For the last couple of weeks (since the 6-week-old growth spurt), Eli hasn’t been sleeping well at all.  In fact, he hasn’t taken one nap outside of my arms for more than 5-10 minutes.  Talk about tiring! At co-op yesterday, I questioned (okay, whined and complained to) anyone who would listen. I heard advice from [...]

Three babies.  You’d think I’d pretty much learned it all by now, wouldn’t you?  On the contrary!  I think I’ve learned more this time around, and believe it or not, what I’ve learned has nothing to do with babies. I’ve learned that taking meals to people REALLY means something to them and IS AN IMPORTANT MINISTRY.  [...]

Wow!  I took these pictures about a week ago when Eli was 3 weeks old.  He has already turned from his side to his belly a couple of times and from his belly to his back a few times.  This was going from belly to back.

Thank you to all who have been praying for us!  Little Eli came into the world on December 23rd at 3:43am.  He weighed 7lbs 15.4 oz and was 18 inches long.  It’s been a long week with all the excitement of the holidays on top of trying to get used to a new baby, but each day [...]