Baby's Birthday!!

Praise the Lord, the waiting is over! I can finally see and touch this invisible one I have carried for so long. What a picture of 1 Peter 1:8-9. I know I can love what I cannot see and be filled with inexpressible and glorious joy in the anticipation of Christ's return since I've experienced the same love, joy and eagerness to meet this little child! Now baby is here and I'm both exuberant and exhausted. Perhaps in Your plan the mother needs to exhaust herself in childbirth so that all she can do is rest and nurse and gaze upon her new child. What a foundation for the new life- spending these precious first hours just resting, helpless to give more than love, smiles and nourishment ...perhaps these are the most important gifts we can ever give our children?

Tip: Nursing can be painful, messy and difficult for the first 2 weeks, but it provides the best immune defense for baby and the cheapest, most convenient perfect nutrition! Persevere and you won't regret it!