Garden girl and little boy in blue

A peek into our days

I have some wonderful news to share with you all! God has once again blessed the seed of my husband and has blessed my womb with fruitfulness! We are expecting another little one sometime in January should the Lord will.

We found out because I have once again been so sick and so I took a pregnancy test and it was positive! Robby ran to tell Esther at 5 am in the morning that she was going to be a big sister! We rejoice and are so happy and thank God for this blessing! Our little ones will be about 15 months apart just like my sister Rachel and I.

Pray that God will give me strength for my days as it is so rough to be sick and have a little one to care for at the same time. I admit that it is hard to trust God as I ought to and just thinking about being sick for another 9 months is enough to send me into tears and depression. What a comfort to lean not on my own understanding and strength.

My happy baby Esther in the sunshine

Sweetheart under the great big blue sky - outside is her favorite place to be!

My dear husband faithfully bringing me the Word in the wee hours of the night

It is so hard to believe that when I am carrying Esther now I am carrying two little ones!

Colonial Reenacting in SC Part 2

Colonial Reenacting in SC

Today I am Thankful for....

Homemade bread that makes the house smell so yummy

Fresh clean baby diapers drying in the breeze and sunshine

Happy Baby dear in my laundry basket

Giggles and eyes of wonder

Oh the joy of barefoot days!

The Man who makes it possible for me to be at home
and glory in all these delights everyday

The infallible Word of God - Our vital daily Bread

Daddy time...

Tender Moments: looking into Daddy's eyes and stroking his beard

First trip to the park!

Esther and Mommy at the park

We got to feed the ducks and Esther was fascinated with them!

Mommy is teaching me to climb trees already!

I was having fun and trying to stay warm!

Daddy's Girl

My daily delights

Smiles

Laughter

Yawns

Sweet sleeping baby

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!