Lord, That I May See

As I am home loving on my newest little one, I finally watched this video I have heard about several times from others.  I was amazed by its beauty.

Our new baby boy was born this morning, April 12th, 2013. He was 8lbs, 12oz and arrived bright and early at 5:30am, just in time for morning birdsong and spring rain. I am so happy to meet him! He's a champion eater and has beautiful dark hair and gray eyes. The labour was about 15 hrs, though I had 2 false starts on the days preceding. I was so anxious for it to be "real" and finally it was! The girls are thrilled with their new baby brother and each held him 3 times in as many hours. I don't know how the boy will manage to do anything without 6 little eyes and hands all over him. :) Happy Birth Day to our new little man!

It just kills me with cuteness! :)

1.   Christos Anesti!    Isn't Easter lovely?  There really isn't a feast that I love quite so much as Easter .  It's the feast of all Feasts.   My favorite Matt Maher song is making my hormonal pregnant self cry these days.  Isn't Jesus good for giving us Easter in return for our sins? 2.   We went again to the Easter Vigil again this year and unlike last year with Sunshine , we were able to stay in our pews the whole time, except for one potty trip.  Sunshine held her taper candle with great care and only fell off the pew with a flame once. :)   Who knows what we will do next year with a 12 month old, but this Mass is one that both my older girls love and look forward to so much that I have been glad that we have made the effort to go.  The beauty of the Vigil Mass is so compelling and I'm so glad my girls love it like I do. 3. I love penance-loving Catholics on Good Friday. :)  I went to our p...