32 Weeks

 

Nursery

This weekend we finally put the finishing touches on painting the baby's room. Then we were able to move in the furniture. Michael put the crib together all by himself! Considering his lack of handy-man skills, he was very successful and had no problems. It's exciting but a little bit scary to have a crib up and ready for the baby to come. 8 weeks to go...

Ultrasound Picture

We just realized that we never posted the ultrasound picture. Here is our little guy at 18 weeks when we learned we were having a boy!

Michael's Musings

Well, it has been a longtime since we updated the blog about Baby Hamline, and I (Michael) haven’t written anything on it so far.  So here is my first attempt.  First off with Naomi at 32 weeks, I have had the privilege and great delight to see and feel our little son squirm and kick within her womb.  It has been a thrill and feels me with wonder and amazement every time I see him move; it also brings great joy to know that God has continued to preserve his life and is developing him for life outside the womb.  Naomi and I both agree that when we go to the doctor, we never get tired of hearing his little heart beat on the Doppler.  It makes me excited to see him, to see what he looks like and to experience his personality.  Regardless of what he’s like I have marveled at God’s creative power in forming this little boy and knitting him together.

A second event that has opened my eyes to seeing how our heavenly Father has taken care of every detail with great wisdom was shown to me at a breastfeeding class Naomi and I attended at Baptist hospital.  Don’t worry; I’m not going into great detail!  I have to admit that I was curious what they were going to say to the dads-to-be, but was surprised by how often they addressed us to let us know how we could be a big help to mom and baby by serving mom as much as possible before and after the baby has been fed.  But what has been imprinted on my mind even more is how God perfectly designed a mother’s body to supply the food he needs to grow and thrive and how for the most part he learns where his nourishment comes from and pursues this life-giving milk. 

In turn, I was led to think about Peter’s words in 1 Peter 2:2-3 where he says, “Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation-if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.”  This, my family and friends, has been a verse that I have been praying for myself, my wife, my new son and for many of you that it might be reality in all our lives.  I pray that you all would crave or long for this milk, which I take to be God’s Word, so that by it you may grow into salvation!  God provides all the food we need in His Word so don’t crave what the world has to offer and instead taste God’s great goodness and desire to taste even more of his goodness to those who trust Him.

Thanks for reading the musings of an amazed, delighted, expectant, and at times scared silly dad-to-be.

Belly Update

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26 Weeks

28 Weeks

It's a boy!

We had our 18 week appointment yesterday. First, we had an ultrasound. The first thing the tech said was "It's a boy." Wow! Then we were able to see the head, the spine, his arms and fingers. Then she said "Yep, it's definitely a boy! No doubt about that." Ha ha!  The doctor said I am measuring at 20 weeks - oh boy! Hope that doesn't mean a big baby. We celebrated by going out to dinner and buying some new BLUE clothes at Old Navy. And of course, we made a ton of calls and texts. Everyone keeps asking me if a boy is what I wanted. When I really think about it, I saw this perfectly formed little body, a sweet little nose, tiny fingers. Hearing it's a boy is just icing on the cake. With the kids I see every day at work, a perfectly healthy baby -boy or girl- is something to praise and thank the Lord for every single day.

18 week baby bump

Seems like I've grown a LOT since the last picture three weeks ago!

I'll work on getting the ultrsound pictures posted.

15 Week Baby Bump

15 Weeks

Look how high my baby bump is! Does that mean it's a girl or a boy?

11 Days and counting until the ultrasound...