Welcome, Lena Sue!

Lena Sue Ransom was born on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 5:44am. She weighed 9lbs, 1.5oz and was 20.5" long.



















When Elijah was told that he had a baby sister he cried. "No! I really wanted a baby brother and name him Jeremiah!" (that's the name of his favorite cousin) When he got to the hospital, though, he was excited to meet his new sister...and he only called her Jeremiah for a day. By the second day, he told us, "I decided it's okay to have a sister, Mommy." Whew!





We waited a long time to become a family of four. I was induced on Wednesday morning at 8am and Lena did not seem to be interested in joining us...until almost 22 hours later. But we are both doing just fine and feeling good. At our postpartum visit at the hospital on Tuesday she weighed 9lbs, 5oz. The nurse was amazed and said, "Our goal is for babies to be back at their birth weight by their two week appointment. And she's five days old!"

Creator of miracles, we praise you and thank you for the miracle of Lena. Thank you for our many family and friends who have held us in their thoughts and prayers these last months. May we all nurture her and ourselves into a deeper love of You. Amen.

Elijah loves his baby...

Since I've been about four months pregnant, Elijah has insisted on hugging and kissing the baby every day - usually when I'm going somewhere, but also just because. He can hardly contain himself these days.

On Friday we were getting around in the morning and he was looking out the window pensively. "Mommy, wouldn't it be a great day to have a baby?" he asked. I smiled and said sure. "Oo! Can we have the baby today, then?" Well.....the baby didn't come that day and still hasn't, despite Elijah's predictions about each day and how great the day would be to have a baby.

Rob and I also think any day would be a great day for a baby. We're just waiting and praying for a healthy delivery for everyone.

Here's a picture of Elijah practicing his kung-fu moves one morning after he dressed himself!


God of love and laughter, thank you for the lesson we learn from our families about loving life and being excited about all of it. Amen.

When are you getting married, Mommy?

Elijah already knows that Rob and I are married. He's looked at the pictures and asked where he was. The other night before bed he asked me, "Mommy, when are you and daddy going to get married again?" I said, "We already are married, honey." He replied, "I know you already got married for me, but when are you going to get married for this baby?!" Doesn't that sound like a fun idea? A party - renewal of vows, maybe, before another family member debuts. Elijah could be a part of this one and take the vows of family with us. Granted, with all that you have to do to get ready for a baby, it might become a little of a stress, but it's a fun idea to kick around.

We are two weeks from my due date of October 18. Everything is pretty much set; I guess we're just waiting now. Elijah is mostly excited about being a big brother, although he has his moments where he says he'd like to be the baby again. Wouldn't we all just for a bit?! We remind him that babies can't play with toys or eat pizza or drink chocolate milk....and sometimes that helps...sometimes it doesn't.

God of miracles, be with us as this miracle comes to live with us. Help us to raise him/her to love you most. Amen.