Thursday, November 25, 2010

Eva Lynn - The Pictures

Introducing...drum roll please:

Eva Lynn Hisey

A tearful Grandma holding her girl for the first time:



Auntie Hannah:


Daddy and Eva:


The happy Grandparents:


Our lives are changed forever!  There are no words...she's beautiful!  Thank you Lord for such great blessings!  J.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Eva Lynn - In Brief

Eva Lynn was delivered at 6:31 a.m. 11/23/2010.  She weighed 9lbs 8oz, and was 20 inches long.  Mom and Eva are healthy and happy.  The new Grandparents are overwhelmed with gratefulness, and joy!   J.

Monday, November 22, 2010

11/22/10 - It all begins

Daphne is being induced today.  Lord willing we will be holding our granddaughter by the end of the day.  Here we go!!!  :)      J.

Eva's Heartbeat - 11/21/10

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Hodge Podge

While laying in bed waking up Tuesday morning, I had the first twinges...and I knew.  Then later in the day when my urine was the color of cola it was cemented...I have a kidney infection.  At the walk-in on Wednesday I had to have an xray to determine if it was stones or just the infection.  This is the 2nd one this year.  sigh!  Side note:  It's a good thing I'm not a drug-addict!  The Dr. asked me what my pain level was on the scale of 1 - 10.  My answer was 4.  She said...do you want a shot of Toradol?  Really???  I wonder what she would've offered me if my pain was at an 8.  

With an RX of anti-biotic I went back to work.  As the day progressed I began to feel dizzy...and by bedtime I had a pretty bad earache, swollen throbbing gland in my throat, and pain in my face, neck, and upper back.  I've been fighting off a very mild cold for a week or so now.  But...wham!  Full blown!  

All that said I am home from work today...to rest and give my body a chance to regroup and get my immune system to kick in.  

The Baby will be coming at the latest on Monday.  :)  What a blessing!  So watch for pics that will be posted either late Monday or early Tuesday...depending on her arrival.  Whoo Hoo!!!

We are getting excited for the holidays, and our trip to Vegas.  Ah so many good things to come!  J.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Frustration

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
Courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.

Other people's decisions that I view as foolish, unwise, clearly wrong, selfish, taking advantage, misguided, or just plain stupid, make me frustrated.  I need to accept that I cannot change them.   J.

Friday, November 5, 2010

The Perfect Storm

When you hear the phrase "the perfect storm" it usually means all factors come together in just the right way to create a massive and powerful storm. 

This is how it is in my life right now.  Everything is coming together to cause the perfect storm within me emotionally.  Anything and everything reduces me to a red-eyed, wet-cheeked mess. 

The factors? 

Eva Lynn will be born in the next 2 weeks.  Every text, or phone call brings her to mind.  I think of her day and night.  Thoughts of sweaters, and dresses I want to make, purchases of carseats and strollers, even looking through the baby clothes at Costco last night...it all brings me to my knees with tears in my eyes.  Envisioning the day of her birth, and seeing Peter and Daphne holding their daughter...lump in throat as I write those words.  Joy and blessings!

Seeing piled fall leaves, walking through them and kicking them into the air.  Their smell and vibrant colors.

The holidays are here.  Our first Christmas gifts are purchased, and made.  We are making plans for implementing our traditions.  The smell of cinnamon.  I'm SO looking forward to the day after Thanksgiving as we spend the day in Seattle starting with the Christmas parade, and ending with the tree lighting in Westlake Center and every blessed minute of laughter, good food, and just being with the people we love.  Or the next day when we get our Christmas tree and have our Christmas tree decorating party.  Each ornament pointing to our Savior, each cup filled with sparkling or spiced cider, each tummy filled with Buckeyes, cheese ball, and meatballs, each heart overwhelmed with warmth and joy.  Anticipation of such joyous times together as a family...send me over. 

Timothy and I are going to Las Vegas(the trip I won), for our 24th anniversary in early December.  We SO enjoyed our trip to the island, and we are really looking forward to our time in Vegas. 

And difficult things too:
My heart aches for those in our lives who want the simplest things that so many take for granted.  They struggle, and are working with external issues that are out of their control.  They pay great amounts of money to experts to try to figure out the answers...and wait, their hearts breaking daily with the lack of forward progress, yet desperately trying not to lose hope or faith.  

Frustrations that range from wasted food and overly full garbage cans to wasted time and overly full calendars.  Time and all that it could be versus all that it is currently.  Unmet goals, and longings.   

Oh and did I mention menopause...enough said.

These beautiful, difficult, wonderful, sad things, and so many more have come together to make the perfect storm for this Mama/Wife/Grandmama/Daughter/Employee/Friend.  This storm spills over with tears of joy, sadness, anticipation, hope, frustration, longings, love, and so on.   J.