Christmas Eve Baptism

It's a tradition in Rob's family to be baptized on Christmas Eve. Elijah was baptized then and so was Lena. The exciting part about here being born in October was that she fit into my baptism dress that I wore and that my mom made 33 years ago. It was a very special evening with my family and an aunt and uncle there. We missed Rob's parents and family, but were glad they were safe at home instead of on the roads.












Here are some pictures we took of Lena in the dress when we got home from service. She was great the whole night even though she was stuffed up and didn't feel so good; We couldn't get her to smile. And in the family photo above, she's mesmerized by the ceiling fan in the church.

Savior God, thank you for the gift of baptism which reminds us that there is nothing we can do to earn your love and grace for us...just as an infant cannot do anything to earn our love. Amen.

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.