Jul. 10, 2008~ R.I.P. Camilito and Welcome into our lives Leilani Rain! ~
R.I.P. Camilito and Welcome into our lives Leilani Rain!
On June 1, 2008 we finally made the move of our dreams. DH and I have lived in FL all of our lives. I personally have never seen snow. Neither have our children. My DH received a job offer and we gladly made the move from sunny Florida to Maryland. We were ready for a change. I was 35 weeks pregnant.
On the afternoon of June 24, 2008 I received the horrible phone call telling me my sweet nephew passed away:
We are a very close knit family, so you can understand how devastating this news was for me. Especially since I was so far from home and being 38 1/2 weeks pregnant there was no way I could go and be with my family. I was thrown into a fog of despair. This started my labour. By the early morning (6:50am to be exact) of June 25, 2008 my beautiful daughter, Leilani Rain Lopez, made her entrance into this world weighing 8 lb 14 oz:
It was bitter sweet. I prayed so much to be able to have a VBA3C and the Lord blessed me with a beautiful, natural birth at home. I couldn't believe it! After having 3 C-Sections, I finally had an all natural birth v*ginally at home.
My daughter is now 2 weeks old and I still have that bitter sweet feeling. I feel so much joy that my daughter is here and that her birth was so beautiful. Everything I dreamed it could and should be! At the same time I feel so heart broken that such a huge part of my family is gone. He was so young and still had so much to live for.
I am so sorry about the loss of your nephew...but HUGE congratulations on the birth of your BEAUTIFUL baby girl! She is just precious! Oh...those cheeks!!! :-)
Congratulations also on your move! I hope you enjoy your new home!
Oh, I'm sorry for your loss. Congratualtions on your new baby. Wow, what a busy time for you to make a move too!
Thank you for the great comment. Actually, those are my pictures. DS' are still in his camera. I had quite the time learning how to upload pictures from other peoples' cameras last week. ;)
Blessings,
Laurie
Congratulations and praise the Lord! I am also so sorry to hear about your nephew. Wow, this is a hard, yet sweet time for you. Your baby is adorable. Such sweet cheeks!
Jenn
I am so glad to hear from you! I have been checking your blog regularly and was wondering if you had the baby.
I am sorry to hear about your sweet nephew, but congratulations on the birth of your daughter. She is precious.
Wow, sounds like big changes in your life with a move from Florida to Maryland. I am keeping you in my prayers.
Hugs,
Pam
It is sooooooo good to see you back, and the little one is beautiful. I'm sorry to see the news of your nephew, but am also glad to see you moving and excited about this season of your life. Maryland is alot like Florida this time of year, so at least you have some time to get acclimated, huh?
I'm going to write you offline, or write me at belinda.bullard@blessedheritage.com. I have a gift for you, if you'd like it.
First of all so sorry to hear about your loss, I'll be praying for your family!! Then congrats on the move and most of all that new, beautiful baby girl!! She is a doll!! I had also been checking your blog regularly and wondering if you had had the baby yet, and that was my son's birthday as well, my baby is 6!! Glad to hear you had the experience you wanted with the birth as well!!
Blessings,
Heather
I have been checking and checking to see if you had the little one- and I checked one more time and boy, did I get a pleasant surprise! She is beautiful and oh so chunky!!! I would love to (gently) pinch her cheeks! She is a doll baby! Congrats! How is your daughter enjoying having a sister? And the boys?
I would like to extend my condolences to you for your nephew. I pray that the Lord will continue to comfort you and hold you in his care.
Now, I'm going to play catch up and read your other posts- it's nice to hear from you again.
~ I Started this Blog March 25, 2007 ~
When my youngest son, Xander 3, became ill I decided to quit my job to stay home with him. I never would have imagined the journey our Lord would take us on since then. We have decided to keep our two older children home and homeschool all of them. Our children are AnaMaria 14, Wizdom 11, and Xander 3. I invite you to join us on our journey in our first year of homeschooling. I will be sharing our ups and downs and hopefully receive some advice along the way.
~With Love in Christ~
JEN
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