Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Dear Gerad,


Hello, sweet boy!


Do you remember at all when Tia Michele visited you last week? She sat by your bed for a while and watched you sleep, and breath, and rub your itchy nose...

Well, that was when she was hoping to have her baby very soon and was wishing you and her would go home from the hospital on the same day. It happened a little differently though. The day you came home, was the day your new little cousin was born! So you beat her home, but I am sure Tia Michele is ever so happy about the way things went! Last night as Tia Michele and Uncle Albert were reading this blog all about you, her water broke and that was a sure sign that her baby would come sometime real soon. This afternoon, as you were being discharged from the hospital, little Miss Eva was born. Isn't that special? This has been a very happy and blessed day for our family. Makes my heart fill right up to the brim, and overflow, with thankfulness to God who takes such good care of us! He is so good!
As your mom and dad were driving you home from the hospital, they remembered that it was almost exactly a week ago that they were allowed to see you again after your surgery. So much has happened this past week and we are amazed. God has heard our prayers and blessed us. ALOT!
This afternoon when your mom told us that you maybe, maybe you had to stay longer in the hospital because you have a cough, we prayed that you would be discharged anyways, and when your cousin Pieter heard that you were on the way home, he was so happy that God had answered that prayer too!
We hope to come visit you tomorrow. In the meantime, have a very good sleep in your very own bed again and be nice for you momma and sleep all nicely through the night. Ok?
Love and gentle hugs from tante Bou
mwaah <-----a kiss for you!

6 comments:

Lilyofthevalley - Tanya said...

That is wonderful!! What a sweet story to tell the two cousin when they are bigger. :)

Grietje said...

Glad you are home,Gerad.
Johan and tutte Grie hope to come visit you next week.
See you then.

love all of us

mandmplusfive said...

Rejoicing in the goodness of the Lord with you and your family, Becky! What a Mighty God we serve!

Love, Micah cmomb

Psalm 66:19 But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me!

Andrea said...

Gerad is home? How is the little boy doing? We're on pins and needles!
Andrea & Luke (& the rest)

Lilyofthevalley - Tanya said...

How is Gerad doing? I'm assuming no news is good news!

Andy Neels said...

Hey Marv and Hannie
Hope everything is still going fine - love to see a picture of him again! A and C and kids.