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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/25/2008 6:55:59 PM
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nicole6598
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Erin- I was thinking the same thing about Kim, and totally forgot to ask about her last week.
Happy birthday to Jack and Justice!!
Ok, rant, rave whatever coming up.
I didn't get to bed til 12.30am last night. It took me 2.5 hours to get him to sleep. I was walking around, I was holding him up, I was patting, I was rocking, he had meds, he had feeds, he had drinks. But he would not stop screaming and squirming and arching his back. I was FURIOUS! I was so mad that yet again I am up with him and nothing is getting better. I was so mad at God (I still am). I just began to think "is He punishing me by not healing Nath?" "why won't He help?". I am soooooooo tired. I have had about 5 hours sleep all together. Grace came in just after 7am, just as I got him back to sleep in my arms. And I woke up with a stuffy nose, headache and sore throat. Way to top it off huh? Hubby is still on his stupid new shift so another 5 days of him not being here til 7.30pm. 10 days with no help (not that he is a great help giver) is taking its toll. I am fed up.    
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/25/2008 7:22:03 PM
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Mrs.X
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Happy birthday Jack and Justice!
((((((((((((((Nicole)))))))))))))))) That's not the way God works. Jesus already paid the price for what we deserve. God choosing to not heal Nath must have some greater purpose than you can see right now. I hope it is revealed to you soon. I thought some of the same things when Timmy was little, but I found out later that the purpose was to make my second baby seem like a cake-walk. Hehehe, well maybe that wasn't the full purpose, but it was an obvious one.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/25/2008 8:05:24 PM
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I'm so sorry for your troubles Nicole. I really am.
My view of things is that God's greatest gift to us (besides salvation) is the grace to bear things, the strength to endure and the wisdom to make godly decisions. He is not here to rescue us from bad situations. He can if He wants, but it is not a mark of God's love for us if He does not do so.
I used to pray for God to reach down and fix my problems, but my husband has led me away from that line of thinking. I now pray for God's will to be reveled to me, so that I can walk the path He wants me to walk. I pray for grace, strength and wisdom, but I don't necessarily pray for God to "fix" the problem.
I realize I'm not explaining myself very well, but just because God isn't reaching His hand down to solve a problem, does not mean that He isn't there, that He doesn't love you.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/25/2008 8:35:00 PM
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We have a dear friend who has cancer of the pancreas. It has been diagnosed as terminal, though of course we are praying for his healing. It hasn't happened yet.
Yet all he says about it is "I just want the Lord to be glorified through this, whatever happens".
That is a real challenge to me - to be willing to have that focus in my life, during times of stress and difficulty, to choose to pray this prayer:
"Lord, may Your Name be glorified through this".
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/25/2008 9:00:47 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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We have a dear friend who has cancer of the pancreas. It has been diagnosed as terminal, though of course we are praying for his healing. It hasn't happened yet.
Yet all he says about it is "I just want the Lord to be glorified through this, whatever happens".
That is a real challenge to me - to be willing to have that focus in my life, during times of stress and difficulty, to choose to pray this prayer:
"Lord, may Your Name be glorified through this".
This is the attitude my FIL helped me to see in regards to my BIL's as well. Both of them are terminally ill, and while the Lord could choose to heal them, He hasn't yet done so.
I believe it is James where we are told that through trials comes perseverance, and through that perseverance comes wisdom and maturity.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/26/2008 7:29:36 PM
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nicole6598
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Thank you everyone for what you wrote. I know people have it worse than me, and have had it worse and that makes me feel bad for complaining, but I guess 10 months of little sleep starts to affect you, and with everything going on lately its just a little too much at times.
You know when you are in the fog and you just can't see ahead? That's me. I can faintly see there is some light but its taking so long to get there.
And I just hope there isn't permanent damage being done to poor Nath. I was thinking what if it isn't an allergy but something actually wrong with his digestive system.
He went down easier last night, still waking 3 times but it wasnt as bad as the previous night. He had avacado the day before so I am wondering if that bothered him? Last time he ate avacado he did that too. Nothing else was new in his or my diet. I would think there would be some change beginning to happen with the no dairy thing but nothing is changing, which is why I don't think its dairy. It could be wheat, but it could be something physical too. 2 more weeks then we see the Paed. And I am driving an hour to see him so he better listen to me and help find out what is wrong!!
Sarah- yes my walk is being affected by this and a number of other things at the moment, which is probably why I feel even more rotten.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/26/2008 8:54:47 PM
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(((Nicole))) Praying that things get much better very soon. Lack of sleep definitely makes things seem much worse IME, so I hope you get some sleep soon.
Sarah, I'd love to know more about bfing and green poo.  Wow, my interests sure have changed, huh?
Emily, my cousin is here until August 2nd, but after that I will be pretty much free. That meet up sounds fun, but I'm still afraid to take Caden too far.
BTW, you ladies with babies who poo every few days... wow - I just can't even imagine. He's pooped about 4 times just today.  LOL
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/26/2008 10:53:14 PM
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manda59
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That meet up sounds fun, but I'm still afraid to take Caden too far.
My dear girl, bite the bullet and just go for it. Don't allow your fear to prevent you doing something which will be really fun and good for you. Yours isn't the first baby under the sun to have meltdowns, and he won't be the last, so come on, time to stop letting it hold you back. Set your face like flint, resolve to try and stop caring so much about what other people might think, and GO FOR IT! You can, you know you want to!
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/27/2008 4:13:56 PM
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ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/27/2008 7:06:57 PM
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He's doing something else funny these days. Imitating me, he blows on his food to cool it off. But he blows on everything--cheerios, applesauce, fruitepieces--and the last couple days, he always takes a moment to blow on my breast before he latches on.
OK, that is waaaay too cute!
When Akeelah first learned to blow on things to cool them off she would blow on everything we told her was hot. One day Dh came home from work and said "oh man I'm hot." Akeelah ran over and started blowing on him.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/27/2008 9:38:06 PM
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lilyofthefield
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That is hilarious - I'm literally laughing out loud!  Don't you just love babies???
Manda and Maggie, thanks for the pep talk - I really can't go to that one since my cousin is here this week from Florida, but promise that I will try really hard not to let anxiety keep me from doing something like that next time, okay? I need to get together with Emily again soon anyway - we had such a nice time shopping together when we were preggers.
Today at church one girl who just had her 2nd baby, is a SAHM and has family far away too asked if I wanted to get together for a playdate (like my 9 week old and her 3 week old will be the ones visiting - lol). Anyway, I'm looking forward to that. Also, another lady who has a new grandbaby living out of state told me she'd really like to be able to visit with and watch Caden since she can't be with her own grandbabies. A few of the ladies there have really adopted us, which means the world with family so far away. I love my church!
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/27/2008 10:05:16 PM
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EmilyAnn
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I don't think I will be able to go to that meet up either. The AC in Chris' car died so he has been driving mine to work every day. I was getting my car 1-2 days a week so I could get out of the house, and he would still leave it here for me if I asked, but it is so hot here. I don't want him to have to drive to work with no AC.
Lily- If you hang out with me some time I promise I won't mind if Caden gets fussy. I won't think you are a bad mother if he is screaming and you can't make him stop and I won't get offended if you have to leave and go home early. I have a newborn too, so I understand. My baby doesn't cry much, but he does pass gas and burp really loudly!! I went to a mommy and me meet up at the hospital and he pooped all over me in front of about 20 other moms and babies. It was embarrassing for me but it really wasn't a huge deal. One of the ladies helped my clean David up and then held David for me while I cleaned myself up. It's nice getting together with other moms because they know what we are going through.
I went to the Wee Runs consignment sale Saturday. My mom watched David so Chris and I could go shopping. I got a ton of cute fall/winter clothes for David for $30. I also went shopping and bought some non-maternity clothes for me!! I am not happy with the size I had to buy, but at least they aren't maternity.
My uncle was ordained today as a minister. David made it through the hour and a half long service and didn't fuss at all. He did pass gas really loudly during a prayer, which made me and my sister giggle a little. Now we have to decide which Sunday my uncle can do the baptism.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/27/2008 11:19:32 PM
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TwinCityGirl
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I don't think I will be able to go to that meet up either. The AC in Chris' car died so he has been driving mine to work every day. I was getting my car 1-2 days a week so I could get out of the house, and he would still leave it here for me if I asked, but it is so hot here. I don't want him to have to drive to work with no AC.
Lily- If you hang out with me some time I promise I won't mind if Caden gets fussy. I won't think you are a bad mother if he is screaming and you can't make him stop and I won't get offended if you have to leave and go home early. I have a newborn too, so I understand. My baby doesn't cry much, but he does pass gas and burp really loudly!! I went to a mommy and me meet up at the hospital and he pooped all over me in front of about 20 other moms and babies. It was embarrassing for me but it really wasn't a huge deal. One of the ladies helped my clean David up and then held David for me while I cleaned myself up. It's nice getting together with other moms because they know what we are going through.
I went to the Wee Runs consignment sale Saturday. My mom watched David so Chris and I could go shopping. I got a ton of cute fall/winter clothes for David for $30. I also went shopping and bought some non-maternity clothes for me!! I am not happy with the size I had to buy, but at least they aren't maternity.
My uncle was ordained today as a minister. David made it through the hour and a half long service and didn't fuss at all. He did pass gas really loudly during a prayer, which made me and my sister giggle a little. Now we have to decide which Sunday my uncle can do the baptism.
What a sweet post, Emily! I am glad you were able to buy some new clothes for YOU!! Yay!!! 
That's very cool about your uncle, too. We're trying to pick a date for Adam to be baptized. The previous date we had fell through. My dad is a pastor and has done the baptisms for all of his 13 grandchildren (well, 12, Adam will be the 13th) so I am excited for him to be able to do it. You'd think with 12 other grandkids my dad would be happy about Adam...but my dad is OVER THE MOON for Adam because he is MINE. So sweet.
Anyhow, I got all smiley reading your post, Emily. So glad that things are working out for you. Sorry about the A/C on the car. You're a nice wife to let Chris use it. I'm sure that's a sacrifice for you, but I'm sure Chris is appreciative in the hot NC weather!
Jeanie
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 7/28/2008 12:54:23 AM
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TwinCityGirl
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Ah, that's so sweet, Jeanie (about your dad). And may I say it's always nice to meet another family who baptizes their babies? 
Aw, thanks, Ruth. My dad would be so happy to "hear" you say that. I'll have to tell him you think that's sweet. It is really sweet. I'm 42 with a newborn (ha!) and so my dad (66) is really thrilled we have finally gotten our little miracle. I mean, I finally broke down in 2006 and told my parents we were trying to conceive, had been for years, and had no luck. My parents never ever gave up that it *would* happen for us. They never ever thought it wouldn't happen. (I thought it wouldn't happen!) So it is really cool that they never lost faith that God would do this for us. All of my parents' grandchildren are very special to them, obviously, but Adam is just something else....I can't really pinpoint it except my dad and I are really close and I am a great encouragement to him so I know there's just a very neat little place in my dad's heart JUST FOR ADAM. 
Thanks, Ruth. That means a lot that you would say that. It really does.
Jeanie
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