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The Last 4 Years

June 01, 2014

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Oh how much my heart has grown between each picture.

Pure joy.

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Charlotte's Birth Story

Monday, June 24th was just a normal day. I was still exactly 5 days away from my due date and had whole-heartedly prayed that I wouldn't be going into work that week but as 5:30am Monday morning rolled around, my alarm went off, and I was still pregnant. I got up, got ready, and went to work. My co-workers had talked for weeks about doing an office pool to guess when Baby Mouw would come, what gender it would be, and what it would weigh. On that Monday, five days before my due date, they started sending a form around the office for everyone to place their bets. I didn't get to see what anyone was guessing but I kept asking if anyone had guessed that day or the next. I don't know if it was just because I was ready to be done or if I knew somehow that I was getting close. I finished the day, tied up all my loose ends at work, and headed home. My Braxton Hicks (fake contractions) had been EXCEPTIONALLY strong that day. I even asked my best friend if she thought that ...

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God has been laying this verse on my heart lately: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 "Give thanks in all circumstances" This has been increasingly difficult for me. I know that God isn't asking me to give thanks FOR all circumstances, but finding the blessings in Zachary's trial phase is proving to be a difficult task. We were so close to having squash approved, then, out of the blue, he had a reaction. Talk about disappointment. I have read that some babies with protein intolerance can actually tolerate a certain amount of certain proteins. We made it to the 4-Tbsp mark before Zachary reacted, which means maybe that's all he can tolerate. In which case, we'll be able to give him 4 bites on a regular basis of squash, but no more. We won't know if this is what's going on until we let squash clear his system and start over with the trial in a few days. So, we went back down to Children's Hospital last Thursday. The GI believes Zachary is showing many sign...

Vacation!

I have decided to take a vacation from Facebook. I recently have had an incident where my feelings were hurt by some close friends through a Facebook post and some comments. I don't know if any of it was MEANT to be hurtful, but they were clearly not thought out before they were typed. I have been praying hard about this situation and strongly feel that God is asking me to let go of Facebook and give Him more of my attention. I am looking forward to the freedom this will provide me. We have enough to worry about with Zachary right now, the last thing I need is hurt feelings over internet posts. I read this on my friend Emily's blog recently and truly think it's a great reminder for everyone: Something to ask yourself: Before you post a Facebook status, before you write a post on Tumblr, before you tell someone about what so and so did to you, before you tweet about how much you hate when people ________, ask yourself: "What is my motivation for doing this? Is it f...

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The Last 4 Years

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