Friday, December 11, 2009

Our 'Ohana Has Grown!

Grandson #5 (no granddaughters yet) has joined our family! He was born to Jaime and Nate at 10 p.m. PST on Dec. 9th. 9lbs. 1 oz. and 19 1/2 in. long! Poor petite Jaime...he was a little larger than anticipated. Just shortly after birth he had to be taken to the NICU because of breathing difficulties. The doctors think he has pneumonia and are treating him with antibiotics. They are running more tests today to rule out any other medical issues. His condition is stable and he is slowly being weaned from the ventilator but he's not out of the woods yet.

It's times like this that our family (or should I say our 'ohana) is strengthened as we humble ourselves and draw closer to our Heavenly Father through fasting and prayer. We are so thankful that we understand His "Plan of Happiness". We know where we came from, why we're here, and where we are going. We also know of the profound love that Heavenly Father has for each one of us. Jaime's "little' boy, so pure and innocent, just left Heavenly Father's presence so he could take the next step in the plan. We are glad he's here. He's taught us so much about our Heavenly Father's love in just the last 36 hours.

1 comment:

Carol's Corner said...

It finally occurred to me that you might have posted a picture of him, so I checked. Yes, those big babies are hard to deliver but they look good. Glad he and his mom are fine. Dad okay, too?
I trust we'll see more pictures.