Easter

Church this Sunday was so amazing.  It was Easter, and it is such a blessing to be able to celebrate Christ's resurection.  The worship was awesome, Brian's teaching was great.  We got to fellowship with lots of other believers.  I love my church.

Steve and I went to the store, came home and ate hot dogs together.  :-)  Then we cleaned up the house, and set to making our Easter dinner.  I didn't want a ham this year, so we had meatloaf, potato salad, deviled eggs, green bean casserole, roasted asparagus with some of Steve's home grown peppers, and some of Ken's macaroni and cheese.  Miriah brought this to die for tunnel of fudge cake.. I ate some.  I shouldn't have, but oh yum.  We had lots of friends and family over, it was so sweet.  And we had 2 new little girls that came for their first Easter.  :-)))  Next year we will be dyeing eggs together!

We've  been watching Robin since Kelly had to go back to work Monday.. it is going to be challenging.  My health has taken a nose dive; I don't know what all is wrong, but I am going to see a specialist next Thursday. We shall see!

Steve and I have been spending lots of time together since there has been no more over-time, it has been so much fun.  Tonight after Larry came and got Robin, he said... let's go out to eat.  Sure!  Off to the hangar we went, yum.  Now we're going to watch a movie.  A fun date night for me and my guy.

Our ladies retreat is this weekend, it will be our first over night one in quite a few years.   Hopefully I will get some snuggle time with my girls.

          I love family dinners. They make me tired, but they are so worth it.  I am blessed to have such a big family.  I wish Tim and Katie, and Karla and David were here!

                         So these are blurry, but I wanted them anyway.  I love watching them be silly!
I really need a new lens for my camera.  Or a new camera like Hannah's................

This is a picture I swiped from David's facebook page.  I miss you my boy.

                                     Robin was full of smiles today.

love

How is it possible that I could love Eleanor so much?  That she has only been here for 9 days, but it seems like forever?  That I can't imagine her not being here?   How is it that God put this love in my heart for her, the same as I had for my boys?  I love how God made us.  It's a mystery.

Church today was so awesome, the worship... I could just sing all day.  I was so blessed by it. And the teaching, well, Brian always blesses me.   This has been such a good day.  Church.  Fellowship.  Babies. Chores.  I wasn't tired!  Knitting.  Hugs from my husband.  Dr Who.

As Ashleigh said, what would a post be without a pic of a baby?  ( She has Ruby, I have Robin and Eleanor.)

           Hannah took this fabulous picture.  Isn't she lovely?
I'll take some of little Robin later this week.  Family dinner on Sunday.  Yay.

Friday!

It's Friday, I'm eating some yummy bbq chicken, the heater is on in my room, and I got to hold Eleanor today.  She is one week old, and still perfect.
I made her a little hat on Wednesday, it was the tiniest little thing!  It fits just like I hoped it would.  Yay.

Oh, and my crocuses have come up!  Can spring really be here???

Karla came to Juneau for a few days, it was so much fun to see her.  Kelly brought Robin over to Erik and Miriah's on Wednesday, look at the 2 lovely little girls together:

Look at all the Calvary ladies that were pregnant at the same time-- Teri was missing for this picture--I can't wait till they are all born.  :-)

Tomorrow is Latecia's baby shower for Liam, I haven't started her blanket yet.. I still need to finish Miriah's first.  I am a bit panicked about getting all of the blankets on my list done...I know they won't  be done before the babies come, I'm just hoping I will only miss it by a few days.  Or weeks.

I'm off to knit!

and baby makes three

I was always told by my Mom and Dad that when you have a grandchild, you have this immediate and complete love for them... now I know it is true.  How is it that I am so in love already?  That when I leave, all I want is to come back? It is like nothing I've felt other than the love I have for my boys.

Thank you Jesus for family, for new life, for the supernatural love you give us for children and granddchildren, that this little girl is going to grow up loving and being loved by You.

Here is the Peterson family today:

                                     I just LOVE the back of the neck.  :-)

                                     love. 

Here she is, Eleanor Christine Peterson

On April 8, 2011 at 10:03 pm, Eleanor Christine Peterson came into the world.  My life will never be the same.  :-)
Erik texted me Thursday night after Bible Study that Miriah was having contractions, and they'd let me know if they went to the Birthing Center.  Oh my, I was excited... I barely slept, I kept waking up every hour afraid I wouldn't hear my phone if it rang. (I did the same thing when Kelly was in labor) :-))
I finally texted them at 7:30 on Friday, they were still at home but were heading in for a check at 11:30.  I ran to work, started on the bulletin, and thankfully had all the wording done when Erik said they were at the birthing center and staying there.  All coherent thought left my head and I finished work so fast, got home and told Steve we are leaving!  Can I change shoes he asked?  NO!  haha.  I was so afraid Miriah would have the baby without me there.  Again, I did the same thing with Kelly.  And yes, Tim and Katie I will do the same thing when it's your turn.  :-) Anyway, the birthing center is really nice, the midwives were awesome, and I got there with PLENTY of time.  :-)  I was so blessed to be able to be in the room with Erik and Miriah-- that was the first birth I have been to other than my own.  It was amazing, heartbreaking, amazing, the most wonderful experience of my life.  I went through so many emotions, and fell headlong into love the moment I laid eyes on Eleanor. And when Erik told me her name and why they chose it I just wanted to cry and cry.  I still get choked up thinking about it.
Miriah was so strong and sweet and wonderful; Erik supported and cared for her just the way I always hoped my sons would.  I am so very proud of them.  They made such a wonderful little girl.
God is so awesome and wonderful.
I got to go and see her again today, and she does indeed look like her Mama.  Joy.
Pictures?

                                                                7 lbs, 8oz  19 3/4" and perfect.

Erik put on his first diaper, followed by his first outfit,and Eleanor is the first baby he has held.  :-)