A Mother's Heart

Hello again blog world!  Our family of two has officially become a family of three.  Jeremiah Cobb Temple was born on June 6, weighing 7 lbs even and 20 1/2 inches long.  We have been spending most of our time since then on cloud 9...

He is a typical newborn, spending his time eating, sleeping, and leaving things for us in his diaper.  It has been wonderful settling in with him and we have had plenty of help.  Our mothers live 10 minutes from us in either direction so Jeremiah has gotten a lot of time with his Memaw (my mother) and Lollee (Brad's mother).  I am so thankful for these women and all the help they have been giving us.  They have brought us food, stayed the night with us, babysat for us, changed his dirty diapers, grocery shopped for us, and loved all over our little one.  All our needs have been met plus more because of these women.

Now that I am a mother, I understand the strong desire to help your child in any way you can.  I am absolutely overcome with love for Jeremiah.  I hate to hear him cry and do my best to figure out what is wrong with him so that he stops.  It hurts so bad to hear that little scream, no matter what time of the day (or night).  I don't want to see him in pain or in need of any single thing.  I understand now why my mother and mother-in-love have been extra involved in Jeremiah's birth and since then:  they want to help their children.  And it doesn't hurt that they get to cuddle the cutest baby in the world...

I have spent a good amount of time in the past 12 days thinking about my son and his future.  I have wondered if he will be the good-tempered, obedient, generous, sweet child I imagine him to be.  I wonder about his teenage years and if he will go through a wild phase like many teenagers do.  I have prayed already so hard that he will know the Lord and grow in Him and he won't make the same mistakes so many others make.  I plan to tell him about my life experiences and I hope he can learn from my mistakes instead of going out and making his own.  I am quite aware that he will have a mind of his own and he will be in a continuous battle with his sinful nature.  I can't quite imagine him right now as "sinful", as he is so perfect in my sight but I believe the Word and the Word says all have sinned and fallen short.  I will just have to live by and cling to Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

For now though, I will enjoy taking care of him and watching him grow.  I love my boy more than I ever thought I could.  He is the apple of my eye.

Skin-to-skin time right after he was born.  One of the happiest hours of my life.

Our little family

Jeremiah and Memaw

Jeremiah and Lollee

Thanks, Moms, for all of your help.  We are so blessed to have you!

With love,

Hannah Elise