Precious Gift

Today Esther received a very special package all the way from Costa Rica, from her sweet Aunt Rachel. I opened the package to find the dearest little homemade sweater that my sister lovingly knitted for Esther!! What a priceless gift!

From the smiles on my little girl's face I would say she likes it!! What do you think?

We love being parents!

May we be found faithful in raising up Esther
in the fear of the LORD.

Proverbs 14:26-27

In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.

A season of quiet rejoicing

resting with baby dear

The past 6 weeks have been so full and rich as I am just quietly rejoicing in the joys of motherhood.

I am learning to slow down and just enjoy these special days of getting to know Esther as continue to heal up from the birth. I thank God for these days.

I do apologize for not blogging more, it has just been too far down on the list of things to do. I am also trying to prioritize my days and realize I can't feel guilty at not being able to get everything done each day. I am trying to get the diaper laundry done, make meals and tidy the house and then see what else I might have time for. My dear husband keeps telling me, " take care of you and the baby first and I don't care if anything else gets done."

With baby dear it does seem at times that I rarely get to finish a project all at once, it feels like I take one step forward and two backwards until I remember that the most important thing I can do is to breastfeed my baby and gaze into her eyes and enjoy her taking care of her needs first and foremost. I don't want these days to speed by and look back and regret that my house was perfectly in order and I didn't spend enough time with Esther.

Mommy's happy baby!

Our baby dear was born!

Esther Marie Maddox

7 lbs. 4 oz. - 19.75 inches

October 24th, 2009 at 5:38 am

Born at home by the grace of our LORD