This Time in History

Samuel is a strong, healthy two week old baby. That, in and of itself, is a miracle. His tiny hands, the quiet sleeping noises, the bright light in his eyes - it's obvious why they call it the miracle of life. All that knit together by God in Heike's womb over the past nine months. That means so much more when you realize that word, "knit" means an active work in progress, an intentional handiwork.

It's even more amazing to realize that it's a miracle Samuel's alive because he lives here and now. Because of such a "simple" problem of meconium inhaled into his lungs, Samuel ran into some serious problems when he was born. He's alive right now because there were four amazing, well trained specialists and nurses standing by when he was born.  They intubated him, pumped oxygen into his lungs while deep suctioning them, and set him up on a CPAP machine to force oxygen into his blood stream. Because of another issue his blood volume was seriously low, forcing him to be on IV fluids for two and half days.

If Samuel was born any other time in the past thousands of years of human history, if he was born in most parts of this world today, he would not have lived for more than a few minutes after birth. I can't even understand what a blessing it is to have him with us now, so strong and healthy.  Or how devastating it must be for families across this world and throughout history who didn't have the medical care we have today.


All that to say, we have been blessed by God, and are thankful for that blessing and all your prayers. It's great to have this miracle in our lives.

Samuel with Opa

Samuel with the great grandparents

With Grammy

On the way home from the hospital

Getting checked out by Eddie