Saturday, December 29, 2007
David's 18 month Birthday
Thursday, December 27, 2007
30 Weeks
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Noah's Dedication, Dec. 9th
Dear Noah,
Today we thank God for the gift of your life. We are thankful that God chose us to be your parents and for the opportunity to have you as our precious son. As we think of the hard times we have come through this pregnancy, and the difficult times still to come we reflect on the truth found in Psalm 139.
Psalm 139:13-16 (NIV)
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
Ecclesiastes 11:5 (NIV)
5 As you do not know the path of the wind,
or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb,
so you cannot understand the work of God,
the Maker of all things.
These words remind us that God is in control of your life and of all our lives. Though we do not know how long God plans for us to be together, we will cherish each day and hold you close in our hearts forever.
As we dedicate you to God we rededicate ourselves and your brother David. We ask that God will continue to give us strength as a family and wisdom to make the right decisions as we go through life.
Our prayer for you is that you would experience God’s love and the love we have for you. You are so very loved. We pray that God gives you peace and comfort and that we will be able to comfort you aswell. Amen
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Jonathan, David, Melissa & Noah
Here are some of our family pictures and couple pictures that Jane took. I hope that everyone enjoys them, I know that some of you have been almost as anxious to see them as we have. I have said it before but I will say it again... we are so happy to have these wonderful pictures to cherish as memories in the future. Thanks again to Jane for all of her hard work.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Cherishing Pregnancy
I love this picture with Jonathan's hands in the shape of a heart over my belly. These pictures were all take by Jane of JanePhoto. We were thrilled to get a wonderful CD with our pregnancy pictures in the mail the other day. We weren't expecting them this early so they have been a wonderful Christmas surprise. Thank you Jane and NILMDTS!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
More tears still to come...
Today marks the 29th week of my pregnancy with Noah. This means I potentially have 11 weeks left. Time is passing so differently now and lately I have really been wrestling with the uncertainties ahead of me.
Knowing that we have come so far in the last 8 weeks from the first day we found out encourages me that the next 11 weeks (should we go that far) can continue to be weeks of growth. We have mamaged 8 weeks, surely we can survive another 11... almost half way to our due date. But the uncertainties seem to be catching up to me.
I have begun preparing for when I go into labour since it could be any day. I have a few things packed for Noah, though I don't have anything that would fit him at his current weight (almost 3lbs). I am getting my lists ready... who to call... what to do... what to bring. Starting to read about labour and getting back into that mindset. How do I prepare when it could be any minute or not until the beginning of March?
More than the timing of his arrival are the questions that remain about his health and the length of time we have with him. How can I prepare at the same time for the death of my son and/or caring for a baby with special needs? Do I pack away my baby things or get them ready? No one can answer these questions for me. No statistics have answers. Each case is so individual.
I know I need to be thankful for each day I have and when Noah greets me each day with his morning kicks I smile and am thankful that he made it through another night. Sometimes (like now) it is just really difficult to maintain that as my focus.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
We love you Noah!
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Noah's Dedication
NOAH JONATHAN NEUFELD
Dear Noah,
Today we thank God for the gift of your life. We are thankful that God chose us to be your parents and for the opportunity to have you as our precious son. As we think of the hard times we have come through this pregnancy, and the difficult times still to come we reflect on the truth found in God's word.
Psalm 139:13-16 (NIV)
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
Ecclesiastes 11:5 (NIV)
5 As you do not know the path of the wind,
or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb,
so you cannot understand the work of God,
the Maker of all things.
These words remind us that God is in control of your life and of all our lives. Though we do not know how long God plans for us to be together, we will cherish each day and hold you close in our hearts forever.
As we dedicate you to God we rededicate ourselves and your brother David. We ask that God will continue to give us strength as a family and wisdom to make the right decisions as we go through life. We think of the lyrics to "Blessed be Your Name" and we know that no matter what our circumstance... God is good.
Our prayer for you is that you would experience God’s love and the love we have for you. You are so very loved. We pray that God gives you peace and comfort and that we will be able to comfort you aswell. Amen
Jonathan's 25th Birthday
Kids Christmas Party
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Sneak Peak
Here he is flexing his big muscles for the world to see.
And here we can see his left arm and right hand. Needless to say we are a very proud mama and papa and we look forward to meeting our little guy when the time comes.
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