I Come to the Garden...

barbe1958

Keep us posted chabba, you are all still in our prayers.

macatacmv

prayers for chabba and her dh! Oh Lord, meet them where they are, whether it is in a hospital room or a bedroom. Hold them in the palm of your Hand and give them Your peace beyond all understanding.

just a note, my friend Karen, passed onto heaven early early Sunday morning. She is out of pain and dancing with joy, I am the one that is sad and missing her. We sat around her bed on Friday night and sang Christmas carols and hymns, she was not really conscious but she moved her eyebrows along with the melody. I am blessed to have known her.

Eph3_12

Hugs macatacmv.

My DD was involved in a roll-over MVA on ice yesterday.  Ejected from the vehicle.  She called me at 2:08PM.  I put it out to prayer warriors via text; didn't think to come here.  We left the hospital yesterday at 6:30PM.  She is absolutely fine.  Big goose-egg on her temple, small back lacerations that they glued together, otherwise fine per CT, etc.  Another girl had a few stitches on her head & hand.  The other 5 people in the rig were fine.  God is good! 

chabba

Amen!

DH is home, doing very well. Thank you all for your prayers.

macatacmv

so thankful your DD is alright, eph! God is indeed good!!

QCA

Chabba, so glad your DH is home and doing better!  Prayers for both of you will continue.

Eph, what a terrifying experience your DD had.  God was truly watching over her. Thank God for relatively minor injuries, too.  I hope you're able to breathe now!!

Oh Nancy, so sorry to hear about your friend Karen.  It's truly hard to lose a friend, a contemporary, even though we know that at last they're joyful and free from pain and worry.  We still miss them so and I truly think they leave a mark on our hearts that never goes away.   Hugs and prayers for you.  

Meece, still praying for you and Matt, too.  BTW, "His Eye is on the Sparrow" was my mother's favorite song.  Around here, about the only time it's sung is during a funeral and I cannot hear it without crying.  (But then I'm a wreck at funerals anyhow!)

Kathy

3jaysmom

I'm adding my prayers for your DH, also chabba.

3jays

Meece

God is Good!

Wow, Eph! I am so thankful that "R" was not seriously injured in the accident. I am sure that your prayer warriors were covering her well.

Chabba, that is good news about your DH.

{{Mac}} May God comfort you during your time of loss.  Continue to remind yourself of her release from the pain and bonds of earthly life and the reunion you will have with her one day.

barbe1958

Eph, why wasn't she belted in!?!!? Or was she and then was thrown out? Thank GOD!!!!! she is okay. Is everyone else involved okay, too?

chabba, so very, very glad your DH is home with you. Is he past any danger? or is he still be watched?

and mac, Karen is the lucky one, who has now gone Home. We ARE sad for those of us left behind. 

macatacmv

chabba, our posts must of crossed. I am so glad your DH is home. 

Karen's favorite hymn was "I Come to the Garden". We sang it to her the last time we were together. It will also be sung at her service on Sat. 

chabba

DH's first day home has gone well. Started the day with his walker but graduated to a cane this afternoon and is doing well with it.  They sent him home with what looks like a small pharmacy but I think we got them all sorted out and organized so he can easily keep track of them.  

QCA

Great news, Chabba!  So glad he's doing well.

Kathy

Eph3_12

Yeah Chabba!

DD was 7th passenger in vehicle with 6 seatbelts!  Since she is petite & compact she opted to "snuggle".  She is definitely being watched over but then that's been a known fact since I brought her home from China in '96.  The other kids were all OK (1 girl had stitches & staples, otherwise OK)

Mac-Garden is my most bestest favoritest hymns!  Sing it out!

Hindsfeet

Stopping by to see how the garden ladies are doing. Great to hear Matt is better. I whispered prayers for you ladies as I scrolled the last few pages. Pray for my prodical son as he goes to Las Vegas with friends the day after Christmas. The best gift for me would to see him walking with Jesus.

Wishing you all a blessed Christmas and a wonderful, healthy New Year!

Meece

We leave for an 11 hour drive in about an hour.  We will be visiting two of our grandchildren and will be present for Lala's first Christmas.

I have been discussing with my parents how we can bring the Christmas story into discussion at our local Christmas family get together next Friday.  DS3 has fallen away from church since he met DIL 7 years ago.  They will be at the dinner/get together and we don't want to preach but send out a clear message.  Does that make sense?  Matt is very open with his brother, inviting him to church and asking him to seek fellowship, but we all get excuses such as "we'll find a church after high school""we'll find a church after college""We'll find a church after the wedding" and "We only have the weekend off now that we both have jobs".  DS3 was baptized in 2004, and was raised in the church, but DIL was not.  

I plan on spending every waking hour for the next 5 days, holding Lala and playing with Patch, so I don't know that I will be checking in here much if at all. 

 I pray that each and every one of you have a safe and happy Christmas celebrating the birth of our Saviour.  

Love,

Meece

barbe1958

Good luck holding onto Patch, Meece!! With my 3 grandsons (all under 3) I find they don't like to be held much...unless they're watching a video as a treat. hehehehehe  They'd rather be zipping around showing us all their toys and their favourite books!

Eph3_12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zh-yR0pbmU

Merry Christmas my Garden Girls!

barbe1958

I actually got a LOT of lap time with 2 of my grands!!! Zach sat on my lap to eat pistachio nuts (needed my help to open some) which he calls "seeds". Then George threw himself across my back and gave me a HUGE snuggle with his arms around my neck while I built a barn from Duplo blocks for him!! Was very surprised with George as he is a "one woman (Mom) man"!! Didn't get to see Fynn, and Thomas is still in the oven, but all-in-all a great grandson day!!

QCA

We had a great time at Christmas with our 3 grands and their parents, + DIL's mother.  Logan, the oldest at 4, hasn't ever been much of a cuddler, but brother Aiden (age 1 on Dec. 23) was born to be one!  So cute and squishy!  Anna, the youngest and 1st granddaughter (4 months) is a cuddler by necessity since she's not on the move yet.  So it was her 1st Christmas, too, Meece.  Glad you got some cuddle time too, Barbe!  All grandchildren are such precious blessings, aren't they?

It's now 2014, and I hope you all have a happy, healthy, and blessed New Year!!

Kathy

barbe1958

I'm now waiting for grandson #4 to be born January 23rd or so!! Thomas is his name so we had fun at Christmas buying Thomas the Tank gear for him.

Need to hear from you Meece to know how everything went!! 

Meece

We've been back 5 days, but I feel like I am worn out.  Patch is a ball of fire.  He tries to rule the roost, testing how much power he has, only to find out he has boundaries.  We did get some good snuggles from him when he would knock on our bedroom door early in the morning and come crawl on the bed for hugs.  He was so quiet at that time. Then once he got he motor running there was no keeping up with him.  We made cookies and one morning he made pancakes with his mommy. 

He's smart (too smart).  There is a teaching tool called "Oh no, poor Joe" body part review.  I was in the grocery store pushing him in the cart and I was just teaching him the words without the pictures.  I'd say, "Oh, no, poor Joe!  He has no eyes.  After a couple of times he was repeating it, then he looked up at me and asked, "Why he have no eyes?"

Oops, time to get ready for work. 

 To be continued...

Meece

Lala went for her 9 month check up.  She's only in the 5th percentile in weight.  9 months and 15 lbs.  Dr. is very concerned.

sheila888

Meece...I was thinking of you because you weren't around a long time

is Lala a fussy eater...?

Hugs from NY ♥  

Meece

She sure is, but mostly for her mommy.  While we were there I got her to eat some without wearing it myself.  She is also distracted easily by all the activity that Patch is capable of producing.

I'm just tired, I work, eat, and head to bed.  I am trying to get back in the habit of visiting here.  I am loving my temp job and it has been extended through February.  I wish it could be a permanent job, but I won't wish ill health on anyone just so I can have the job.  Because DH and I carpool I have a nearly one hour commute one way, so an 8 hour job keeps me out of the house 10 1/2 - 11 hours each day.

barbe1958

Meece I am experiencing your lifestyle right now as I returned to work at the beginning of November. I just seem to work and sleep. Oh well, at least I can walk again.

As for Lala, is she observant? Aware? Does she sit and try to crawl and turn over? Maybe she's "just a tiny little thing" and that's why they have "percentiles". I always believe that a baby will eat when it's hungry. They don't know how to manipulate with food yet as it's still a primal thing at that age. I never gave my kids cookies or anything between meals except water. They ate. She may just be "snacking" and not fully eating at each sitting. The fact that you got her to eat shows that maybe her parents are "allowing her" to be fussy? If you know what I mean? They "expect it" so they "allow it" (or give up in frustration), but you know she needs to eat so you persevered. Do you know what I mean? Maybe she just has a small stomach or a slow metabolism. Has the doc classified her as "failure to thrive"????

Meece

Barbe, you hit it on the head.  I think DIL is frustrated when any food comes back out and then she won't persevere.  I don't know about snacking.  She is very aware of what is going on around her, and wants to be a part of it.  She sits by herself, pulls herself up on furniture, belly crawls and is beginning to get her knees under herself.  I told her mommy that maybe God just wants another adorable petite little girl here on earth.  

My 3rd DS was a FTT baby due to GER and Pyloric Stenosis.  He looked like one of those babies starving in a third world country.   DS could not hold his head up unaided until maybe 11 months old.  So I know what FTT looks like.  Lala doesn't look like that at all, but I still worry that her mommy gives up to easily. The minute Lala nods off while nursing, DIL takes her off and she's done.  

My prayer is that DIL (and DS) get a schedule or pattern so that Lala knows what to expect from mealtimes.  I know that sounds vague but it is the best I can explain.  Then the doctor can rule out a health issue or chalk it up to fussy baby.  I don't want her to have to endure lots tests and scans as my dear little DS3 did back 23 years ago.

barbe1958

That's unusual for a third son to have pyloric stenosis - normally it would be the first (though I have NO idea why!!!!) I had pyloric stenosis and the surgery at 10 days old - I was a third child and a female!! Tell DIL to tickle Lala's feet while she's eating and nodding off as that will stimulate a reaction and she'll keep sucking. (The action of nursing alone is very comforting to her and of course she'll nod off.) If she is active and alert I wouldn't worry too much. It's just the hassle of feeding more often, but that would happen if a mother's milk isn't enough at each feeding for a baby, either. Sounds like it will all balance out if she isn't "labelled" as fussy. I agree about all the tests, forget them!!! Let her be a tiny little thing like I said in my first post. I once saw a little girl walking that was only about 21" high and it looked surreal. She looked like a doll!!!! Perfect in every way and walking and dancing all over the place. I thought she was about 9 months old and she was 2. So there!

Meece

I always said if he'd been my first, he could have been my last.  It was a grueling first 5 years with him.  HE had PS and Gastro-Esophogeal reflux and a lack of stomach acids.  They finally did surgery at 20 mo. but it wasn't the band-aid surgery they perform on 2 week olds.  They redesigned his lower stomach and he ended up with 13 staples up his little abdomen and a feeding tube through is abdominal wall.  It was pitiful.  He's now 6'3" so a slow start didn't hamper his growth after all.

Lala is an adorable little doll.

barbe1958

Well, I was fed through a tube in my ankle!! No motherly bonding for me!! My mom used to tell of visiting me in a very hot hospital and I was lying on a stainless steel table crying my little lungs out!! I was only 10 days old at surgery and the future repercussions to my psyche has been a HUGE load to bear....there is a phenomenon of "babies who had surgery" developing PTSD in later years!! I was contacted through this board by someone in England who had searched Google and saw a post of mine that mentioned my PS and he wrote to tell me about this new development. Great, another burden to carry...sigh!

Meece

Wow!  I can imagine how traumatic being separated from mommy must be.  Then to have unexplained pain when they wake.  DS woke from anesthesia, pulled himself up to a standing position in the crib and grabbed his chest and tummy and cried "Owie!!!"  It broke my heart.  

The following might bother some, skip if you are sensitive:

I had to use the stomach drain tube and take a syringe to remove his stomach contents, measure them, put them back into his stomach and feed him the difference between that and 2 ounces.  He only allowed to have two ounces of liquid in his tummy every four hours until the drain came out,  I can still clearly remember doing that as though it were yesterday. 

What is amazing is that our God gave medical researchers and doctors the knowledge to develop these these  techniques and procedures that save little lives.  Generations ago, babies just succumbed to this health issues.