Emma entered the kitchen singing at the top of her lungs a song that is far from a family favourite but which has become a top ten hit with Emma. Plus there are only a few lines that she has mastered:
"Last year I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away! This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special, special!"
This refrain is typically repeated over and over, but this time she stopped and announced to all of us in the kitchen:
"I bet I know who that special person is! JESUS! Jesus is waiting at the door of my heart, and next Christmas I'm going to open it up and let him in! I will give Him my heart. Jesus can't come in unless you open the door and I will open it for Him!"
At which point Elsa had entered the kitchen and catching something of the idea that people were giving their hearts away announced:
"Well, I don't want to give my heart away to anyone. "
I asked her "But will you share your heart with Jesus?"
"Oh yes, I will!"
... and you can't ask for more than that can you? Sharing and giving your heart to Jesus because you know He is waiting to be invited in!
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Chocolate tempations...
Score update!
I was winning and the score for the chocolate was way behind me and then...
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BETHANY MADE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES....
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... and I walked into the house from grocery shopping - famished and I ...
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... scarfed one down before serving myself a bowl of healthy Raisin Bran cereal - which I then washed down with a second cookie and a glass of cold milk.
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I think I will have to ground Bethany for making such a delicious batch of cookies!
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So the score is:
Temptation: 5 M& M's and two homemade chocolate chip cookies
Christi: Said no to McCafe Mochas and offers of chocolate... so perhaps we are tied?
I was winning and the score for the chocolate was way behind me and then...
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BETHANY MADE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES....
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... scarfed one down before serving myself a bowl of healthy Raisin Bran cereal - which I then washed down with a second cookie and a glass of cold milk.
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I think I will have to ground Bethany for making such a delicious batch of cookies!
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So the score is:
Temptation: 5 M& M's and two homemade chocolate chip cookies
Christi: Said no to McCafe Mochas and offers of chocolate... so perhaps we are tied?
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The Chocolate battle
The Score: Temptation VS Willpower
Chocolate:
5 m&ms (DARK CHOCOLATE NO LESS!)
Christi:
0 wins over temptations and quickly feeding children all excess chocolate found about the house to give her an edge over temptation!
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Legal...
... and it was much less painful than I thought it would be. Today we completed the birth registration of Cecilia Therese which we started last week. We needed photo ids and something from the OB/GYN we saw a couple of times during the pregnancy to prove that I really had been pregnant with the baby we brought in last week and that this was not a black market baby. Luckily I had kept close tabs on my ultrasound report and was able to bring it in.
The two women that I worked with as we filled in the forms and chatted were incredibly friendly and very nice to work with. How often can one say that about a civil servant. I think perhaps it has something to do with being in a small town. Things in a small town tend to be slower than in the cities and even more intimate. There are fewer demands on the city employee in terms of numbers and they can take the time to chat and to actually care.
So when we finished the lady in charge took an envelope and, in beautiful cursive, wrote Cecilia's full name and was careful to add the accents on the two e's in Therese and then put her paper work in it as she congratulated me that she was now "legal".
It was a good feeling and was a nice cap to the first two weeks of Cecilia's life. Now if I could just figure out what I am eating that has been making her so gassy the past 48 hours. Poor baby! Poor me - I have banned C H O C O L A T E from my diet for the next few days in an attempt to determine if that is the culprit!
I'll let you know how it goes...
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The two women that I worked with as we filled in the forms and chatted were incredibly friendly and very nice to work with. How often can one say that about a civil servant. I think perhaps it has something to do with being in a small town. Things in a small town tend to be slower than in the cities and even more intimate. There are fewer demands on the city employee in terms of numbers and they can take the time to chat and to actually care.
So when we finished the lady in charge took an envelope and, in beautiful cursive, wrote Cecilia's full name and was careful to add the accents on the two e's in Therese and then put her paper work in it as she congratulated me that she was now "legal".
It was a good feeling and was a nice cap to the first two weeks of Cecilia's life. Now if I could just figure out what I am eating that has been making her so gassy the past 48 hours. Poor baby! Poor me - I have banned C H O C O L A T E from my diet for the next few days in an attempt to determine if that is the culprit!
I'll let you know how it goes...
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Another picture...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words - so I am cheating and sharing thousands of words with you this week, without typing hardly one!
I am slowly recovering- thank you for the prayers and I will keep everyone updated as much as possible. Unfortunately, I just begin to recover from one health problem only to fall into another. Now 'tis the old back that is complaining in a big way, so an appointment with the chiro appears to be in order - SOON!!
Still, given we have had two newborns land in the NICU in the past - we feel very blessed as we would rather it be one of us suffering from health problems, than one of our little ones.
And so here is one more pic for all to enjoy - the delight on Elsa's face as she meets Cecilia for the first time!
And again - thank you for the prayers and keep them coming please, as they are still needed!
Elsa meeting Cecilia for the first time when Cecilia is about 6 hours old.
(I cropped the picture as my eyes were showing the fatigue of little to no sleep throughout the previous 48 hours... not a pretty sight to be sure!)
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I am slowly recovering- thank you for the prayers and I will keep everyone updated as much as possible. Unfortunately, I just begin to recover from one health problem only to fall into another. Now 'tis the old back that is complaining in a big way, so an appointment with the chiro appears to be in order - SOON!!
Still, given we have had two newborns land in the NICU in the past - we feel very blessed as we would rather it be one of us suffering from health problems, than one of our little ones.
And so here is one more pic for all to enjoy - the delight on Elsa's face as she meets Cecilia for the first time!
And again - thank you for the prayers and keep them coming please, as they are still needed!
Elsa meeting Cecilia for the first time when Cecilia is about 6 hours old.(I cropped the picture as my eyes were showing the fatigue of little to no sleep throughout the previous 48 hours... not a pretty sight to be sure!)
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Friday, January 09, 2009
Prayer request...
...from Blessed Among Men.
Suzanne over at Blessed Among Men has the flu going through her home and her newborn is only about 10 days older than our little blessing. Please pray for a speedy recovery and that Micah is spared the flue - hopefully through the antibodies in his mama's milk!
As to myself - I am making a slow recovery and it appears the prescriptions are doing their job - praise God. As to getting my hematocrit levels, and thus my energy levels, back to normal - appears to be a slower journey. Thank you for all the prayers that have been sent our way and please keep them coming. I can not tell you how much we appreciate them.
Blessings
Christi
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Suzanne over at Blessed Among Men has the flu going through her home and her newborn is only about 10 days older than our little blessing. Please pray for a speedy recovery and that Micah is spared the flue - hopefully through the antibodies in his mama's milk!
As to myself - I am making a slow recovery and it appears the prescriptions are doing their job - praise God. As to getting my hematocrit levels, and thus my energy levels, back to normal - appears to be a slower journey. Thank you for all the prayers that have been sent our way and please keep them coming. I can not tell you how much we appreciate them.
Blessings
Christi
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God mother and God daughter meet...
Day One: First introduction...
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
I think there was a compliment ...
...in there somewhere.
While watching Cecilia sunbath to help with her jaundice during one of the few sunbursts we have had since her birth, Elsa chuckled and laughed as she commented:
"Oh she looks just like a little frog, Yes, she looks like a cute baby frog."
Yes - I will definitely take that as a compliment... somehow!
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While watching Cecilia sunbath to help with her jaundice during one of the few sunbursts we have had since her birth, Elsa chuckled and laughed as she commented:
"Oh she looks just like a little frog, Yes, she looks like a cute baby frog."
Yes - I will definitely take that as a compliment... somehow!
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Day eight...
...and Cecilia Therese has graced us with several smiles today. Several! What do you do with such a precocious child? Plan her high school graduation in a few months from now???
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Elsa's response to her first peek at her new sister
We have all been worried as to how Elsa would respond to her new sister once she was actually on the scene. When the children returned home from their sister's home, a few hours after the birth Elsa immediately climbed onto the bed beside me and began to examine the little bundle in my arms.
When one of her siblings asked; "So what do you think of your new sister Elsa?" she silently grinned and gave them a thumbs up - something she reserves only for her dad's great cooking!
So obviously this baby is a big hit with her!
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When one of her siblings asked; "So what do you think of your new sister Elsa?" she silently grinned and gave them a thumbs up - something she reserves only for her dad's great cooking!
So obviously this baby is a big hit with her!
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Monday, January 05, 2009
Prayer Request
I have had a few complications set in following the birth. I finally saw a Dr today. I have been given some prescriptions, but if I do not respond soon to the treatments - I will need surgery.
That is always a bad news scenario - but it is much worse when you do not have insurance. Please pray that I respond to the treatments.
Cecilia is a wonderful blessing whom we are all enjoying. Her coos which she has been making since a few minutes after birth are too adorable for words! She seems to be as musical as her name sake!
However, I am just beginning to be able to enjoy her more the past 24 hours, as I was too exhausted and in too much pain from the complications I am experiencing to do more than nurse her and hold her at night when she was too agitated to sleep the first three nights. Now she is developing more normal patterns of eating and sleeping. It is understandable the difficulties she had in adjusting to life outside the womb. Such a shock to the system - no? Add to that a 36 hour labour... and you have a pretty tired baby!
Thank you in advance for your prayers and God Bless you all! Posting might be sporatic - depending on my pain and energy levels.
Blessings
Christi aka mum2abakersdozen
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That is always a bad news scenario - but it is much worse when you do not have insurance. Please pray that I respond to the treatments.
Cecilia is a wonderful blessing whom we are all enjoying. Her coos which she has been making since a few minutes after birth are too adorable for words! She seems to be as musical as her name sake!
However, I am just beginning to be able to enjoy her more the past 24 hours, as I was too exhausted and in too much pain from the complications I am experiencing to do more than nurse her and hold her at night when she was too agitated to sleep the first three nights. Now she is developing more normal patterns of eating and sleeping. It is understandable the difficulties she had in adjusting to life outside the womb. Such a shock to the system - no? Add to that a 36 hour labour... and you have a pretty tired baby!
Thank you in advance for your prayers and God Bless you all! Posting might be sporatic - depending on my pain and energy levels.
Blessings
Christi aka mum2abakersdozen
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Welcome Cecilia
Cecilia
Born at 7:07 am
8 lbs 12 oz, 17"
Many, many thanks for your prayers and thoughts! God bless!
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
no news...
...they say is good news. Or so they say. So, that being the case, I have only good news to report on the baby front: which is to say NO NEWS.
Please pray for me for faith and perseverance and, better yet, for a baby to produce herself - VERY SOON.
Thank you in advance for the prayers.
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Please pray for me for faith and perseverance and, better yet, for a baby to produce herself - VERY SOON.
Thank you in advance for the prayers.
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Friday, December 26, 2008
St. Stephen's Feast Day
...or as it is known in Canada and England - Boxing Day. Today is our big Christmas dinner - with THREE Priests coming. And I am having contractions... typically every 20 minutes. Now and then they stop for an hour or two and then start again. CP - If this baby comes today as you predicted... you are in big trouble!! I have told baby to be - she must be born by 12 or not till after 5 pm!
Will let everyone know what happens!
Blessings
Christi
POST SCRIPT - Contractions stopped shortly after 12 so no baby... she is either very lazy or very obedient. CP - you may breath a sigh of relief as we got through dinner with no surprise arrival. And I got TWO blessings. Now that every one is gone... contractions have started again. Hmmm.... lazy or obedient! Only time will tell.
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Will let everyone know what happens!
Blessings
Christi
POST SCRIPT - Contractions stopped shortly after 12 so no baby... she is either very lazy or very obedient. CP - you may breath a sigh of relief as we got through dinner with no surprise arrival. And I got TWO blessings. Now that every one is gone... contractions have started again. Hmmm.... lazy or obedient! Only time will tell.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Happy Christmas Adam...
...which means we are the day before Christmas Eve. Where did Advent go? Is Christmas really just around the corner or to borrow an expression from the Muppet Christmas Carol - just two more sleeps till Christmas!?
Now that we are so close to Christmas, as impatient as I am to have this baby, I also now want to get through Christmas before she arrives! Ack!
Last night the children and I put together two ginger bread houses and decorated them. One is a gift and one is for us. I will try to get some pictures but first I need to locate my rechargeable batteries while also praying they are actually charged!
As ready as I thought I was - here we are only a few days... and I still have some important tasks to complete! Lots of baking still to do and clothes to double check for Mass. Benjamin and Noah are serving and Anna and Gabriela are bringing up the gifts. Emma is going to be GREEN with envy as she is dying for a chance to do that!
Well... I will let you all know what happens with this possible Christmas baby - she has lots of dates to arrive on so as to spoil plans of some sort, and after all, isn't that what babies LOVE to do? Arrive at the worst possible moment. Say on the 26th when we have three priests expected for dinner? I'll let you know - so stay tuned!
For some fun strolling down memory lane here are two posts from previous Christmas Adams:
2005
2006
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Now that we are so close to Christmas, as impatient as I am to have this baby, I also now want to get through Christmas before she arrives! Ack!
Last night the children and I put together two ginger bread houses and decorated them. One is a gift and one is for us. I will try to get some pictures but first I need to locate my rechargeable batteries while also praying they are actually charged!
As ready as I thought I was - here we are only a few days... and I still have some important tasks to complete! Lots of baking still to do and clothes to double check for Mass. Benjamin and Noah are serving and Anna and Gabriela are bringing up the gifts. Emma is going to be GREEN with envy as she is dying for a chance to do that!
Well... I will let you all know what happens with this possible Christmas baby - she has lots of dates to arrive on so as to spoil plans of some sort, and after all, isn't that what babies LOVE to do? Arrive at the worst possible moment. Say on the 26th when we have three priests expected for dinner? I'll let you know - so stay tuned!
For some fun strolling down memory lane here are two posts from previous Christmas Adams:
2005
2006
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Overheard at the mission
On the fourth night of our parish mission a fellow parishioner introduced herself to our two youngest daughters:
"Hi - my name is Mary!" she said.
To which 3 yr. old Elsa responded:
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"Hi - my name is Mary!" she said.
To which 3 yr. old Elsa responded:
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Friday, December 19, 2008
No - no new baby yet...
... just lots of contractions complicated with a couple of gall bladder attacks. Yippe - so much fun! I certainly can not complain that God is not loving me with lots to offer up this Advent!
Confession time - our Jesse Tree is a dismal failure! Between a four day Mission that we attended at night and colds and contractions and ... you get the idea. At least I got all of the posts up and can just follow them again next year. I am planning on creating permanent ornaments and focusing on the readings next year with each child taking a turn according to age to place an ornament.
We are betting on the Holy Innocents as her birthday - anyone care to place some bets - Due dates range from Dec 27 to Jan 04!
Love and blessings to all my dear readers. I promised someone will post as as possible after baby to be arrives, with her stats etc. Even a picture or two if possible.
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Confession time - our Jesse Tree is a dismal failure! Between a four day Mission that we attended at night and colds and contractions and ... you get the idea. At least I got all of the posts up and can just follow them again next year. I am planning on creating permanent ornaments and focusing on the readings next year with each child taking a turn according to age to place an ornament.
We are betting on the Holy Innocents as her birthday - anyone care to place some bets - Due dates range from Dec 27 to Jan 04!
Love and blessings to all my dear readers. I promised someone will post as as possible after baby to be arrives, with her stats etc. Even a picture or two if possible.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Congratulations...
...to Casey P. of South Carolina as she won this month's giveaway! Next month I hope to feature another book! So be sure to stay tuned in.
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