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| Hi friends! I have posted a new blog entry on our website. You'll have to check it out. Click on our website link! Have a wonderful Christmas holiday!
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| Well, I have enjoyed my time with Xanga very much, but I am moving on to greener pastures as they say. If you are still interested in hearing my ramblings and what's going on with us, you can check out my new blog at: http://sonneblumm.blogspot.com I will of course continue to enjoy all your blog entries which I still subscribe to. So, take care everyone and happy blogging.
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| Well, those of you who read my previous entry on pink clothing know that I am not a huge fan of the color. I recall going on and on about how all the baby clothes we received as gifts were pink and I didn't want EVERYTHING my daughter wore to be pink. However, I must say that after becoming a mother and putting pink clothes on my precious little girl, I've changed my mind. There is a sense of joyful pride in taking her out of the house in pink, so that the world can know I am the mother of a little GIRL!  I am thrilled to have a daughter to dress up in any color and I really see her as a gift. Of course there are the days when the pink outfits have spit-up on them and Hannah is screaming for no apparent reason (my child, scream? Never!) but I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world. We are still waiting for her to smile at us for the first time and roll over and chew on a book. So far the most exciting thing she's done is have the hiccups, but we enjoy every second. So I just want everyone to know for the record that I've changed my mind about the color pink, although yellow and blue are still lovely colors and when I buy clothes for her , they are usually not pink.
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| Have you ever taken an international trip and had jet lag REALLY bad. You know, like when you just can't keep your eyes open, so you lay down for a little catnap,only to awaken an hour or two later completely wide awake and wondering why it's still dark outside. The world should all be up by now, shouldn't they? Well this is the same kind of feeling when you are feeding a newborn baby at 3-4 hours increments. Yes, I realize that putting a baby on a good schedule takes time. However, by the time we're done here, baby Hannah will be fine, whereas Mommy might have SERIOUS Jet Lag to overcome!
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Psalm 103:13-14 says, "Just as a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for He Himself, knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust."
As I was thinking about this promise tonight, I realized that I now have a brand new appreciation for this verse. Our daughter, Hannah Grace, was born this past weekend, weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces, and measuring 19 inches long. She is beautiful. And somehow after having spent one week with her (and learning more about babies than I've ever known in my life) I already feel a different kind of compassion for her than I have for anyone else. It gives me an new understanding (although my love is weak in comparison to God's love) of how God loves us as a father and how much God loved His own son, Jesus Christ. And just like a baby that is helpless and dependent, so I am before the Lord. Oh how thankful I am for God's compassion for me and his patience with my faults and sinful actions. I only pray I can mirror God the Father in the way I patiently love Hannah. And praise the Lord for our little girl, who I am sure will continue to remind and teach Nathan and I (aka Daddy and Mommy) many new things about ourselves and our God. 
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