Esther is Home!

                                                 Esther Joy

 We found out the results of the MRI yesterday and her brain looks normal with no problems! She came home yesterday.We are so thankful to God to have Esther here at home! She is eating and doing very well. She is a little miracle. Only when your holding her do you fully grasp the gift she is. She is beautiful in every way.

Some of my family came down with a stomach bug this morning and we're praying, praying, praying that Esther does not get it. We're resting up and will hopefully feel better soon.

Thanks for your constant prayers. We are so blessed and amazed that just a week and a day ago Esther came into the world. It has been an amazing week with tears and joy. God is has been so good.

Praise God!

Baby Esther is Born!

 Our baby sister was born on the 5th! ( Our Dad's birthday!)
Unfortunately the birth had to be an emergency c-section. Our mom was induced on the 4th and she was having contractions and then (we think) she had a uterus rupture. She was in a lot of pain and had to be given 3 units of blood after and surgery.

Esther was without oxygen for about 16 minutes after the uterus ruptured and because of that had to be given oxygen and went through cooling treatment for 72 hours.
The cooling treatment helps reduce any brain damage that might of occurred, because of the lack of oxygen. Her treatment went well and we are praying that there is no serious problems.
Esther is breathing on her own, she is moving all her limbs, sucking on a pacifier and at this point we can't tell if and how much damage was done.

Our Mom was able to try breast feeding today with Esther and within twenty seconds Esther latched on and started sucking!  They will be doing a MRI, Monday on her brain. (Later on an ear and eye exam.) It has been a difficult, faith growing, experience and God has given us much hope and comfort. Our mom was in a lot of pain and is slowly recovering from the rupture and surgery.

God has been so good to us and we are so blessed to have our precious baby Esther!

Our friends and family have given us lots of support and prayers, which helps so much.
We keep counting all the beautiful blessings God has showered upon us through this trial.



  Commit everything you do to the Lord.
      Trust him, and he will help you.
                 Psalm 37:5


This bible verse has been a great reminder to our family. This is a true statement of our faith.
With every situation we should commit to Him, trust Him with the results, and He will help us.

Update: Sick

Thank you all for your prayers! Unfortunately my Mom did get sick-Sam and Joe were almost recovered when she was sick thankfully- and I was planning on blogging yesterday that I had not gotten sick, but alas, before bed and all of last night I felt horribly nauseous. I threw up five times last night. But thank God I feel so much better today. My appetite is definitely not back to normal, but I am surprised that I even have a appetite.

This has been a very sick year for us. I really am sick of being sick. I think every one is slowly recovering. My Mom and Maggie felt sick, but neither of them vomited. Abby hasn't really gotten very nauseous. So, every one has gotten sick except Grandma.

Thanks again for all your prayers!

Saturday Musings...

                                          Isn't she just peachy...? ;-)

I have been making these little cuties recently. I have been meaning to take a couple photos to show you what I've been up to. But I can't help giving, the others I've made, away. They can be great gifts, and are fun and easy to make. They are about, 7 inches tall and the pattern I made is adjustable and fun to tweak for each new doll. As you can see I made her outfit out the scraps I had left from my dress. :-)

I have also been at a stand still with one of my other projects. I am almost finished knitting a purse but I decided to make fabric handles. I am not quite sure how I am going to make them yet. But I hope to show the finished results soon. :-)

Thank you all for your prayers. My great grandma is doing much better, praise God! She had a pace maker put in yesterday and it seems to be helping. My grandma is still working and she is planning on quitting her job and staying with G.G. (our great grandma).  But before that happens, G.G. will be staying with us every day.   :-D Our grandma will drive her here in the mornings and pick her up at night. It should be fun! :-)

What have you all been doing lately? I'd love to know!

My Great Grandma

Please pray for my dear great grandma... She is 98 and has been such a stable, remarkable, woman. But She hasn't been feeling great lately and her health has declined in the last year. Especially with her heart. She is hopefully going to be getting a pace maker in tomorrow. So please pray for her and her health. You can go to our family blog for details of her condition and updates of how she is doing.

Thank you!

Purity

Purity should be a big issue through out our life. In the way we think, act, and communicate. What we see and hear plays a big part on the way we live our lives. If I went to a rock concert every Friday that played music with inappropriate words. That would effect the way I think and act, even if I didn't believe anything they said. If I was to hang out with people that dressed immodestly and acted inappropriately than I might start to believe little by little what they were saying and doing. We should be careful what we feed our minds. We should be careful who we hang out with, and what activities we spend our time in.

Psalm 24: 4-5

Philippians 4: 8-9

James 1: 27


A Purity Prayer

Heavenly father,
Give us your guidance and wisdom as we go through out are day.
Give us strength to face the temptations we come across.
Help us to please and honor you in the decisions we make each day. Give us self control, and reminders of scripture. Give us the knowing that we are not alone in the path of purity. Help us to love you and desire you more every day.

~Amen


Here are a couple movies that you might like, that are whole some:

-Fireproof ( This is a great movie, not just for married couples. It is a good movie for any age, I think.)

-Facing the giants ( I like this one because it shows how, through God all things are possible. Luke 1: 37.)

-Return of the daughters ( I highly recommend this documentary. This movie encourages young ladies to live their lives biblically, in a God honoring way. We also own this one if any one is interested in borrowing it.)

- The last sin eater ( This is a great movie. It is some scary scenes in parts of the movie, but worth the watch.)


Do you have any movies you would like to share?

Have a blessed day!

John is home

John is home! He was released from the hospital at around 2:00 today. John had a great night and his cough is healed enough so that he is back home. It looks like he is on the right road to healing completely. Praise Jesus! Thank you all for your prayers. Please keep praying that there will be no more complications, such as pneumonia and other sicknesses. Thank you for your sympathy and support.

John

How can you not love that cuteness? :)

My brother John who was said to have bronchitis is in the hospital. My mom called the nurse hot line yesterday because John has been having bad coughing fits. He has been having a hard time breathing with some of his coughing fits. He turned blue more than once in the past couple days. We found out that he has whooping cough, and we will be getting the results to confirm that around Tuesday. Thank the Lord we got him to the hospital in time. A lot of times whooping cough gets mixed up with bronchitis, mostly because it doesn’t sound like a whoop in infants. If some baby’s are not treated soon enough, they can die. My mom has been staying with John in the hospital. And our aunt stayed with us yesterday and today.Whooping cough usually lasts a whole three months.But probably at least two weeks. The hospital is probably the best place for John. Please pray for John's recovery, for my parents they have been stressed out and worried about John. It's hard when your child is sick. Thank you!