Owen’s growing

1 week old

2 weeks old

3 weeks old

1 month old. During his first month he cried every evening.  He definitely had painful tummy issues.  It was hard.

At 2 months old he weighed just shy of 14lbs and 25 inches long. Abigail loves to kiss her baby brother.  Josiah does too.  Owen does not go a day or an hour for that matter without a kiss from his siblings. He still cried a lot in the evenings.  I got probiotics for him to try.  It seemed to help.  It seemed to help him not to cry every night.

3 months old. The evening crying slowed down a lot. You can’t see his scratches but Owen really likes to scratch his face and head when he’s tired, so we had to start putting socks on his hands. During our visit to Travis parents house for Thanksgiving we discovered that he likes watching football.  Owen had lots to say about football.

At 4 months old he weighed in at 17lbs and 26.5 inches long.  Owen drools a lot.  He goes thru many clothes and bibs a day.  He may be a thumb sucker.  I’m not sure if we can keep him from it.  When we have socks on his hands he still manages to suck on his thumbs.  He doesn’t do it all the time though so we will wait and see.  I bet you are wondering if he sleeps thru the night.  Well, he started to do better just before Christmas, then we went out of town, so of course it thru him off track.  We are finally starting to get back into the swing of things and are seeing that he will do just one feeding during the night.

One Week Old

Owen Andrew is one week old today. Right now Abigail and Josiah are enjoying some time with Mama and Papa for a few days. This is a special treat for them. My mother has been staying with us to help out.

Yesterday we went to the pediatrician for Owen. I was concerned since Owen had lost 9% of his birth weight before leaving the hospital and the doctors do not like it when they make it to 10%. However, the pediatrician said she was impressed at how much weight he had gained back. He was back up to 7lbs 13oz. He is nearly back to his birth weight after 6 days and she says it usually takes 14. So I was encouraged. The doctor thought that I must have been supplementing with formula, which I had not done. I thought about it though. I’m glad I did not do it now.

Time with Family

While I was in the hospital, my sister watched my children and took them to many fun places.  They had so much fun with their cousins!

Chuck E. Cheese

 

City Museum

Swimming at the hotel

Owen Andrew is Here

He was born August 31st at 12:56pm weighing in at 7lbs 15oz. and 20.5 inches long.  The hospital was great.  We have had interesting experiences with the birth of our children since they were all born in different places.  This last experience was by far the best.

Abigail got to be a big sister and help out immediately.

Maternity Photos

 

My friend Christina, who I did craft fairs with last year, is now doing photography.  She took these pictures for me.  We had a great time taking them with her.  She does this to raise money toward their international adoption they are hoping to do soon.  I was 36 weeks in these photos.

 Adelfia Photography

 

Life for us now

 

We have lived here now for almost two months.  We are enjoying Travis’ time off as we figure out what God has in store for us and preparing for our new son to arrive.  The best part about being here has definitely been being apart of First Baptist Church of Columbia.  We have been so blessed by the people there.  Many people have said encouraging things and the ladies even threw me a baby shower a weeks ago.  God has definitely provided for our needs.  He has shown us His love and care for us thru this season so that we may endure with joy.

Here are a few pictures of our apartment.  This two room apartment is inside our friends house.  Travis has been calling it “the Ark.”   He will often leave the ark though so really it is not fair to call it that since no one on the ark could leave, but it is funny.  We do have to live with one another in a smaller space but we are doing well.

God’s Plan

Our lives have changed a lot in the last month.  About a month ago we discovered that God had different plans for us than we expected.  God loves to surprise us and He definitely keeps us on our toes!  It was made clear that God intended for us to move so in ten short days we sold most of our furniture, packed up our belongings and moved.  AND I was 7 and half months pregnant!  Loving friends came and helped me pack, otherwise I would not have been able to do it.  God is good even in the midst of difficulty and we saw His faithfulness every step of the way.  It was hard to leave some wonderful people behind but we know that God will also take care of them as well.

Now we are living in a space that our friends have graciously provided in their home until we know where God would have us to serve.  We know God will continue to provide and in His timing we will be given the opportunity to serve in full time ministry once again.  Until then, we are in a very loving environment and excited to meet our new baby who will come next month.  We are thankful to all who have prayed for us and encouraged us thru cards and phone calls.  God’s goodness has been seen thru you!