Posted in baby things, Clara on Dec 13th, 2010
We have so much to be thankful for this year!! Most especially, our sweet Clara. She is SO sweet. I can’t get over it sometimes. One of my favorite things about her is that she is an introvert – this comes out mostly in how she utterly exhausts around large groups of people. She doesn’t [...]
Posted in baby things, Clara on Nov 26th, 2010
Clara’s second month of life was pretty much awful. By the first month we had a good handle on her routine, personality, etc. and then she got her shots. Clara has been sick more of her life than not, nothing too major, but so sad for her. She was just getting over a cold when [...]
Posted in baby things, Clara on Oct 9th, 2010
yeah…she’s thrilled!
Posted in baby things, Clara, family, Geneva on Oct 8th, 2010
It was wonderful to have my Dad and Mary here this week. Clara was 6 weeks during their visit, and 3 years ago they had their first meeting with Geneva when she was 7 weeks. Its fun to get those same pictures 3 years apart. Mary and Geneva in 2007 Mary and Clara in 2010 [...]
Posted in baby things, Clara, Uncategorized on Oct 5th, 2010
Getting to know this sweet girl has been really exciting. She’s doing well and very healthy, in the 50th percentile for head, height, and weight for one month (Geneva was tall, large head, and average weight). She is a sensitive baby, and if I had to guess I’m thinking she’ll be more of a home-body/less [...]
Posted in baby things on Oct 1st, 2010
there’s nothing like a new baby to remind you how amazing it is to be His child.
Posted in baby things, Clara, discipleship, the Father's teaching on Sep 27th, 2010
We are not breastfeeding. If you want more details, read on. For those of your who remember, our initial breastfeeding experience with Geneva was in a word traumatic. Everything seemed fine, we all thought my milk came in, Geneva had a fantastic latch and a great suck, but she would eat for 20 minutes a [...]
Posted in baby things, Clara on Sep 10th, 2010
I was 70-80% effaced for three weeks prior to delivery, so even though I delivered the day before my due date, THE day felt like it would never come. But at each check up I was dilated 1 more inch, so there was hope! Surpirsingly, my water broke on Saturday, Aug. 21st. I noticed something [...]
Posted in art & crafts & home things, baby things, Clara on Aug 10th, 2010
Here are the promised pictures of Clara’s new nursery. It’s very calm and light, and I think already fits her perfectly. It’s inspired by her name which means ‘full of light,’ by my mother’s love of ‘bluebirds of happiness,’ and by a verse from Matthew that the Lord has kept on my heart for the [...]
Posted in baby things, Clara, discipleship, Geneva, the Father's teaching on Jul 20th, 2010
Clara means “full of light.” LOVE that. I’ve been meditating on “light” verses in Scripture accordingly, and the Lord has been good to give me things to pray over both my daughters having to do with being Light-ed inwardly. I’m thankful, and glad to do it, since Psalms says that “light is sown for the [...]
Posted in baby things, Clara, Geneva on Apr 20th, 2010
Geneva is already taking her role as big sister very seriously. It’s so sweet how much she talks about Clara, it must be multiple times a day. Here are some examples: “Mom, when Clara is 2 she can sleep in my room with me!” “Mom, we should buy this for Clara! She would love it!” [...]
Posted in baby things, Clara, family on Apr 20th, 2010
Her name is Clara. Clara Renee Francisco. I love her name so much I can’t even believe we are getting another girl and get to use it. Clara means “illustrious; full of light” and Renee (my middle name) means “born anew.” (and did you know Francisco means “free one”?? I think it’s pretty amazing.) Our [...]
Posted in baby things, Clara, family on Apr 20th, 2010
It’s a girl!!! I was so shocked and ecstatic when we found out! It’s really taken me a month to actually believe it! I was so sure she would be a he. But the Lord knows what we need, and I’m so grateful. My heart wanted a girl so badly, for Geneva. There’s going to [...]
Posted in baby things, Geneva on Apr 14th, 2010
G: Mom I have a baby in my tummy today! His name is Blackout! Would you like to feel him? C: Sure! How did you get a baby in your tummy, Geneva? G: I just went to the baby doctor yesterday and they put one in my tummy! C: Oh! Well Geneva, you need to [...]
Posted in baby things, health, Uncategorized on Feb 18th, 2010
I’m almost out of the 1st trimester and pretty much over the horrific morning sickness (now it’s just occasional), so I am thankful. But about 2 weeks ago it became very apparent that everything structurally was getting drastically looser, by design of course, but this has reeked havoc on my neck and spine and the [...]