Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts

Monday, August 8, 2011

Announcing The Safe Arrival Of My Grandson

 

 

Michael  1

 

I am proud to announce the birth of my Grandson.

Michael arrived on August 4th, 2011,

Weighing in at 6 lbs. 1oz.

 

 

 

It seems that all the storks were busy elsewhere, so Michael was delivered in the most unusual way. I have to say it was my son’s idea, and I just had to capture the moment with my camera. :)

 

 

 

 

IMG_6012 Michael 2

Special Delivery

 

 

 

This is how I found my grandson when I went to see him for the first time at their home on Sunday, with his mommy and daddy. My son was taking pictures of his new baby boy. :)

 

 

 

 

IMG_6015 Father and Son

Can you imagine the fun these two and Samantha will have!

 

 

 

IMG_6040 Father and Son

 

All and all , Daddy is sure proud and in “Awe” of his new baby boy and so is mommy. By the way Michael is just a few hours short of being 3 days old in this picture. They don’t keep them in the hospital very long any more. I am very thankful that he is healthy. :)

 

 

 

IMG_7631Hope, David and Michael

Here is my other son , holding his daughter Hope in one arm and his new Nephew in his other arm. There isn’t much difference in size. This photo was taken the day Michael was born. By the way, doesn’t  he look like a very proud Daddy and Uncle in this photo.

 

 

 

Congratulations Ed and Samantha. I am so very Happy and Proud of them as well as all of my family. I am grateful and thankful for my family. I am Blessed beyond measure.

 

 

IMG_6024 Sam and Ed

 

 

Well that’s it for now. It is late but I wanted to get this update published and let you all know the good news.

Hope to find you all well and wishing you a wonderful week ahead.

Love and Care

Dianne :)

 

 

Dianne © dsphotocats 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Hope Has Arrived

 

I want to thank each and every one of you who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers. They have all paid off and last night “Hope”, our new little granddaughter arrived. We are all so very happy and grateful that all went well.  Hope weighed in at 4 lbs. 4oz. She is in the NICU as she was born at 34 wks. and could be there for 2 or 3 wks. depending on how she progresses. She is on oxygen to keep her oxygen levels up, and they are tube feeding her at the moment, until she is stronger and able to suck. She also has fluid in her lungs and there is a procedure they use to help dry out her tiny little lungs. She has got off to a rough start but is in good hands. She is in God’s Hands.

Please keep Hope, mom and dad in your prayers. It hasn’t been easy for them, or the family. We are all so very thankful for her safe arrival, and will be so glad when she can come home to her family.
Thank you all so very much for your continued prayers.
xx's Dianne
  :)

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Train Of Life

 

Train Tracks ... Looking Foreward

 

 

Train Of Life

          Some folks ride the train of life
          Looking out the rear,
          Watching miles of life roll by,
          And marking every year.
          They sit in sad remembrance,
          Of wasted days gone by,
          And curse their life for what it was,
          And hang their head and cry.
          But I don't concern myself with that,
          I took a different vent,
          I look forward to what life holds,
          And not what has been spent.
          So strap me to the engine,
          As securely as I can be,
          I want to be out on the front,
          To see what I can see.
          I want to feel the winds of change,
          Blowing in my face,
          I want to see what life unfolds,
          As I move from place to place.
          I want to see what's coming up,
          Not looking at the past,
          Life's too short for yesterdays,
          It moves along too fast.
          So if the ride gets bumpy,
          While you are looking back,
          Go up front, and you may find,
          Your life has jumped the track.
          It's all right to remember,
          That's part of history,
          But up front's where it's happening,
          There's so much mystery.
          The enjoyment of living,
          Is not where we have been,
          It's looking ever forward,
          To another year and ten.
          It's searching all the byways,
          Never should you refrain,
          For if you want to live your life,
          You gotta drive the train.

          Author Unknown

           

           

          Shadows Of Yesterdays .... Looking Back

           

           

          I was riding my bike one day, and I stopped dead in my tacks,or should I say train tracks.

          It was a late summer afternoon, and I had gone for a ride on the waterfront trail, and was on my way back home.

          Out of the corner of my eye I looked in both directions, and this is what I saw. This is a little moment in history. I am looking forward to what lies ahead, but since I haven’t been out with my camera in awhile this is from my archives. :)

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          I have had a lot going on in my life, and that of my family. I would ask that you remember my Daughter-In Law (Sandra) and my little granddaughter who as of yet hasn’t been born. They are in the hospital in a NICU, because the baby is only 33 weeks old at this time. She is expected to have a premature arrival. I would appreciate your prayers for them, and that the baby would have a safe, and healthy arrival.

          The last few weeks have been very unsettling for all of us, and stressful as well.

          I know they are both in God’s Hands, as we all are.

          The Medical Team is hoping that the baby can stay safely in the womb until the 34th week, and then if need be they will induce her labor . This is the short version of what has been happening without going into too much detail. Please remember my son who is the daddy, and Tesa, Jenna, and Courtney who are missing mom, and looking so foreword to having another little sister to be part of their family.

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          My other son and daughter-in-law are also expecting a little baby boy in August. :)

          I had the pleasure of watching a 3D ultrasound, live broadcasting on my computer, yesterday. I got to watch my not yet born little grandson, in his mom’s womb. He was blowing bubbles , and was quite active. It brought me to happy tears as I watched the miracle of life before my very eyes. I only wish I could have seen the expression on my son’s and daughter-in-laws face as they watched their son. I am so very happy and excited for the both of them.

          Life is good, and so very Precious!

          Well there are other things going on in my life also, but this is more than enough for one day.

          God Bless and be with you all. Have a good week.

          Sincerely Dianne :)