Friday, June 22, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
He's growin' good!
Yes, I know that's bad grammar. But it's my blog, right? ;-)
The little man has gained a pound over his birth weight in just over two weeks. Yay for Stephen Wayne! He's doing great. I'm overwhelmed with thankfulness on a regular basis.
Mama Byrd left yesterday evening. It was hard to see her go, but nice to know that she plans to return (with Papa!) in a few weeks. I wish I had words for how precious it was to have my sweet Mama here for the first couple weeks of Stephen Wayne's life. Thanks Papa and Mama!
The little man has gained a pound over his birth weight in just over two weeks. Yay for Stephen Wayne! He's doing great. I'm overwhelmed with thankfulness on a regular basis.
Mama Byrd left yesterday evening. It was hard to see her go, but nice to know that she plans to return (with Papa!) in a few weeks. I wish I had words for how precious it was to have my sweet Mama here for the first couple weeks of Stephen Wayne's life. Thanks Papa and Mama!
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Picture of the day
This is the picture I tweaked for our birth announcements (posting the version before text was added). Isn't he a cutie? :-)
Friday, June 08, 2007
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Some pictures
Not long after birth, but after both of us getting cleaned up. :-)
A sweet shot with big sis, who got to go to Kansas with us
From today's sleepy photo shoot
And a sleeping smile :-)
A sweet shot with big sis, who got to go to Kansas with us
From today's sleepy photo shoot
And a sleeping smile :-)
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Stephen Wayne is here!
Guess Jonathan was right on target about us needing to get to Kansas asap. :-)
Stephen Wayne was born yesterday, June 2 (Happy Birthday, Tracy!!!!), at 2.14pm. He was 7# 2oz and 20 inches long. He is wonderfully alert and laid back. We are both doing well.
Planning to leave Monday evening to head back to Missouri. Will post more and better after we get back. With pictures, too. :-)
Stephen Wayne was born yesterday, June 2 (Happy Birthday, Tracy!!!!), at 2.14pm. He was 7# 2oz and 20 inches long. He is wonderfully alert and laid back. We are both doing well.
Planning to leave Monday evening to head back to Missouri. Will post more and better after we get back. With pictures, too. :-)
Thursday, May 31, 2007
My Belly
Here it is, just last night. The picture turned out awfully dark; I'll have to see if I can get Jonathan to take some for me today.
Grace's Birthday Party
We had cake and ice cream last night for Grace's birthday - a couple days early, since we're leaving today for Kansas. Thought I'd post a few pictures. :-)
White cake with pink icing, as per Miss Grace's request:
It's hard work opening these presents!
But it's so worth it in the end. :-)
White cake with pink icing, as per Miss Grace's request:
It's hard work opening these presents!
But it's so worth it in the end. :-)
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Getting Close!
We leave tomorrow for Kansas - woohoo! My hubby is convinced we won't have to wait long there till the baby comes. He might be right, but I'm trying studiously to not expect to go into labour as soon as we arrive! Besides, I'd really like to get to help out at camp for a least a few days... We'll see what the Lord has in store.
I'm feeling good; still having lots of contractions and having to listen when my body signals me to sit or lay down if I don't want to have this baby yet. ;-) I have a busy day today, so if you think of it, I'd treasure your prayers that I will be wise in my actions.
Talked to an acquaintance last night who is at opposite poles of so many spectrums from me. When she heard that we were going to Kansas so that we could have our baby with a legal midwife she asked, "And you want to use a midwife instead of a doctor because....?" with that special tone in her voice that clearly labeled us as idiots. ;-) I didn't bother to get into quality & quantity of care; into the fact that the midwives we've worked with have respected us, the parents, as wise decision-makers for our children; into 5 minute vs. 30-45 minute prenatals, etc, etc. I just said, "Well, repeated studies have shown that they have as safe and healthy results as doctors, with fewer of the interventions that can cause problems later." Brief synopsis, but I didn't get any more idiot comments. :-D
Well, anyway... I'd better get going on my tasks for the day. I hope to post pictures later of Grace's B-Day cake and such from tonight.
I'm feeling good; still having lots of contractions and having to listen when my body signals me to sit or lay down if I don't want to have this baby yet. ;-) I have a busy day today, so if you think of it, I'd treasure your prayers that I will be wise in my actions.
Talked to an acquaintance last night who is at opposite poles of so many spectrums from me. When she heard that we were going to Kansas so that we could have our baby with a legal midwife she asked, "And you want to use a midwife instead of a doctor because....?" with that special tone in her voice that clearly labeled us as idiots. ;-) I didn't bother to get into quality & quantity of care; into the fact that the midwives we've worked with have respected us, the parents, as wise decision-makers for our children; into 5 minute vs. 30-45 minute prenatals, etc, etc. I just said, "Well, repeated studies have shown that they have as safe and healthy results as doctors, with fewer of the interventions that can cause problems later." Brief synopsis, but I didn't get any more idiot comments. :-D
Well, anyway... I'd better get going on my tasks for the day. I hope to post pictures later of Grace's B-Day cake and such from tonight.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Rutherford's Hymn!
To add to my excitement today (see the first two posts of the day for reference), the Lord has given me another wonderful gift!
Background:
I first read Elizabeth Elliot's Passion and Purity when I was in my teens. It had a huge impact on my life, but it's relevence to this little tale of God's goodness has to do with a precious hymn.
Elizabeth references in Passion and Purity that Jim had memorized all 12 verses of Rutherford's Hymn. I've tried for years to find the other verses of Rutherford's Hymn, more commonly known as "Immanuel's Land" <#105 in the "black book," & #85 in the "red book" for those of you from PB backgrounds ;-)> or "The Sands of Time are Sinking." What we commonly sing of this hymn has made it one of my favorites for years, and I've longed for years to know the rest of the verses.
Today's gift:
Totally by "accident" - I found it! This page actually has 19 stanzas of a poem by Ann Ross Cousins inspired by the writings of Samuel Rutherford. I haven't even read them all thoroughly yet, but I had to post in my excitement. I hope you enjoy it!
Background:
I first read Elizabeth Elliot's Passion and Purity when I was in my teens. It had a huge impact on my life, but it's relevence to this little tale of God's goodness has to do with a precious hymn.
Elizabeth references in Passion and Purity that Jim had memorized all 12 verses of Rutherford's Hymn. I've tried for years to find the other verses of Rutherford's Hymn, more commonly known as "Immanuel's Land" <#105 in the "black book," & #85 in the "red book" for those of you from PB backgrounds ;-)> or "The Sands of Time are Sinking." What we commonly sing of this hymn has made it one of my favorites for years, and I've longed for years to know the rest of the verses.
Today's gift:
Totally by "accident" - I found it! This page actually has 19 stanzas of a poem by Ann Ross Cousins inspired by the writings of Samuel Rutherford. I haven't even read them all thoroughly yet, but I had to post in my excitement. I hope you enjoy it!
Our Champion
I haven't posted very much here about the process, but we have been, for the 7 years (yikes, I can't believe it's been that long) that we've lived in Missouri, very involved in working to legalize midwives here.
Without even trying to make a long story short, I'm excited to announce that the Missouri legislature passed a bill this year that will legalize certified professional midwives (CPM's) in Missouri, and the Governor has stated that he fully intends to sign the bill. It's not the end of the road (the doctors have said they plan to take it to court, etc), but it is a HUGE victory, and such a thrill.
The law won't be in effect until August 28, so we will still be travelling to KS for the birth of this little one.
Here is a video interview with our champion, Sen. John Loudon. We can never thank he and his family enough for all they've done for homebirth families in Missouri:
Without even trying to make a long story short, I'm excited to announce that the Missouri legislature passed a bill this year that will legalize certified professional midwives (CPM's) in Missouri, and the Governor has stated that he fully intends to sign the bill. It's not the end of the road (the doctors have said they plan to take it to court, etc), but it is a HUGE victory, and such a thrill.
The law won't be in effect until August 28, so we will still be travelling to KS for the birth of this little one.
Here is a video interview with our champion, Sen. John Loudon. We can never thank he and his family enough for all they've done for homebirth families in Missouri:
Hallelujah, we have our hours!
Some of you have heard me state before that the one blight I see on Missouri homeschooling law (which is really one of the best in the country) is the logging requirement. It's been my biggest struggle in homeschooling, though I think I've finally found a system that is helping me keep it under control.
Anyway...
At the beginning of May, I figured up the hours we had and realized that we had an unbelievable number of hours still needed for the younger two. I've been feeling totally overwhelmed with the idea of trying to work in these impossible hours of schooling during May and June, while I'm doing some serious nesting and will be having a baby.
Yesterday, I realized that I had logged almost no "non-core" hours for most of the year. So yesterday evening, while the guys played the great railroad game 1835, I reconstructed some of the non-core hours that are a part of our weekly life (like running around outside = PE; washing dishes/helping with dinner = Home Ec, etc). I found that I actually DO have enough hours for this year at this point - for all the required loggers. Woohoo!!!
So this week is going to turn into a wrap-up week, and then we will be off school until at least the beginning of July!! Praise the Lord!
Note to self for future use: Log the Non-Core hours from the beginning of the "school year" and you will have less stress!!
Anyway...
At the beginning of May, I figured up the hours we had and realized that we had an unbelievable number of hours still needed for the younger two. I've been feeling totally overwhelmed with the idea of trying to work in these impossible hours of schooling during May and June, while I'm doing some serious nesting and will be having a baby.
Yesterday, I realized that I had logged almost no "non-core" hours for most of the year. So yesterday evening, while the guys played the great railroad game 1835, I reconstructed some of the non-core hours that are a part of our weekly life (like running around outside = PE; washing dishes/helping with dinner = Home Ec, etc). I found that I actually DO have enough hours for this year at this point - for all the required loggers. Woohoo!!!
So this week is going to turn into a wrap-up week, and then we will be off school until at least the beginning of July!! Praise the Lord!
Note to self for future use: Log the Non-Core hours from the beginning of the "school year" and you will have less stress!!
Friday, May 18, 2007
"Loose Canon"
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet with variations on Pachelbel's Canon in D. Thanks to Doug for the link!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Brown Recluse Bite Remedy
I was reminded this morning (thankfully, only virtually reminded, not reminded by any real life experience) that spider season has begun!
It makes me so sad when folks have to have surgery to remove dead tissue from brown recluse bites. Did you know that there is a simple remedy for brown recluse bites that I have seen work repeatedly??
If you're interested, I've put together a page on this free and simple remedy - Plantain, The Wonder Weed
It makes me so sad when folks have to have surgery to remove dead tissue from brown recluse bites. Did you know that there is a simple remedy for brown recluse bites that I have seen work repeatedly??
If you're interested, I've put together a page on this free and simple remedy - Plantain, The Wonder Weed
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Grace's Foot - Updated
Yesterday, this little owie looked like nothing. Today, with the red streak across the bottom of her foot, we are headed to the urgent care clinic. Apreciate your prayers! Thankfully, J is off work today.
Update - 12.55pm
We got to the urgent care place and J wanted a closer look at her foot before we actually took her back to be seen. There was no visible red line anymore! So we brought her home. Here's the picture I took after we got home a bit ago -
This morning after I'd cleaned it, I put some salve on it that a friend of ours from church makes. It has all kinds of good herbs and healing things in it, and we've seen it work well on all kinds of things. But I certainly didn't expect such dramatic results so quickly!
We've cleaned the owie again, trying to be sure there's nothing stuck in the wound, and re-bandaged it with more salve. Thanks for your prayers!
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