Welcome to the World Noah!!

He's here!! He's amazingly beautiful and a blessing we never deserved but have welcomed with open arms all the same. We give praise to His Creator the Almighty God who in His infinite wisdom saw fit to allow us to call this tiny little man our son, Caleb's little brother. He was born on December 15, 2010 at 2:30pm in Delhi, India. He weighed in at 6 lbs. 13oz. and we are still waiting on his length...apparently that isn't a big deal here. Caleb has taken to him so well and loves him already and helps so much. He is going to be an amazing big brother. We are getting discharged this evening and taking our family "home". We'll continue to post more pictures I'm sure, but pray for us as we start the process of paperwork and long lines - all the while celebrating an even more incredible birth - the birth of our Savior!

(**In reverse order because that is how I uploaded them and I'm not taking the time to rearrange!)

Ready to be discharged and get settled into our apartment!

Settling in for the night.

Getting kisses - and being a little upset because of the blowout mommy hasn't changed yet!

Holding his "baby no no" for the first time!

First kisses!

He walked in the door like such a little man wearing his daddy's hat and said, "HI no no!"

Moments after his grand entrance before they took him to clean him all up.

Last Moments of Being the Baby

This last month has been a roller coaster to say the least. Possibly more than any other time in our lives, we have put one foot in front of the other without knowing what is to come. For someone like me that likes to know the details, that has been extremely difficult. Everyone was certain Noah would join our family early, but God in His sovereignty has kept him safe inside thus far. Many of our current and future plans are in flux as we wait and see what God is going to do over the next month. In the midst of all of these things, it has been difficult to simply enjoy the here and now. I have a hard time enjoying this moment because I am so concerned about the next. So, it has been my aim these last few weeks to try and enjoy these moments with my baby. He will always be my first, the only one that I had completely to myself during infancy. So we are spending a lot of time snuggling and talking about baby Noah. We already know he is going to be an amazing brother. The ways that we see God at work in his little heart bring us to our knees! He is an amazing little boy, full of life and wonder and love...and we are just trying to soak in these last moments with this "baby"! These pictures aren't great (we are kind of living in a cave right now)...but the memories make our hearts burst!

This sweet couple was here in Delhi just before Caleb was born. They were so anxious to meet him but had to leave before he came. They met him months later in Thailand. They are so sweet to him, and Lord willing, if they are still in town, they will keep Caleb while we are at the hospital with Noah. They spoil him just like their own grandkids! And Caleb doesn't mind one bit..."hmmm, what's in the cup you've got there?"

"Ice cream?!!"

Jared was in classes and meetings all last week. While he was slaving away (leaving before 8 every morning and not getting home until after 9)...Caleb and I were just relaxing!

Yep! He stayed in his pajamas all day one day and we ate popcorn (along with some fruits and veggies) for lunch one day while watching Tom and Jerry (or in Caleb's world...cat and mouse).

He and Jared were snuggling on the couch under the blanket....it's cold inside! We told him to pretend like he was sleeping....and this is what we got!

He makes us laugh!!

Whoops!!

**I have been trying for days now to upload the videos, but our internet has been spotty. So I am going to go ahead and post this without them for now and hope to upload them soon!

Somehow, I managed to let an entire month pass without posting to the blog! For those of you that actually check the blog, I sincerely apologize. Every month I think I will do better, but I never manage to get posts up here regularly. We have been in Delhi for a couple of weeks now waiting on "baby brother no no" (as Caleb lovingly refers to him). Caleb now pats my belly and says "baby brother no no out"! Today I am officially "full term" at 37 weeks so we just praise God for bringing us this far and blessing us with an another amazing little boy that we will get to hold in our arms soon! In the meantime, you get to enjoy photos and video of the sweetest 2 year old boy and his adventures in Delhi!

It has been challenging going from quiet, small Kalimpong to crazy busy, noisy Delhi. Caleb spent most of his days outside while we were in Kalimpong and now we are in a small 2nd floor apartment in Delhi. God has provided some wonderful parks nearby for us to get out to and we are so grateful. Caleb wakes up in the mornings saying one of two things: "play park" or "dudh (Nepali for milk) cereal". We have had lots of fun playing in the parks here.

Our great friends and teammates joined us for Thanksgiving. It was such a blessing and made us feel not so far from home during the holidays. We had a wonderful meal with fellow co-workers and also got to spend several days taking them around Delhi.

I don't think Caleb has ever seen a football in person before, but he found this one on Thanksgiving day and didn't turn loose of it all day! He kept saying "my football". He and Daddy even took it to the park to throw it around.