One Month On

One month ago God blessed us with the precious gift of a healthy baby girl, whom is no longer Penguin but Megan Ruth Goertzen. During the pregnancy I had to learn to trust God with the health of our baby we could not see and trust Him for His perfect timing. Megan arrived in the time that Kelssa was here visiting us, which was an incredible blessing as Kelssa was a wonderful help to us in those two weeks. The time of depending on God and trusting Him continues, I may be able to see our baby now but I am still at a loss many times as to what I can do to help her and having the energy to do so.

The week of her birth did not go the way we would have planned but we can see God's good hand in it and were so thankful to hold our little girl in our arms after some long days. 

It was a joy to see her and have her hold both our fingers soon after being born.

The ladies from church organised a baby shower for us. It is normal here to have them after the baby is born rather than before. It was an enjoyable afternoon with some fun games and conversations, as well as a short devotional from Davis' Mom reminding us that no matter how big or small a trouble seems we can come before God to obtain mercy and find grace and help in our time of need. They also wrote notes on nappies for me to read when changing Megan in the night. Some are funny, some encouraging; it was a great idea!

We may be a small congregation but there is no lack of children around her age. These three were all born within a month of each other, with Megan being in the middle. 

Getting her started on learning her New Zealand ABC's :-)