For those of you who
haven’t heard, we are expecting another precious baby! And yes, it is just one!
AND…. it’s a…… BOY!!!!
Son #5! God clearly has big plans
in store for this band of brothers, and we are excited to see how it all
unfolds. What a gift! It is deeply moving, and it warms my heart to
dream about bringing another little boy into our home. This one surely has our hearts already! I am 15 weeks and due October 13; maybe baby
boy will share a birthday with his Virginia grandfather, Poppy! I am still monitored by the high risk
specialists, and so far, everything is looking great! Thank you for adding this new little one to your prayer lists.
As for the big brothers: John seems excited, Daniel keeps telling
me the baby is ready to come out now, and Andrew is clueless. These littlest ones will be only 21 months apart, however Andrew
is so chill that I imagine he will go with the flow as always.
We were able to visit
“Warren’s special spot” as Daniel likes to call it (where he is buried) at the
beach during John’s spring break. It was
truly special to “all” be together, in one sense, on Easter Sunday, along with
Meade’s parents who joined us for several days.
Obviously, Warren is healed and whole in heaven, and we all look forward
to the day when all is made new. But for
now, it is comforting to have a spot where we can remember his time with us on
earth, reflect on that precious boy and each little feature we hugged and kissed, and know that we will
all be face to face with Jesus some day in our glorified physical states.
There has certainly been
pain and sorrow, but it is redemptive and encouraging to reflect on all that
has transpired since 2009. And all the
special little ones that God has brought into our lives. After all, it was John and Warren who taught
us we were capable of more love than we ever dreamed possible, and, therefore,
they showed us how much we adore being parents and what a gift all of these
children are. We hope to honor Warren
and his continued presence in our family’s life, despite his current physical
absence, by welcoming his additional siblings into our home. Death does not have the final say. With Christ, life wins.
Other updates:
John continues to make his
new consonant sounds, and we are so proud!
A friend is praying Psalm 51:5 for John and we would love for you to
join her:
“Open my
lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.”
Here is a video in which
he is demonstrating what he wants by signing “more” (by bringing his hands together) and then making a “t” sound
for tickles (while looking at this image on the iPad with his amazing speech
therapist):
We will have John’s
reevaluation meeting at school on Monday where we will go over his new individualized
program. Praise God for this amazing
place and staff! And in August, there will be a campus just a couple miles
away! One of John’s precious teachers,
Stacy, gets married in one month! I am
pretty sure John will be heart-broken. ;)
Seriously, we are all so thrilled for Stacy and Rob and can't wait to celebrate with them on the big day!
