A miracle

I just wanted to share the video that I mentioned in my last posting. This was a video played in our church about the sanctity of life. It touched me deeply, since obviously, this miracle is taking place inside of me right now! Pregnancy truely is a miracle woven by God.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APkV40vUhWs

"A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart until the day you die."

Caleb is going to be a big brother!

Here is the blog you've been waiting for Mom! It's been awhile since I've written, but we needed a little time to break the news to our friends and family, and adjust ourselves. Jeff and I will be welcoming a new member to the family in early September. We are both excited, and a bit nervous. We learned that baby Miedema #2 would be joining our family a few days before Christmas. What a wonderful Christmas present we recieved! It was hard to keep it a secret for too long though. It's just the kind of news that I can't hold on to for longer than I must. The day I took the pregnancy test I went out and bought Caleb a 'Big Brother' shirt, and that's they way he told his daddy.

It still seems a little unreal. (Although it's getting more real with each bout of nausea and crying!) I am happy that we have this opportunity and feel blessed to bring another life in this world. At the same time, I feel a bit of sadness, mainly for the fact that Caleb will no longer be the center of our world. He'll have to share that limelight, and I'm sure it will be rough for him and myself for a little while.

This morning at church they played a video for choosing life. The video rang true to me because this very miracle is taking place inside of me right now. A baby's heart begins beating 22 days after conception. The moment conception takes place, DNA has formed that baby's hair and eye color, sex, and physical traits. How amazing is that? No one else will ever have the same genetic makeup that this baby has. He/she is already their own person. Wow. It's just too amazing for words.

Becoming a mother for the first time with Caleb was a life changing event. I have no reason to doubt this baby will change our lives as well. I'm looking forward to it, and appreciate your prayers and well wishes as this life continues to grow.

" Before you were concieved, I wanted you. Before you were born I loved you. Before you were here an hour I would die for you. This is the miracle of a Mother's love."

Happy New Year!

Almost a full week of 2011 is through. Wow, time is flying! Jeff and I brought in the New Year with our friends Burke and Liz. We went out for dinner then they came back to our house and we played cards and watched the ball drop at midnight. It was low key, but fun.

Today Caleb was evaluated by a Speech Therapist. He passed all the tests, except for his speech adequacy. He is behind, and will be starting some home sessions in a few weeks. Like I said in an earlier blog, I just had a feeling about this. He understands so much, and is such a bright, happy little boy. I felt a little sad, as any mother probably would, that he needs some developmental help. But, this feeling quickly subsides when I see his smiling face, his eagerness to help with anything he can, and his radiant health. Granted, he has had some trouble with ear infections the past few months, and will be checked by an Ear, Nose, and Throat Dr. to see if he needs tubes. When I think about Caleb in speech therapy, it's just a small bump in the road. There are so many other things that are FAR worse. I think about children with terminal illnesses, born with Down Syndrome, or handicapped in some other way, and I realize this obstacle doesn't hold a candle to these.

My hopes for Caleb are simply to be happy, healthy, and loved. And I believe he will be, no matter what obstacles are put in his way.

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."