Noting the date of my last post, one thing has become painfully obvious...I suck at blogging. However, in light of the recent addition to our family (Selah, of course ;) ) and the fact that we live so far away from family, I have a new found sense of responsibility to make sure everyone is kept up to date on what's going on in our life, specifically with Selah. This seems like a good way to do that and keep a sort of journal of the exciting things we get to experience with her, and in our life in general.
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That said...here we go:
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Selah had her 7 week check up last week and is growing like a weed :) She's roughly 11 1/2 pounds now and 55 cm (21 inches) which means she's grown about 4 lbs and 1 inch since birth. Hard to believe she's already 2 months old!
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She's been smiling more lately which is really special, and throwing up more than ever (which, isn't quite as special :/ ). We're going through about 4 outfits, 3 bibs, and 2 blankets a day right now, which makes for LOTS of laundry :) Not sure why she's spitting up so much but she's certainly not malnourished, so I'm not too concerned about it at this point.
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Brett celebrated his first Fathers day last week as well, which was a really special thing for him I think. We got him a book about girls (which he has actually started reading!) and a picture/frame for his office, which I do believe he is proudly displaying now :)
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The first 2 months of parenthood has been quite an interesting one - from the transition of having a new baby with lots of family around, to then having no family around was a big one to now just really settling into our own life with Selah...there have been a lot of emotional highs and lows that's for sure! I personally have developed a new sense of respect and love for my own parents and truly recognize the challenge and sacrifice involved in raising children. So much of what we do with and for her now, she'll never know about, never remember, and never appreciate, until she has her own children (such as we are now :) ), and it's a strange sensation to know that and yet find so much joy in doing it....I guess it is just a hint of what God experiences in loving us in spite of the fact that we probably can't really and truly grasp the depth of Jesus' sacrifice until we get to heaven...
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It's also given me a greater depth of understanding of God's love for us. To know the fullness in my own heart when I look at Selah and to know that God's love is so much greater - it's more real than ever. In the instant that she was born I knew I'd do anything to keep her safe and protected and the thought of anything harming her just makes me ache inside - to imagine that God feels the same for each of us, and of course for His own Son and to imagine what He must endure, not only to watch His own son bare the penalty for our sins, but to watch so many of us deny, ridicule and outright blaspheme Him...well, it would be unbearable for anyone other than God. To endure it and then to still love us...we serve an amazing God.
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In other news - we got some more photos of Selah yesterday. A friend of ours is trying to get into family photography and asked if he could use Selah as a practice session - we gladly agreed. Hope to get the photos back today and will be sure to send some out as quickly as I can!
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Much love to all of you!
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Psalm 67:1-2
May God be gracious to us and bless us,
and make his face shine on us
- Selah
So that Your ways may be known on the earth
Your salvation among all nations.
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