SHE is here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just a quick post with a pic. Here is our daughter Julia Ruth Klaver. She came out of the womb to join us at 1:00pm May 5. She shares a birthday with the country of Mexico and just one day before here Grandpa Lipsy's birthday.
Julia weighs 445 gm (9 lbs. 13oz) and is 59 cm (23 1/4 in) long. You cannot tell from the pic but she has dark brown hair just like her fathers. Her eyes are blue and we just need to wait and see if they stay that color.
Both Martha and Julie made it through the birth well. Martha's water broke at 4:50 am. She had contractions about 15 to 20 minutes apart and slept in between them. By 8:30 am her contractions were 5 minutes apart and they also seemed to occur anytime she moved. We called the mid wife and headed over to the birth center and we met her their at 9:30am. She started out with the Julia's back against hers (posterior) but she swung around into optimum launch position. By 10:30am she was feeling the need to push and our good friend Ava arrived to help with the birth; having Ava their was a real blessing from the Lord. Into the tub Martha went. She breathed through the contractions and Julia joined us at 1:00pm. Her father had the privilege of "catching" her and laying her on her mother's chest. Martha had no taring and the normal amount of bleeding. She lost a little more blood then usual though as the Placenta was quite large. We were at the birth center until around 6:30 pm giving Martha and baby some time to relax and recover.
Once home baby and mother went straight to bed. I unpacked, arranged a few things, changed a diaper and got Julia dressed for bed, and am now informing you of the wonders of the Lord this day. It is only 9:15 pm and I am tired; I can hardly imagine what my ladies must feel like.
Thank you all for your prayers, phone calls, e-mails, and text messages . It means a lot to us to know that our friends are remembering us before the Lord. Please be patient if I will not be able to get back to all your messages right away.
Lord willing tomorrow will be abit of a restful day for all. One of the elders offered to take the Tuesday night Bible study so that I can spend some time with Martha and Julia and pick up a few things we may need.
Thank you again to you all.
Praise the Lord for His faithfulness!!
Just a quick post with a pic. Here is our daughter Julia Ruth Klaver. She came out of the womb to join us at 1:00pm May 5. She shares a birthday with the country of Mexico and just one day before here Grandpa Lipsy's birthday.Julia weighs 445 gm (9 lbs. 13oz) and is 59 cm (23 1/4 in) long. You cannot tell from the pic but she has dark brown hair just like her fathers. Her eyes are blue and we just need to wait and see if they stay that color.
Both Martha and Julie made it through the birth well. Martha's water broke at 4:50 am. She had contractions about 15 to 20 minutes apart and slept in between them. By 8:30 am her contractions were 5 minutes apart and they also seemed to occur anytime she moved. We called the mid wife and headed over to the birth center and we met her their at 9:30am. She started out with the Julia's back against hers (posterior) but she swung around into optimum launch position. By 10:30am she was feeling the need to push and our good friend Ava arrived to help with the birth; having Ava their was a real blessing from the Lord. Into the tub Martha went. She breathed through the contractions and Julia joined us at 1:00pm. Her father had the privilege of "catching" her and laying her on her mother's chest. Martha had no taring and the normal amount of bleeding. She lost a little more blood then usual though as the Placenta was quite large. We were at the birth center until around 6:30 pm giving Martha and baby some time to relax and recover.
Once home baby and mother went straight to bed. I unpacked, arranged a few things, changed a diaper and got Julia dressed for bed, and am now informing you of the wonders of the Lord this day. It is only 9:15 pm and I am tired; I can hardly imagine what my ladies must feel like.
Thank you all for your prayers, phone calls, e-mails, and text messages . It means a lot to us to know that our friends are remembering us before the Lord. Please be patient if I will not be able to get back to all your messages right away.
Lord willing tomorrow will be abit of a restful day for all. One of the elders offered to take the Tuesday night Bible study so that I can spend some time with Martha and Julia and pick up a few things we may need.
Thank you again to you all.
Praise the Lord for His faithfulness!!
31 comments:
Congrats!
Hooray!!! Praise God for a safe delivery!
She is beautiful! We love all you guys.
Congratulations! What a cutie!
Oh Terry & Martha, we are so happy for you all. She is beautiful. Give her hugs and kisses from me.
Prayers answered and joy abounding!
All our love to you and thanksgiving to God!
From Grandpa and Grandma Lipsy, Aunts Joanna, Lydia, Esther, and Elisabeth and Uncles Dan, Pete, and Nathanael!
"Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow!" We are rejoicing with you at the arrival of Julia Ruth! Thanks so much for posting on the blog when Martha was in labor and now that Julia has arrived. These posts allowed us to get on our knees in prayer for a safe delivery, asking God to watch over Martha and baby as labor was happening and the delivery was imminent. We are so thankful to hear that everything went well.
Welcome, Julia!
Love you guys lots!
Robert & Sandra, Jeremy, Matt & Katie
Psalm 127:3-4 (AV/KJV)
"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth."
~~~
PRAISE GOD!!! We thank the LORD and rejoice with you both, and each one of your extended families! We recently received a general birth announcement from our dear brother, Pastor Lipsy, and it is such a blessing to also see a precious photo of baby on your blog! Please post more when you can, as well as your first family photo.
Praying the Lord bless you abundantly in bringing up baby "in the nurture and admonition of the Lord" (Eph 6:4) and with all of God's Word, including Deuteronomy 6:5-7 (AV/KJV): "And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up."
Prayerfully Love in Christ,
~Your brother & sister in Him
(from Jersey City, NJ)
What wonderful news! Congratulations, Terry and Martha and may God be with you and bless you!
Terry and Martha
we all are excited to hear the news via mass email from your Dad....how happy they are and us as well.
Julia Ruth looks like a beauty and sure starting out at a remarkable weight (and length!!, like her mom???)
Enjoy your percious little one.
Martha, take is slow...try to listen to your body and not overdo yourself, even if you feel strong, it takes the body some time to recover!
God bless you mommy, daddy and baby
thinking of you, praising God w/you,
(mom's cousin)Steve and Barbara Mol
Congrats! She is so beautiful!! I know you both are very happy!
May the Lord bless you all!!
Get as much rest as possible. Trust me you will need it!!
Post more pictures when you have time.
Love
Brent and Glenda and Family
Dear Terry & Martha,
What joyful news indeed! We are so grateful that all went well with Martha and the baby. We love the name you have given to your daughter--for obvious reasons (our granddaughter's name is Julia!) May God richly bestow His covenant blessings upon your family!
Bart & Joan Elshout
Congrats to you, Terry and Martha! Enjoy your little blessing.
-The Eshelmans
Congrats you guys! What a beautiful baby girl...Praise God for such a wonderful blessing!
Love,
Amber, Duane, Dylan and Abigail
She's adorable! I'm so thankful that everything went well! Praise God!
Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby girl Julia,We love the name. Glad mom and baby are doing well,Take it slow and enjoy every moment because they grow fast. Praise God for your blessing.
Love Uncle Chip & Aunt Judy Klaver
Congratulations.
She is beautiful, but that is really no surprise.
Emma Kingston
What a beautiful baby! Congratulations!
Lauren Bosveld
Congratulations to you both! She's adorable!
Lots of Love,
Christiana
Hello Martha, it's been a while, and I didn't know you were even having a baby until I happened to look at your facebook page today and it just so happened that you also gave birth today!!! I am so happy for you both and wish you many blessings!!! Jamie and I are also expecting a baby in August!
Much Love, Kieran
We are soooo happy for you all! She is beautiful!
What a joy it is to receive such a precious gift from the Lord! We rejoice with you at the birth of your precious daughter!
Congratulations, and best wishes!
With love Henry and Jenny, Chilliwack.
Dear Terry, Martha and Julia,
Congratulations!!! Glad to hear everyone is healthy. Our Julia thinks you guys picked a great name. Now comes the fun part!! Hope yours sleeps better than ours did! :-)
Love Dave, Michelle and Julia Grace
Awww!!! She looks like Martha in that little pic. Probably will have mom's eyes when she grows up. :)
So precious!
What an amazing blessing!! Just remember to sleep when she sleeps!! We are so happy for you both!
-Sarah and Jake Bollinger
Glad to hear the joyful news!
We thank and praise God for His gift and protection and pray for His abiding grace for this new season of your life.
Tom and Meta Moerdyk
Congratulations Terry and Martha. What a wonderful blessing, especially since she looks more like Martha than you, Terry. :)
Enjoy your moments with her. Just don't expect to get a lot of sleep for the next few months. If you do, count your blessings. :)
Blessings on all three of you.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Congratulations! I was so happy to read the wonderful news. What a precious gift! May the Lord richly bless you as a family.
Love,
Sarah Elshout
Yey! Congrats you two. You're going to be (or, you are NOW) great parents! She's quite a cutie! We miss you! Please give her and each other a big hug and high five for us!
~Andy Joe, Trish, Olive, and baby
Dear Terry and Martha,
Congratulations! We rejoice with you in the safe arrival of your beautiful Julia Ruth. May the Lord continue to bless and keep your dear family.
With love,
Dean, Diane, John and Mark
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