So much has transpired that, while I would love to write about some things I've been learning in motherhood lately, let me give a quick update on where we've disappeared to the past few months.
On February 12 of this year God entrusted to us an amazing and precious gift: our son Aidan. Wayne kept the blog afloat by posting a bit of his bio info and some pictures while I was trying to get my bearings amidst the new challenges of nursing, diapering, and not sleeping--in a word, motherhood. Quite unsurprisingly, his little life has consumed much of ours the past 4 months, hence the slowing down (okay, cessation) of blog posts. Throw into the mix the acquisition of all Aidan's paperwork in preparation for travel to visit family and attend a family wedding in the U.S., illness, and a business trip for Wayne, and we had barrelled toward the time to leave for the States. A few days after our first wedding anniversary we boarded a plane for a six-week stay in America. I won't lie, it wasn't without some trepidation; I scoured blogs on how to travel internationally with young babies, and sometime will post what I found most helpful for your benefit as well. Our time in the U.S. flew by, with plenty of adjustments to keep us on our toes. After eating our weight in hamburgers, cheesecake, and breakfast meats--Wayne's poison of choice--we boarded the plane to come back and jumped right into work. Or, at least Wayne did. I had a bit more time to recuperate with Aidan who, thankfully, is now back on a regular schedule. A volunteer missions team arrived the day after we did, which was a busy blessing as we jet-lagged together and prepared for the start of Bible College classes in just over a week. God faithfully brought students and augmented our meagre student numbers within a few days of beginning classes.
So, that brings us up-to-date. Sometime soon, maybe next week, I'll post more :)
On February 12 of this year God entrusted to us an amazing and precious gift: our son Aidan. Wayne kept the blog afloat by posting a bit of his bio info and some pictures while I was trying to get my bearings amidst the new challenges of nursing, diapering, and not sleeping--in a word, motherhood. Quite unsurprisingly, his little life has consumed much of ours the past 4 months, hence the slowing down (okay, cessation) of blog posts. Throw into the mix the acquisition of all Aidan's paperwork in preparation for travel to visit family and attend a family wedding in the U.S., illness, and a business trip for Wayne, and we had barrelled toward the time to leave for the States. A few days after our first wedding anniversary we boarded a plane for a six-week stay in America. I won't lie, it wasn't without some trepidation; I scoured blogs on how to travel internationally with young babies, and sometime will post what I found most helpful for your benefit as well. Our time in the U.S. flew by, with plenty of adjustments to keep us on our toes. After eating our weight in hamburgers, cheesecake, and breakfast meats--Wayne's poison of choice--we boarded the plane to come back and jumped right into work. Or, at least Wayne did. I had a bit more time to recuperate with Aidan who, thankfully, is now back on a regular schedule. A volunteer missions team arrived the day after we did, which was a busy blessing as we jet-lagged together and prepared for the start of Bible College classes in just over a week. God faithfully brought students and augmented our meagre student numbers within a few days of beginning classes.
So, that brings us up-to-date. Sometime soon, maybe next week, I'll post more :)
i LOVE when you update the blog, and hearing about what the Lord is doing in yall's world. your sweet boy...oh, i want to see some pics! blessings in Jesus' name, to you, your family, and yall's ministry, betsy!
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stephanie lyon
LOVED SEEING YOU THREE! And glad that I could provide the required cheesecake. We love you and pray for you faithfully!
ReplyDeleteBetsy, I remember you having some questions about breastfeeding soon after Aiden was born. I am writing (and am almost through with the original plan) a blog on breastfeeding from a Christian perspective. It addresses a lot of common concerns and contains links to good web sites for more detailed information. You can go to www.PastorsWifeRN.com and enter the blog from there, or you can go to www.pastorswifern.blogspot.com. Hopefully, it will be helpful to you and others in your area. Give your gorgeous baby a kiss from me. Your mom wrote and said the Dr. Darrow fixed the tongue tie. There is a bit of information on tongue tie on the blog which addresses breastfeeding in the early days, along with a link to a great web site on this.
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Sandy Hess