To make a long story short. I got really sick of being mopey and read Psalm 23.
Psalm 23
A psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
Just a few quick recent Isaac funnies:
-over the weekend, when I was changing Isaac's diapers, Jong had his head down next to Isaac. Remember, Isaac is still pretty tiny so his butt isn't that far away from his head. In any case, when I was getting some wipes to clean Isaac up, Jong was surprised by this noise coming out of his son's butt. Hehe, so Isaac farted in his daddy's face already!
-we also discovered that Isaac burps very loudly. Just like his daddy. ^_^
-yesterday, as Isaac was cuddling with me while we were waiting for the nurse to feed Isaac (we are still not allowed to feed him ourselves), Isaac got really hungry as usual. Well, he got so hungry he started licking me! Poor little hungry boy! ^_^
-then he started crying because he got too hungry, so we gave him the pacifier. But our little boy soon figured out that no milk was coming out of the pacifier and started crying again so Jong tried to get Isaac to suckle on his pinkie, but our smart little boy (at least when it comes to his food) was not fooled one bit. He sucked his daddy's pinkie twice and immediately realized that no milk was going to come out of there so he started balling again.
This is Isaac's favorite spot these days. Since we are not allowed to do kangaroo care, we are trying to simulate it so that at least his face can be touching my skin during the limited time we are allowed to cuddle. We really think it helps his breathing as he looks so happy there and he breathes well while we are cuddling with him. Too bad the hospital doesn't get that this is GOOD, not harmful for Isaac!
Thank you for all of your prayers and words of encouraging. Thank you most of all for reminding me to look UP to our Lord and not to look down at myself.In Christ,
Sonia
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2 comments:
Isaac definitely sounds like he's part of the family with his food issues! He looks so adorable next to you. And Sonia you look great too. Let's hope he starts to look more like you as he grows older. hehehe . . .
Jong: My mom and your mom left yesterday. I haven't heard from my mom so I think they're having a good time. Thanks for doing that for my mom. She could use a break. It's getting close to the one-year mark and I think all of us are getting a little tense.
Mary
Lord, would You multiply the time Isaac gets to cuddle with his mommy so that those 10-15 minutes breathe life into him as if he is nestling for hours a day? Would You fill Sonia's heart in those 10-15 minutes, and stretch them out so she knows the satisfaction of meeting her son's needs? Would You enable Sonia and Jong to entrust Isaac to You on a moment-to-moment basis, whenever they see his needs neglected, whenever they feel powerless to change it yet wanting to take care of him more than anything? Would You give them the blessed assurance that You are indeed with Isaac each moment of the day and night, and that he is never alone? Would You give them increased assurance that You are their shepherd as well as Isaac's and Rachel's?
Thank You, Lord, for you are good. Your love endures forever.
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