McKay turns 1 tomorrow, and I can hardly believe it has been a year. We, as our little family of 3, have had numerous tender mercies this past year. A leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Elder Bednar, gave a great talk on tender mercies.
He said, "the Lord’s tender mercies are the very personal and individualized blessings, strength, protection, assurances, guidance, loving-kindnesses, consolation, support, and spiritual gifts which we receive from and because of and through the Lord Jesus Christ. I testify that the tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and that the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us."
A few tender mercies that I have been thinking about over the past little while:
- My OB for McKay. We were living in Logan at the time, and he strongly encouraged me to induce labor the same day I had some tests done that showed McKay was not responding well in utero. After a few days in the NICU, McKay's pediatrician said to me, "it is amazing that he came when he did because if you had waited even one more day, he could have been much more sick or dead."
- Family-my parents, Kimball's parents, siblings, cousins. We have so many wonderful people in our families! The first two years of our marriage, we had the privilege of living close to some of my aunts/uncles/cousins. Now we live close to Kimball's parents and a few siblings. This is a blessing in our lives.
- Our house. I love it! It has helped me be more positive and adaptable to living in Southern Utah! After renting for a couple years, which really isn't that long in the grand scheme of things, I feel blessed to be in a house.
- McKay. Boy is he happy (most of the time). I just hope all his little siblings will follow in his footsteps and be just as smiley and happy. Some people have been shattering this hope in saying that all my children won't be like that.....ha ha. On a more serious note, it is truly amazing that McKay does not have any neurological problems after finding out that my placenta was not giving him enough nutrients to grow. I find this to be a huge tender mercy!
- Friends. I can't even begin to say how grateful I am for friends that have become my second family while Kimball works such long hours.
Thanks to everyone who has made our last year great! We love you, McKay!
McKay having fun with a couple presents. He loves stuffed animals. He grabs them and puts them up to his face and kicks his legs up and down.
McKay's balloons
The cake. I could not figure out how to rotate the darn picture, but you can just turn your head.
...but once in a while, I do succeed in finishing a project.
This was a fun, cheap sewing project that now adorns my kitchen table
This is the garden that Kimball planted (thanks) and I attempted to keep up
And these lovely pears...oh I am so happy about this. First time ever for me canning. It was fun, but I am not quite sure how often I want to have that kind of "fun." :)
Apparently, his daddy's hair did the same thing when he was a little squirt. Until it grows long enough to lay down, we just hear comments from passers-by (usually at grocery stores):
Late August 2010
We enjoyed getting up bright and early last Saturday to watch all of the balloons get blown up and launch off. McKay loved hearing the air go into the balloons. I was surprised by how many people were at the park at 7am to watch. It was a lot of fun, and we are so glad daddy could stay home from work for a fun day!
