Happy Anniversary Love

While I generally spend my time at a different blog, Synod of Saints, I wanted to post quickly to wish my wife a very happy 2nd anniversary. That's right, two years ago today Rachel and I entered the sacred covenant of marriage. I am so grateful to the Lord for bringing Rachel into my life, and establishing our lives together. She is the delight of my eyes and the person whom I love and cherish above any other. She is my best friend, helpmate, companion in sorrow and joy, and the beautiful mother of our daughter (fellas there is nothing so wonderful as watching a wife become a mommy). No words and no expression can adequately summarize the tenderness, affection, and love which I have for you. Lord willing our marriage will continue to prosper under the gracious hand of God as we earnestly seek to reflect that sacred love between Christ and the Church. May we die to Christ every day, and live in unspeakable joy. Happy Anniversary Love!

Borg Updates

• As of Wednesday this week Evelyn is 4 months old! Kyle and I are continuing to have TONS of fun with our little girl. She has fallen into a good routine and is now sleeping 10 hours through the night consistently which makes Mommy very happy :)

• A week ago today was Kyle's last day of military duty! He is thrilled to be done :)
  

• Kyle gets his braces off on Tuesday! He has had them on since shortly after we got engaged; I hardly remember what he looks like without them :)

• Kyle registered for classes at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. In the spring he will be taking Practice Preaching and Soteriology.
  

• We have been doing lots and lots of packing this week. It's amazing, we have thirty some boxes of books alone! I've been feeling a little sentimental about leaving La Crosse and moving out of the apartment that we've lived in since we got married, but I'm also excited to take this next step in our lives. Kyle and I are both looking forward to getting settled in our new home.

Changes...

Evie in her bouncy seat at about 6 weeks.

Evie in her bouncy seat today :)

Newborn Evie in her car seat coming home from the Hospital

Evie in her car seat at 3 months.

It's so fun to see how much Evelyn has grown! I'm amazed how quickly she has gone from her little preemie size clothes to 3/6 month size. This morning I finished sorting through all of Evie's clothes making room for the next size up. She's pretty solidly in 3/6 month now! We are so thankful that Evelyn has been thriving, what an answer to prayer!!

3 Months Old!!

It's hard to believe that our little baby is already three months old; time is flying by! We are so thankful to the Lord for the blessing that Evie is in our lives. I LOVE staying home with her everyday; like Kyle says, she is my little buddy :) She is starting to be a lot more fun and responsive. Lately she has been studying everything, constantly looking around the room. A greater portion of her hours are spent awake and alert now. She definitely recognizes Mommy and Daddy, and she LOVES staring up at the mobile that Grandpa and Grandma Borg bought for her. It's so fun to see Evelyn's personality come out and to hear the cute little noises (or big noises) that she makes. Evie loves when we sing to her and she likes to constantly be in motion. It's funny because she'll get super antsy, kicking her legs and failing her arms all over the place like she just wants to crawl around on her own. Kyle and I really enjoy being parents, Evelyn is such a joy to us!

What's Going On

Well, I am beginning to be convinced that no one reads this blog, and I'm even more convinced that I will be the only one to ever write an updated blog entry. But that's okay.
So Evelyn is almost 10 weeks old right now. Time has flown by! She is growing and changing a lot. She just had a doctor's appointment today and she weights 10 pounds 10 ounces. Our once little girl has become a healthy (and chubby) baby!
Rachel's schedule is a mess. I will say this though, it is a wonderful thing to see a wife become a mommy. I love watching her with Evelyn...it's a great thing. Rachel does a lot (or most) of the baby care; changing diapers, staying up, feeding, reading to, etc. It's not like I am a bum of a dad, I get to cuddle with my girl every night, and I enjoy reading to her. I just can't handle poopy diapers, they are NASTY. Who ever would have guessed that such a cute child could produce such grotesque things. But we're thankful to the Lord that her digestive system works properly. Rachel is up a lot during the night with her. We have recently discovered that if she gets to sleep in between mommy and daddy she is a happy girl. How can we say no?
Well, hopefully Rachel will soon post some stuff on here about what it is like to be a mommy. Till then here are a couple of pictures.

Evie!!!

Evelyn Grace Borg

Rachel and I were surprised by a call on Wednesday night from our doctor. Rachel and not been measuring quite right during the duration of the pregnancy. Our doctor had us get an ultra sound on the 20th, 30, and 36th weeks of the pregnancy. We had just had our 36th week ultra sound and the doctors found that there was not a high volume of amniotic fluid and that Evelyn's abdomen was not developing at the same rate as the rest of the body. Our doctor called Wednesday and said they would have to get Evelyn out as soon as possible. Thursday morning at 7am Rachel was hospitalized and had inducement medicines given via IV. Well, only 60 hours after this Rachel went into labor. Evelyn Grace Borg was born at 3:18am, August 17 (97 years to the day of her great grandfather). She only weighed 4 pounds and 15 ounces, and was 18.5 inches long. She has deep blue eyes (like all babies), and a head full of blonde hair. She is healthy and doing very well. We are SO thankful for the Lord's gracious comfort and provision, as well as for the prayers of so many brothers and sisters in Christ. We are truly blessed and have both fallen head over heels in love with our baby girl.