My first thoughts by Beth

This is my first time trying to blog. I have been wanting to get to it for weeks, but it just never seemed like I had enough time to gather my thoughts before I had to be doing something, or was being interrupted. I finally decided to just try it and get as far as I can until it is time to end.
Stephen has now passed the three month mark. He has a wonderfully predictable schedule. After I feed him, he is up for one hour, then sleeps for two. Well, until recently that was his schedule. Lately he has been waking early, wanting to take cat naps, and then won't nurse well. But, overall he is still a good baby. He definitely likes his crib. When we take him to soccer he gets tired and then is crabby. He is very cuddly. I miss the early weeks when he would fall asleep on my chest, and I would work on the computer while he was snuggled there asleep. He did that the other night to catch a cat nap and it was soooo nice. I thank God for him every day.
After we had Abigail by c-section, I had a nurse friend that cared for me during that trial tell me/us that we should probably not have any more children. We thanked her for her concern and said we would pray about it. After arriving home I remember sitting on the edge of the bed and Jon and I were discussing it. I remember telling him that I felt that we were not finished with our family and that I would like to have another baby. I know that flies in the face of the world's logic, but we were convicted long ago to let the Lord plan our family. We did not believe that we should change our minds just because things were more difficult. If we had listened we would not have our sweet Stephen. I love him so much. Just think what I would have missed!! Who knows what a blessing he will be to us in our old age, Lord willing.
Having a large family can be very overwhelming at times, though I don't feel that way often anymore. I have been trained through the years and I also have all my helpers. It is a delight to be home with my children.