the adventures of "baby k"

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

William's Dedication

Sunday was a very special day for our family and emotional for me. On William's one-month birthday, he was dedicated to the Lord at our church. And just as Hannah presented Samuel to the Lord in the book of Samuel, I presented William to God. I know that he is not mine. He has been entrusted to us, but he belongs to God.

As we stood on stage with the pastor and other families who were dedicating their children, I was overwhelmed with feelings of gratitude, for all the Lord has blessed me with. And also overwhelmed with the understanding that Matt and I have a huge responsibility to raise a man out of this little child. So far, so good: William was the most well behaved child there--he slept the entire time :)

Deuteronomy 6:4-7 is clear that parents are responsible for the teaching of God, but it is also clear that teaching is more than words, it is an example set. As I think about that--REALLY think about it--it makes me want to be a better person. (I know--it sounds trite, but it is true). After all, his little eyes will be watching me, his little ears will be listening to me and his little heart will know whether my deeds are genuine. His future, his security, his passions, his memories, his faith are somewhat dependent on our influence in his life. I hope I can live up to the challenge!

Thank you to our family and friends that came (or watched streaming online--Katie!), and for them promising to support, pray for and be spiritual examples to William as he grows. It takes a village community :)

Thanks to all our family and friends who came out to promise

their support and prayers over William's life.

William's get-up was a Christening gown made in the 1800's by my great, great, great grandmother; worn by countless infants in my family including my siblings, cousins, uncles, mother and grandmother. Below are pictures of my mother and I in the gown. We were honored that my grandmother shared the gown with us, and pray that William will grow strong in the Lord as many of those who have also worn the gown have.

My mother wearing the gown at her christening, with my Nana and Papa

My christening, with my parents and uncle Chris

William in the gown at his dedication

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

How can someone say there is no God?

I thought I would share an email I received congratulating me on mommyhood. So, so, so true.

Congrats!!!!

Liam…that’s very cool.

Now that you are a mommy I can say it….;-)

I think it’s the biggest “soul” (life) changer. You will never look at the world or your parents the same.

Liam started out as an egg and a cell with a tail.

How can someone say there is no GOD.

If you have ever been in a delivery room, you can’t. Liam is a miracle. Think of the billions of things that must go right to create a little person.

Look at him. He is a little person. His body is performing a billion activities every second – his liver, his lungs, his heart, his brain, his digestive system, his immune system………

Nothing cooler than 1^st baby! Now you know and have experienced the true depth and meaning of LOVE.

Gives me baby fever!!

Congrats! He is wonderful.

He is wonderful, he was so sweet and precious from the moment he was born. It already seems as though he has grown too fast. Here is a look at my baby on his BIRTHday. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.

7.11.2010 William's BIRTHday :)

Saturday, July 31, 2010

First Bath

After three weeks of sponge-bathing, Liam got his first official bath. He loved it!
Not one tear. Not one peep. Not one whimper.

He is going to be a little fish!

Friday, July 30, 2010

My priorities

liam hanging out with his mimi pelton

Liam is so blessed to have wonderful grandparents on both sides. And Matt and I were blessed to have his Mimi here for our first night out without the little guy. We left Liam at home for a date night with his Mimi, while Matt and I had a date night to celebrate the big 3-0.

We had a lovely dinner and, after checking in with Liam--who was having so much fun with his grandma--we even decided to tack on a movie to our date. We saw Inception--which was so good and thought provoking. And we made it back for the babe's evening feeding. All in all, a good night. Liam had no issues with us being away, and Matt and I decided that it is so important for us to have "just-us" time.

Matt and I have always said that when we have children, our priorities need to remain the same. #1 Priority: our individual relationships with God. #2 Priority: our relationship as a married couple. And then, when we started having children, they would become our #3 Priority(ties). We are cognisant that it is so easy to allow the child to creep up to the #1 Priority--and don't get me wrong, I am not saying that we are going to ignore our beautiful boy or put his needs on the back burner.

But I do STRONGLY believe that it is of utmost importance that our son sees his Mom and Dad love the Lord and love each other and be wholly committed to those covenants.

I was lucky to watch my parents model this. When my dad got home from work, he had couch time with my mom first. We had to wait for our time with him. My parents went out on dates and left us with baby sitters. They even went on multiple vacations without us. Come to think of it, they went on their "good" (Hawaii etc) vacations without us and only took us on camping trips and road trips to Washington state. And you know what, we were not deprived children as a result of this. We were well adjusted, secure kids--mostly because we knew intuitively that our parents' relationship was secure and their commitment was real.

So with all that said, we are going to work on making sure that Matt and I have "couch time", that we go on "dates" and that we continue to keep our priorities in place. And a trip to Hawaii sounds like a good idea as well:) But I think we will bring the babe on that one.