More Max

Max and a very tired big brother. . .

This is Max and his great-grandmother.

Big sister, Maura. . .

Mommy and Max :-D

Max

Simon Maxwell
Born September 25th, 2009
10 lb 3 oz
22 inches long

No Baby Yet

Sure thought baby would be here by now. Lots of goings on, just not tipped over into something active yet. I am spending my time not answering the phone, hope nobody's offended but that's just the way I am, listening to God's voice, listening to good inspiring music, enjoying every kick and wiggle and jump and squirm-knowing I have a healthy baby in there that just needs more time. Maybe because of our hard summer and lack of good nutrition and care during that really hard week or two when Maura was diagnosed. Maybe because something I could never see or feel has to line up just so. Maybe because this baby just needs extra time. Only the Lord knows. But we are both healthy so we are waiting. It's hard emotionally but I am trying hard to be peaceful and graceful about it. Trying to listen and learn the lessons God wants me to. I think one lesson for me in it is I am not a midwife right now, I am just a pregnant woman. And that's okay, that's why I have midwives, so they can be that for me. And also, to let God be in control and stop trying to make it happen, stop trying to will and beg and plead for it to happen, to let Him be in charge. He knows when the baby needs to come. Nothing is wrong, everything is right.





A good poem someone gave me a long time ago.





Waiting

Dear Baby, here beneath my heart,


I thought that you might come today;


the timing just seemed right.


But the stars are out


and the moon is high


and sheepishly I wonder why


I try to arrange the plans


of God.


For now I know


you will not come


until the One who holds eternity


rustles your soft cocoon and


whispers in tones that I will not hear,


"It's time, precious gift."


"Now it's time."






I will wait on the Lord.....And I will hope in Him. Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me! Isaiah 8:17-18 (NKJV)










Cardinal Flower at Crowders Mtn State Park courtesy of Kaley

Blessings

Looking For Beauty In the Waiting

Crowders Mtn. State Park

Hearts-a-bursting

A past haunt for us, the beaver pond, sadly dried up. The kids were very sad and likened it to returning to Narnia and finding everything changed.

At least the creek was still there.

Sigh...

I can relate to that hearts-a-bursting.......................

Blessings

BOYS

See that tiny thing way up on that rope? Uh huh, a boy. Benjamin in particular. For someone I am always trying to fatten up, he is certainly all muscle.




Sigh, more grey hair. Boys, will I ever figure them out? Giving them room to fly but hoping they don't crash.




No baby yet. Life on hold day 4. Sigh again...

blessings

D Day Appoaching

Not that it means much for me! :) I am not looking for baby to arrive yet. Maybe next weekend or week. Our other babies have come around the weekend so perhaps...

Well, our insulin pump was delivered before the baby was delivered. It came today. Maura let me know she didn't want to wear it yet, even though she was jumping up and down excited. I reassured her we have to go to our class first so it will sit in the box for a few more weeks. I am looking forward to the way it will make life easier at meal times. Hoping for more control over numbers. I'll have to post a picture once we get going on it. Meanwhile we will be reading the workbook and watching the DVD that came with it.

We bought 3 blueberry bushes yesterday. We were actually at the peach orchard and stumbled onto them. So we are planting them tomorrow and we'll see how they do. They are rabbiteye varieties, powder blue, climax and one I can't remember! So we went to Lowe's today for peat moss and also bought a camellia. It was only $8. I have one pink that is a spring bloomer. This one is red and a winter bloomer. Camellia's are my favorite shrubs and I love that there are two kinds that bloom in different seasons. This year my pink spring bloomer had tons of blooms and buds and in just one day Josiah picked off all the buds :( I was one mad mama, repeatedly stating to myself that people are more important than plants. He thought he was doing something wonderful for me. Hopefully we've learned that lesson since the new camellia is also full of buds!

Trying to keep 3 books going, a little tip from Charlotte Mason (an educator in England whose philosophy we follow for homeschooling). She recommended that mothers always have 3 books they are reading at different levels of challenge. My list is:
One of her education books but I don't count that since I'm always reading one
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth-inspiring and encouraging
John Adams by David McCullough-excellent biography especially if you love rev war/history
and
The Fruit of Her Hands by Nancy Wilson-about marriage and being a wife, just started it and it's great.


Blessings