November 13, 2011
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Liam Oliver is 2
Hours before labor started I finished painting the inside and outside of our front door. The bulk of our major house renovation was finally done and little cosmetic things still remained (they still do!). 8 days past my due date allowed for us to finish more than was anticipated in that department as well as enjoy some MUCH needed down time in a livable and comfortable space. I knew the Lord did that just for me! You can imagine some major nesting took place!
Liam! I remember how I felt the moment I found out I was pregnant with him. Peace. Such peace. Such elements of promise and peace spoken to my soul in very specific ways from a very real and caring God are marked and remembered and still treasured to this day during Liam's pregnancy. Even though others looked on and questioned just how close Sophia and "this one" would be were always outweighed in my heart by a God who is in control and knows. One that I can trust to the point that it doesn't matter what it looks like or how crazy it all may appear. All for a life that I got to be the one to carry with a purpose and destiny was enough to blow my mind away, every single time.
Fast labor. 3 hours! Fast though just as awful! I even remember thinking this had gotten progressively worse and I didn't ever want to do that again! (Here we are again!) Easy baby. SO easy. He never really cried. I even remember thinking something was wrong with him in the hospital! A little whimper let me know he was hungry and that was about it!
This baby turning small boy is precious to our hearts. Precious to mine. And even more precious to the One who created him and loves him entirely more than we ever could!
Model pose?! He loves his siblings!
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Isn't is so special the way God uses each child so uniquely and preciously to minister to us? As if it weren't enough privilege just to be their mothers with nothing "in it" for ourselves???
All that to say, I SO appreciate when other moms talk about how God has used their children. It reminds me of the things each one of my own teaches and has been used by God for in my own life and that is a GOOD thing to be reminded of!
So thanks for sharing.
Happy Birthday to Liam!
P.S. Yes, yes to each time thinking it's worse than the last (at least, I always feel that way in the moment, though I'm not entirely sure I'm very objective right about then!). And also, I love how "big kid" Liam obviously thinks he is in that last photo. I adore this age!
Happy birthday Liam!!
When I found out I was pregnant with Ada, Maygen was only 5 months old and only 5 POUNDS...we had plenty of questions, comments, and most people viewed us as crazy. BUT, just as you described I felt complete peace during my whole pregnancy with Ada. I know God used that pregnancy and that timing in more ways than I'll ever know. I know that her pregnancy caused so much healing in this momma's heart. God is good and he takes care of every detail!
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