Ocean City MD with the fam

Judson is 7 weeks old!

Baby Judson is one month old!!













Lawrence likes Krispy Kreme donuts! It doesn't help that its walking distance from our house!!













Big brother Big sister shirts from Lisa!!



















Lawrence gets a boy haircut from grandma(Mark was behind it)

Life with 3 is , well, ok. I am really enjoying the baby, and struggling with the older 2. AHH. They are going through something.(something being adjusting to a baby and mommy being busy with that baby). My deep thought of the day is that being stretched is good, good practice for the rest of life when life is easier, because you are at such your end that you either repent or be miserable. So, I'm so aware constantly of my sin, that my prayer is that I will be quick to repent and have hope that God can change me. It is so easy to see my sin when I am tired, and struggling to know how to handle all 3 kids need. I am quick to anger and very impatient. My tendency is to dwell in my anger and impatience, dwell on my failure to be loving towards the kids, dwell on their failure to obey. This is a nasty spiral that is uneasily broken. I needed Mark the other day to say, "Meg, just go ask Caroline to forgive you and start over" Ahhh, freedom! I'm wrong, help me God! He's not surprised that I cant do this. Gosh, all of life is this way, but we are so easily confused and decieved into thinking we can do life ourselves. So something to be thankful for yes? I am so slow to repent or see my sin when life is going well. This should be good training ground for me!! Pray that it will be such and I will learn to examine my own heart and not blame my circumstances(ie kids, tiredness, others) for the self-centeredness in my own heart.

A new week

Hey there,

The parents have left, Mark is off to class, real life is here. Actually its not bad, as Mark didn't have class till 11:00 so he let me sleep till 9:30. Judson is a sweet baby. Maybe I finally got a compliant one? :)

Caroline and Lawrence are well, though not without some definite struggle with the disruption to their life. A few minutes of face time with them each day, thats my goal!

Ok, gotta run. Good to hear from you all!
Meg

Hi friends, Judson John arrived 3:19 Sunday am. He was 7lbs 15 oz. and 20 1/2 in long. He's a sweet sleeper, or has been for day 1!! Lisa took care of the kids until my folks arrived yesterday, and they are excited about little brother.

We had a nutty dr who was on call, so I didn't wait for her to arrive, but delivered the baby with the gentle nurse. Mark was fine up until nutty dr arrived and started to be rough with me in finishing up the process. Well done Mark!!

Thanking God for this new gift:)