Julian arrived around 7:45 AM on Wednesday, April 27. He's a big boy - 8 pounds 9 ounces - and absolutely adorable. When I held him for the first time, he was about 8 hours old, and touching him, feeling his baby-soft skin and smelling his sweet baby smell, again reminded me of the goodness of God. My daughter-in-law is amazing; she is less than 5 feet tall, and carrying such a large baby was uncomfortable, but she never complained. As we sat together the night before the scheduled C-section, she rubbed her large belly and said that she was savoring the last few hours of having that new life inside her womb, knowing that she would be holding him in less than 12 hours. No longer would she feel him kicking and moving inside her; no longer would she carry his weight; no longer would she wonder what he looked like. The pain of the C-section produced life, a wonderful new little life that is welcomed by brothers and parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents and cousins; a life for which God has a plan and a purpose; a life created in the image of God.
Baby and mother are coming home from the hospital tomorrow, their stay extended a day because big brother Benny had a fever yesterday. Adjustments will be made to accommodate a new family member, and it won't be easy, but it will be done. A new human being with a unique personality will turn the household upside-down!
Welcome to our family, Julian, precious gift from above. The fingerprints of God have made you, and He has delivered you safely to this world.
Billy and I saw Bee and Julian at preschool Friday morning. Bee was all smiles as usual! Julian is so precious.
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