What a day!!! She is 3 today...as I type this my eyes instantly fill with tears for many reasons, God has blessed me abundantly with her precious little life, He has trusted me with this overwhelming responsibility to teach her and grow her in the nurture and admonition of who He is, He has used her little life to show me daily just how much grace and forgiveness He willingly pours out on me. What a joy these past three years have been.
I still remember vividly the day I found out I was pregnant with Madie, and the denial that followed; and then came the feelings of overwhelming excitement, fear, and happiness. after all the excitement, came the many mornings of hugging the toilet and many outings breathing through my mouth so I wouldn't smell anything to keep me from getting sick. I remember the night before we were supposed to find out what we were having, I dreamed we overslept and missed our appointment and the doctor's office told us we were going to have to wait until our next appointment to find out, I awoke frantically to realize it was just a dream. And who could forget being VERY miserably large and swollen beyond recognition in the middle of the what seemed to be the hottest summer ever with legs that you couldn't distinguish the top from the bottom. I remember going into the hospital twice. And the second time was three weeks before I was due. They told me I wasn't going home until after the baby was born and I cried. I remember the next five days being the most boring days of my life staring at a tiny television screen hoping that I wasn't going to have to lay there for three more weeks. And finally came the day I was waiting for, it was a Thursday and my doctor walked through the door and said "How about Monday we induce?" I think I heard the hallelujah chorus playing. So the following Monday at thirty seven weeks we began the labor process and nine hours later the beautiful Madison Brooke Williams entered the world at 6lbs 8oz. 18 inches long and my life was forever changed!
Madie is a unique child with a bold personality. She has always done things at her own pace and will not be rushed by anyone. It always felt like she would never reach her milestones; she rolled over for the first time Christmas Eve when she was 5 months old, she began sitting up just a week or so after that, she started crawling the week after Easter when she was 9 months old, and baby girl just didn't get in a hurry to walk, she started walking the week after she turned 1, and brace yourself for this one...she didn't cut her first baby tooth until she was 17 months old!
She has always kept us on our toes, we've had our share of illnesses, surgeries, broken bones and much more and we are only at age 3! I can only ask the Father to continue shedding much grace on me as her mother as I continue teaching her, encouraging her, loving her, disciplining her and shaping her. I love watching her learn new things and then apply them to life, I love listening to her sing and say her Bible verses, I love watching her be a "mommy" to her babies, I love seeing her come into her new role of "Big Sister," I love cuddling with her when she's tired or sick, but most of all, I love being her Mommy!
My continued prayer for her is that at the earliest possible age she would repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that she would find her peace and fulfillment in serving Him with her whole life. I pray that the Lord would use her in a mighty and powerful way and that I as her mother would not be selfish if He chooses to do that in a way that might be difficult to handle. I pray that the Lord would provide her with a Godly husband who loves Him more than anything and desires to please Him with his whole life. I pray that the Lord blesses her with many children whom she will raise to fear and serve the Lord and that will rise up and call her 'blessed'.
Happy Birthday my sweet Madie! Mommy loves you more than words could ever say.
I still remember vividly the day I found out I was pregnant with Madie, and the denial that followed; and then came the feelings of overwhelming excitement, fear, and happiness. after all the excitement, came the many mornings of hugging the toilet and many outings breathing through my mouth so I wouldn't smell anything to keep me from getting sick. I remember the night before we were supposed to find out what we were having, I dreamed we overslept and missed our appointment and the doctor's office told us we were going to have to wait until our next appointment to find out, I awoke frantically to realize it was just a dream. And who could forget being VERY miserably large and swollen beyond recognition in the middle of the what seemed to be the hottest summer ever with legs that you couldn't distinguish the top from the bottom. I remember going into the hospital twice. And the second time was three weeks before I was due. They told me I wasn't going home until after the baby was born and I cried. I remember the next five days being the most boring days of my life staring at a tiny television screen hoping that I wasn't going to have to lay there for three more weeks. And finally came the day I was waiting for, it was a Thursday and my doctor walked through the door and said "How about Monday we induce?" I think I heard the hallelujah chorus playing. So the following Monday at thirty seven weeks we began the labor process and nine hours later the beautiful Madison Brooke Williams entered the world at 6lbs 8oz. 18 inches long and my life was forever changed!
Madie is a unique child with a bold personality. She has always done things at her own pace and will not be rushed by anyone. It always felt like she would never reach her milestones; she rolled over for the first time Christmas Eve when she was 5 months old, she began sitting up just a week or so after that, she started crawling the week after Easter when she was 9 months old, and baby girl just didn't get in a hurry to walk, she started walking the week after she turned 1, and brace yourself for this one...she didn't cut her first baby tooth until she was 17 months old!
She has always kept us on our toes, we've had our share of illnesses, surgeries, broken bones and much more and we are only at age 3! I can only ask the Father to continue shedding much grace on me as her mother as I continue teaching her, encouraging her, loving her, disciplining her and shaping her. I love watching her learn new things and then apply them to life, I love listening to her sing and say her Bible verses, I love watching her be a "mommy" to her babies, I love seeing her come into her new role of "Big Sister," I love cuddling with her when she's tired or sick, but most of all, I love being her Mommy!
My continued prayer for her is that at the earliest possible age she would repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that she would find her peace and fulfillment in serving Him with her whole life. I pray that the Lord would use her in a mighty and powerful way and that I as her mother would not be selfish if He chooses to do that in a way that might be difficult to handle. I pray that the Lord would provide her with a Godly husband who loves Him more than anything and desires to please Him with his whole life. I pray that the Lord blesses her with many children whom she will raise to fear and serve the Lord and that will rise up and call her 'blessed'.
Happy Birthday my sweet Madie! Mommy loves you more than words could ever say.
Happy 3rd Birthday Sweet Girl!!!
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