sam loves puzzles
sweet girl
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
fun in the bathroom sink
Samantha loves the bathroom sink. She can get into the sink by herself. (She loves to climb and explore - don't know where she got that from...) Don't worry - she is almost always monitored when she is in the sink (and gets a time out if we find her in the sink by herself). Enjoy the good times tim captured of Sam in the sink!
Untitled from Kristi Knipp on Vimeo.
ps - can you tell i am beginning to feel better- two posts in one day! :)
Thursday, April 14, 2011
a sight for sore eyes
yesterday evening tim and i traveled, with expectant hearts, to an ultrasound appointment. and it is with humble and grateful hearts that we announce to you that we are pregnant.
the weeks leading up to last night have been full of all kinds of emotion. initial thrill to be pregnant again after months of waiting and wondering. this was quickly followed by fear - wondering if we would make it past week 5 (the number of weeks i was along when we lost the baby in july). this was followed by a sense of confirmation as my body struggled to be fully present - often distracted by extreme fatigue, constant nausea, regular spells of sickness.
most significantly these feelings were followed by deep sorrow. for a few days after we told our families we were pregnant - gabe and brooke told us they too were expecting. and our babies were due a week apart. about a month later gabe and brooke found out their baby had died. our hearts were broken. our hearts continue to be broken. (gabe wrote a beautiful post about their loss on his blog).
about a week ago we had a disappointing appointment with the midwife. i was hoping to hear the heartbeat, but for whatever reason they were unable to pick it up on the doppler. (they don't have ultrasound machines in doctors/midwife offices in canada like they do in the states). the midwife offered for me to have an ultrasound. she wasn't worried. i thought i would like the reassurance that everything was ok.
last night all questions were answered. the baby is healthy. i am 12 weeks along. the baby is due october 27. we are incredibly thankful.
the Lord has certainly been present to us throughout this entire process. our dream for another child is being realized after months of ups and downs. granted we have a long way to go but i have to tell you all that the Lord has answered my prayers for him to reveal himself to me in this process. in small and big ways he has reminded me of his faithful love and constant presence.
thank you for your prayers in this journey! we are so grateful!
the weeks leading up to last night have been full of all kinds of emotion. initial thrill to be pregnant again after months of waiting and wondering. this was quickly followed by fear - wondering if we would make it past week 5 (the number of weeks i was along when we lost the baby in july). this was followed by a sense of confirmation as my body struggled to be fully present - often distracted by extreme fatigue, constant nausea, regular spells of sickness.
most significantly these feelings were followed by deep sorrow. for a few days after we told our families we were pregnant - gabe and brooke told us they too were expecting. and our babies were due a week apart. about a month later gabe and brooke found out their baby had died. our hearts were broken. our hearts continue to be broken. (gabe wrote a beautiful post about their loss on his blog).
about a week ago we had a disappointing appointment with the midwife. i was hoping to hear the heartbeat, but for whatever reason they were unable to pick it up on the doppler. (they don't have ultrasound machines in doctors/midwife offices in canada like they do in the states). the midwife offered for me to have an ultrasound. she wasn't worried. i thought i would like the reassurance that everything was ok.
last night all questions were answered. the baby is healthy. i am 12 weeks along. the baby is due october 27. we are incredibly thankful.
the Lord has certainly been present to us throughout this entire process. our dream for another child is being realized after months of ups and downs. granted we have a long way to go but i have to tell you all that the Lord has answered my prayers for him to reveal himself to me in this process. in small and big ways he has reminded me of his faithful love and constant presence.
thank you for your prayers in this journey! we are so grateful!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
rit it DOWn!
Last friday morning Tim and I were having a chat about his sermon. He had it all in his head (and some in the computer) and just needed to type. I encouraged him with the words, "Tim - it is all in your head - you just have to write it down."
Immediately Samantha began to exclaim, "WRITE IT DOWN!! DADA WRITE IT DOWN!!"
Of course it sounded more like, "rit it DOWn! rit it DOWn!"
We could not stop laughing, which only encouraged further repetition of the phrase. Since then she still from time to time tells us to write it down.
Tim is more or less thankful that he now has two ladies telling him what to do :)
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