Lots of Changes...

"Great is his faithfulness...His mercies are new every morning."

So much has changed in this last week. I went from being 6 1/2 months pregnant to a indefinite future of hospital bedrest...to giving birth. Even still as I see him in the NICU, it's amazing to see his little hands and feet that I felt inside me just a week ago. He was so active those few days on bedrest, they could never keep him on the monitor! I usually don't do well with change. God has been equipping me and adapting me to this new phase of life in the last week. It's so weird how we've adapted to a new 'normal'. Our days now consist of around the clock pumping every 3 hours. It's a big commitment, but I'm glad that there's one 'mom' thing I can do to help Isaac. Consequentially, it's resulted in lack of sleep and a tight schedule. Stephen and I have been making daily visits to the hospital which is about 45 min-1 hour of travel time and then we usually visit with Isaac for about an hour. We have decided to look at this benefit of time together as extra time to communicate and pray for grace and strength for the days at hand. Isaac is doing very well, but having missed the last trimester in the womb has more to overcome than the average newborn. His one week birthday is a huge milestone for him.

Having lots of help with Esther and Jonas (as I still can't pick them up yet), meals, and housework has become normal. It's humbling not to be able to do all these 'normal' activities yourself. I'm thankful for the body of Christ that has showered us with many blessings.

So, we continue to take life one day at a time, knowing God has given us mercies that are new every morning. We told the doctors this afternoon that we know that God won't give us or Isaac more than we can handle and that we will trust Him to continue to heal Isaac. It's amazing the love God has already given us for this precious little one. God's given us grace for today. We are so thankful for so many who are bearing our burdens through this trial. It means more than words can express. Our hope and our expectation is in Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we could ask or think.