Monday Morning Madness

Good Morning and happy Monday to all of you. Today's the big day. We find out how our little one month old has developed. She'll get her vitamins (ya, I know, weird isn't it?), and we'll see if she's gained weight. My prayer is that she is growing and developing as a normal healthy infant. I get scared sometimes when nursing. I think the part that scares me the most is that I have no gauge for how many ounces she gets. It's obvious when I pump because it's right there on the bottle. But, because the only way I measure is by the time, I really don't know how much she gets. So I think that's why I worry she hasn't gained weight. My wonderful hub reassures me that if she was still crying after feedings, we would have a problem. There's comfort in that.

I hope she doesn't have too many shots today. Then again, she's a trooper. Two days after birth the doctor wanted to see her so we brought her in. He gave her her Hep B shot. She cried for about 10 seconds and I think it was only because she was cold. As soon as we got her dressed, she stopped. I'm telling you. She's perfect! Two weeks later we brought her into see another doctor for her little red bumps on her face and found out she had already gained a whole pound! That was music to our ears. This other doctor gave us some great practical advice with dealing with the acne and also let us know that it will be gone in one month. She's right! Maddy's face is almost all clear. My hormones must have caused "baby acne". Bizarre.

It's snowing here in Roselle. It's a little strange because the falling snow looks like little white floating bugs. It's not really falling. The local forecast says, "few snow showers". It's more like "few floating snowbugs".

I'm reading Ruth 1:16, "Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God". I am amazed at this woman's loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi. Ruth came from a pagan land, married a man who worshiped Yahweh, and lost him. In mourning, her mother-in-law asked her and her other daughter-in-law to return to their homeland. While the latter daughter left, Ruth was devoted to Naomi. God must have chosen her long before she knew Him.

Well, time to start the day. Happy Monday!