Aletta is our little precious. She continues to be very happy and laid back. I just started putting her in her Johnny Jump Up this week and she loves it! She can now roll from her tummy to her back and has very good control of her head. Aletta is still sleeping and eating well. We really enjoy this baby! She goes in for her 4 month appointment after Christmas; I'm curious to see what she weighs.
Judah is 20 months today! He is still a little younger than Evelyn was when he was born...that is kind of weird to think about. He has mastered the stairs; going down safely on his tummy. Judah and Evie enjoy playing in their room upstairs together and it is nice to not have to worry about him falling down the stairs (our stairs are very steep).
Our baby girl is three months old today! She is such a joy and a wonderful addition to our family. Aletta (also known as Lettie Lou Who, Letta Lou and Ayetta Douise (Ev's name for her) ) is a very happy and content baby. She is often satisfied to sit in her bouncy seat and watch her crazy siblings. It's hard to believe that before too long she will be running around with them.
It is my plan to give an update on each of the kids once a month. So here goes Evie's update :)
So Kyle informed me that I needed to give an update on Huck...so here it goes. Huck is his same annoying self...he sheds all over my house, knocks over our kids, steals their food and drools all over. Besides that he is great. No really, Huck is loved. Judah ADORES his dog and Huck is very good with the kids. I'm happy that the kids will grow up with a dog. I'm not really a dog person but I do like Huck. He is almost 2 1/2 now so he is mellowing out a bit which I am thankful for.
Here are some of the things going on in my life:
Kyle is currently keeping busy with:
Our little man is 19 months today! He is such a character and fills our home with a lot of laughter and volume :) Judah walk/runs very well and is getting more proficient at stairs. Reading books and playing outside are Judah's favorite things to do. He says a few words here and there but mostly communicates in grunts. I am VERY excited for him to be able to talk. Judah loves his sisters! He and Evie are best friends and spend their days playing together.
Aletta Louise Borg was born at 11:37 pm on August 24, 2011. The first contractions started just after midnight on the 24th. By 3:30 am I woke Kyle up to let him know that I was having contractions painful enough that I couldn't sleep. Around 5:30 am we went for a walk around our block to try to keep things moving. We were facing a scheduled C section that Friday if Aletta hadn't arrived by then. Because I had a C section with Judah (he was breech) they wouldn't induce me and the doctor was worried about letting me go too far past my due date (Aletta was born 11 days late).
He is such a good Daddy :)
Evie and Judah came to the hospital the next morning to meet Aletta! They loved her right away :)
Sometimes its hard to believe that we have three children. They are such blessings!
Aletta at about 1 week.
Four weeks!
10 weeks!
Aletta today (11 weeks tomorrow!)
The little man is 15 months old today! He is running all over the place and understanding more and more everyday. He says Mama, Dada, Kitty, Dog, Hello, Goodbye, Clock and Bekah. He is sleeping very very well which is great; usually 12 hours straight at night as well as a 2-2 1/2 hour nap at the same time as Ev in the afternoon. He is 100% boy and we are so thankful that he is part of our family. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does as a big brother :)
Kyle and Evie just left to go on a Daddy date tonight. They are going out to Applebee's for dinner and then headed to the park to play :)
We had one excited little girl!
Ah I love these too! She is growing up so fast!
I had another routine growth ultrasound this morning. Thankfully everything with Aletta looks great; she is growing well and her head is down very low with her spine on top. According to the ultrasound measurements she weighs about 4 lbs 10 oz currently (almost as big as Ev was when she was born). I see the OB next week and will update then if there is anything new to report. Oh and for those of you who have been asking I will try to get a belly pic posted soon :)
I had another ultrasound yesterday to monitor Aletta's growth and thankfully all is well! It was fun to see her again :) Good news is that she is currently head down (more than we could ever say for her brother ;)) and weighs in at around 2 lbs 11 oz. Everything is looking good; less than 3 months to go!
Another pic of Aletta's "beautiful feet" according to Ev :)
I'm going to attempt to resume our photo of the day... we will see how long it lasts this time :)
Yesterday our little man turned 10 months old! We love him so much and are very thankful to have him as a part of our family.
Lately he is gnawing on everything. Judah has two bottom teeth and I is working on the top too. It was really a simple question, yet I found myself grappling for an answer. If the Lord commanded you to keep one day in seven as completely set apart for him, would you even want it? That's the question a friend posed to me a couple years ago. Don't let the weight of that question fall on deaf ears, and don't give it a hasty response. A question of that magnitude deserves a truthful answer, no matter how much it might hurt. Maybe you don't find that to be a hard question. Perhaps you can sincerely respond with the affirmative. If so, I'm glad for you, I really am. Or maybe you're like me, and this question betrays your true sentiments and exposes the remnants of Adam's fallen nature. Would I even want it?
Let's face it, many of us simply wouldn't want a day like that. The idea of spending the whole day worshiping God in public and private doesn't excite us. Taking time to read and study God's Word both corporately, in the family, and in the closet doesn't really satisfy our hunger for entertainment—especially when the Packers and Steelers are playing the Superbowl. Admit it, when God makes demands on our schedule we'd sooner be that child who throws a temper-tantrum crying “It's my day!” or “It's my time!” or “It's my schedule!” then the compliant child who joyfully obeys his Father. I know it's not a definitive argument but it's a good place to start when you come to examine the Scripture's teaching on the Lord's Day. So as you approach this question, for the good of your own soul, be honest with yourself. Would I even want it?
I'm a Reformed Presbyterian, and as such I believe our Confession of Faith rightly divides the Word of truth. The church within my tradition, despite her horrible practices of late, has always believed we should honor the Lord's Day. Unfortunately, the Reformed conviction has not won the day in mainstream American Christianity. There is, among many evangelicals, a prevailing spirit of Dispensationalism. Dispensationalism, in my mind, introduces too much discontinuity between the Old and New Testaments. This same error is now being advocated in Baptistic circles especially in New Covenant Theology. It's true that Israel had some laws that were established only for a season and a time. Now that Christ has ascended to the right hand of the Father, those ordinances have ceased because they found their fulfillment in him. But this is simply not true in regards to the Ten Commandments, which have a perpetual character because they reflect the immutable moral will of God. You'll notice as well that the fourth commandment points us back to creation, its original institution, and points us forward to our eternal sabbath rest. This alone tells us that it transcends the temporary character of the ceremonial laws.
It's not my aim to make a defense of Sabbath keeping, nor to work through the issues it raises. Those are important questions, but before one addresses those one needs to address the sinfulness of their own heart. Natural man and remaining sin are always seeking to worship the creature rather than the Creator. In my opinion this is painstakingly evident in the way Christians view the fourth commandment. We're Americans, and Americans tend to worship their schedule. Sure, every Calvinist I know makes God sovereign in salvation, but sovereign over how I spend the days of my week—no thanks! This is exacerbated when you consider the theological sympathies of our own day, which is continually leaning, in some ways, towards a spirit of lawlessness and getting rid of the relevance of the Old Testament. It's a sad day when confessing Christians exchange the wisdom and goodness of God, both which are at play in designing a Sabbath rest for humanity, and seek to be wiser than he.
I agree that we need to always tread carefully between offending the liberty of conscience on the one hand, and transgressing God's holy law on the other. This is why a question like this must be wrestled with and dealt with. If keeping the Sabbath is no longer relevant then Reformed Christians had better rethink their entire law/gospel paradigm. If it's still binding then the majority of Christians and churches in our land had better earnestly seek repentance. William Symington once cautioned “Our object should not be to have Scripture on our side but to be on the side of Scripture; and however dear any sentiment may have become by doing long entertained, so soon as it is seen to be contrary to the Bible, we must be prepared to abandon it without hesitation.” Are you willing to do that? Even if it means not watching the Superbowl? Even if it means rearranging your entire weekly schedule so as not to be burdened on the Lord's Day? Even if it means say no when the rest of the world is saying yes?
Kyle took Evie on her first Daddy date last night. He had been talking it up for about a week so needless to say we had a VERY excited little girl. Evie and I went to Walmart and picked out a special new dress for her to wear on her date (she actually picked it out herself :)). Kyle bought Ev two pink Gerber daises (she is really into flowers lately) to celebrate. Their date consisted of going to the play place at the mall, eating some m&ms, going to Toys R Us (she got the spend the rest of her Christmas money) and then going to Wendy's for a kid's meal. At Toys R Us Evie chose to get a big stuffed monkey that makes monkey noises when you squeeze its tummy; she has named it cowboy :) The night was a success! Kyle plans on taking Ev on a Daddy date every 3 or 4 months. I really love watching them together; it melts my heart :) I'm very thankful for the earthly example that Kyle strives to provide Evie of her heavenly Father.
Silly Girl!
