Entries from April 2006 ↓

She stood by herself for about five full seconds on Saturday! She’s also (kind of) starting to take steps without holding on! The playard has proven to be the perfect place for her at this stage. Some of her favorite toys live in it, the sides are high enough to keep her in without being so high that she can’t see over them, it doesn’t have any hard surfaces (so she’s fearless in there), and it’s narrow enough that she can cross from one side to the other without sitting down or going around the perimeter (controlled falling involved).

And Pater says she’s too young for the Sex Pistols…

5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.” (Mark 16:5-6, ESV)

Exactly four years after our wedding day, we buried a dearly loved friend who had been a member of our wedding party. I dressed our daughter in gray and black; I watched her explore twigs at our fallen friend’s grave.

Ten days later, we rejoiced at Christ’s victory over death.

6 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine,
of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
7 And he will swallow up on this mountain
the covering that is cast over all peoples,
the veil that is spread over all nations.
8 He will swallow up death forever;
and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
for the Lord has spoken.
9 It will be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” (Isaiah 25:6-9, ESV)

On Easter morning, Linnaea wore yellow and white.

A couple of weeks ago, Linnaea passed the nine month mark. In celebration, she was once more whisked away to the doctor, where she was poked, prodded, and other such festive things. The resulting statistical analysis? She’s long.

Length (or height, now that she is standing) – 29″ (roughly 90th percentile)
Head Circumference – 44 3/4 cm (roughly 50th percentile)
Weight – 17 lbs. 6 oz. (roughly 20th percentile)

Last week, she also got to attend her first funeral. Not something that she should have had to experience, but I do think that her presence was a blessing to many in attendance, especially for her parents. Currently we’re trying to get back on a normal schedule.

Easter is fast upon us, and we pray for God’s blessings on each of you.

(For those who have been requesting more pictures, we’re working on formatting some movies we’ve been taking. Hopefully those will be up soon.)