I'm thankful to the Lord today for my sweet Emma. Not many of you know, but when she was born the doctors detected a heart murmur. After a trip to the cardiologist and an echocardiogram they told us that she had a small hole in her heart. It was too small for surgery and would most likely close up on it's own, but she would live a healthy, normal life even if it never closed. I was, of course, troubled by this news. Even if a person can live with a hole in their heart, I didn't want my baby girl to have one! However, I kept reminding myself of the words in Psalms "you knit me together in my mothers womb" and I was comforted knowing that God made her heart that way and that He is in control of her life. So, we trust in Him. Yesterday Emma had her follow-up appointed. I wasn't too concerned about things, but the doctor listened and listened and listened to her heart and from every single angle. I started to worry and thought "uh-oh, this is bad ". He finally sat up, looked at me and said "well this is good. The murmur is gone, the hole has closed up and her heart is completely normal."! I almost hugged him! And today I am reflecting on how thankful I am to the Lord for knitting her heart together - even outside the womb. She is a precious bundle of joy, and I can't imagine our lives without her.
Jen played Monopoly with the boys. She quickly learned that the boys have their own rules for monopoly, which she tried to change, and then learned that the rules they have make the game shorter. I bet she wishes she had gone with their rules! :)
Brian got the turkey ready while the boys watched and kept exclaiming "gross!".
Jake made pilgrim and indian hats and placemats for all the kids that were coming. As you can see, Noah didn't want to wear his.
Noah and his friend, Averie. They go to school together and are the best of buddies.
Jake and Olivia passing the time after dinner
We had two other families over for the day. One from our squadron and one from church. Everyone is watching football in the picture. We really had a great time!
Instead of shopping on Black Friday, we went to the beach to fly kites. It was much less crowded!
On saturday we stopped at the downtown park to let the kids play while Jen, Brian and I hung out on the swings watching the boats and trying to spot a dolphin or two (no such luck!).
I know this jumps ahead of thanksgiving, but we did get the tree set up and this is where Noah ate his breakfast this morning. :)
Out of order, but while we were at the beach we took advantage of Jen and had her take some family photos for our christmas card. We got some good ones, and this is not the one we picked! You'll have to wait until you get yours in the mail! It was funny, there were multiple families there doing the same thing!
I hope you all had a great thanksgiving too!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Somebody is getting big!
Soccer is over and we can finally enjoy some lazy saturday mornings. Hooray!
These boys can't get enough of their new sister. Except when she cries - Jake calls it "annoying"!
Saturday, November 13, 2010
That's an awfully big bed for such a little girl! She's four weeks old and already taking command of this house! :)
On October 14th we welcomed our new addition into our family. Emma Kate Blomquist was born at 7:18 am weighing in at 8lbs 7oz and 20" long. She is precious and we are head over heels for her. She never lacks attention thanks to her brothers who are always giving her hugs and kisses or putting her pacifier back in or coming up with new nicknames for her (grunter/spitter/pooper have all been mentioned!). She is going to be one protected/spoiled/loved little girl. I can hardly believe that I have a daughter! What a precious gift from the Lord!
I know, it's a crazy birthday week around here! I can't forget Noah's big day though. Yesterday (the 21st) he became a big 5 year old! He is quite excited about this and told me that he's pretty sure he grew in the night before his birthday. Poor little guy has had strep throat all week - the worst I have ever seen it for him. He managed to rally a little bit on his big day - with the assistance of some Motrin. :) He was worried that his birthday might be canceled since he couldn't go to school with cupcakes like we had originally planned. We assured him that nothing could cancel his birthday and woke him up to doughnuts and a new buzz lightyear toy, which made his day. Good thing because I did not have the energy to celebrate all day long! Happy Birthday Noah. We love you!
