We actually got more than we asked because they wanted us to help with closing. So now we just have to get things organized and pack the items we want to pack! So exciting!

Yesterday we had a 80th birthday party for Adam's grandma. It was a fun but long day. Naomi had a lot of fun playing with her cousins. She also stood up all by herself. She is so close to walking it is scary.

God is working!

Wow am I amazed. We have had two showing the last two days. We also have one tomorrow as well. I got kicked out of the house early today. The Realtor and his clients showed up about 40 minutes early! But it was worth it. They made an offer on the house! We also have a second offer possible. Add the showing tomorrow on top of that and it is a bit over whelming! Yea God!

"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Mark 11:4

While we were out today, I got my hair cut. She cut it shorter than I wanted. So I am trying to figure out how to style it and such. We also stopped by the park. My daughter is a nut.

March Forth

Our Venturing Crew had the running joke that today (March Fourth) was the only day of the year to go forward. It seems fitting to me this year. We found out yesterday that we were not selected to be Amara (Marie)'s family. It hurts. I can't help but ask Why we were not chosen. I think we were the first ones on the list. We have been praying for her for over a year. We got to hear about major milestones she was hitting. Yet I am focusing on the fact that God knows what He is doing. Amara will be with her family now.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11.

Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged,
for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

We have decided to keep our names on "the list." So now we start the waiting again. God has his perfect timing. We found this out with Naomi. God has a good way of teaching us patients on a continuous basis. We are just waiting.

big day!

So today is the big day! I have talked to my caseworker this morning. The meeting was not until this afternoon. We killed time this morning by going to the Dr. to see if Naomi's ear infection had cleared up, we then went to Wal-Mart and Dollar Tree. Lastly I decided to get Naomi weighed.

Well the ear infection has cleared up! I have also come to the conclusion that I will be driving back for Naomi's one year appointment. Three weeks just is not enough time to find a good doctor. Dr. Williams even said he would try to come up with some recommendations! How awesome!

Wal-Mart was good. I picked up some groceries and plates for Naomi's Birthday party. Oh for those who want to know, her party will be March 21 at 3:00. We have the fellowship hall at Immanuel Baptist (1515 N. Anderson) reserved. We will be having cake and just a time to celebrate Naomi and be together before we leave. (Presents are not necessary). I am super excited. Everything is coming together very well.

And my little girl is growing some more. She weighed 18lb 13oz.

And here are some pictures from this weekend: We went to Hays to meet Caleb Michael LaFond! Boy is he a cutie. Keep him in your prayers though. He will be having Hip sergery in KC on March 25. I wish I could have make it up to see them but I will be in day 2 of our move.