So Sorry to be So Tardy

Well, I should have done this yesterday - not like I have been busy or anything, Ha! But...

Caleb Suell Hatchett was born yesterday morning at 7:16 am. He weighs 8 pounds, 1 ounce and is 20 inches long. The nurses in the OR told me as soon as they got him out that he looked like Neal. While it is not a carbon copy or anything like that I have to agree because he does not look like me. Thanks for all your prayers; we really appreciate it. My recovery is going well. We are truly blessed.

Dean is unsure of it all but does say, "I like Caleb, Mommy." Anna Grace on the other hand is fired up about the boy. I think she considers him to be her new babydoll. This morning when she came in all I could get from her was, "Hey, Daddy; can I hold Caleb now?" She absolutely adores him.

That is all for now. I promise, Neal is working on a slideshow of everyone; it should be added tonight so there will be pictures galore very soon.

Thinking on a Friday Night

I know I have mentioned this book before - When Sinners Say "I Do" - but our Shepherding Group is reading it together slowly, very slowly. This month we are to read the fourth chapter, which gives a deeper look into the sinfulness of our own hearts and how that affects our relationships, specifically marriages. However as I read tonight (I know exciting Friday night at the Hatchett house but keep in mind Caleb is coming in 3 days.) I was struck by how amazingly applicable these truths are in all areas of life and how different all of my relationships would be if I applied such simple truth daily.

I think this was my favorite part; I will leave you with this...

"It is very important in our Christian lives to be suspicious of any claims to righteousness we bring to our relationship with God...True humility is living confident in Christ's righteousness, and suspicious of our own...When we seek to address difficulties in our [relationships], does a humble suspicion of our hearts influence our assumptions and approach?...To be suspicious of my own heart is to acknowledge two things: that my heart has a central role in my behavior, and that my heart has a permanent tendency to oppose God and his ways."
(taken from pages 63-64)

The Best Husband Ever

We are down to the wire with Caleb - 4 days and counting. Neal had the forethought to give me a gift certificate for a pre-natal massage. I decided to wait to use it until just before Caleb's arrival. Wow! It was just what we needed to stop the contractions, remove some of the muscle tension and get me to calm down some.

I am sure some of you had heard me say before that the pre/post-natal massage at Richard Joseph were better than others I have had because they use the heated water bed. I had a post-natal massage there after Anna Grace was born and compared that to the pre-natal massage "elsewhere" (I don't want to discredit the work of other spas in town) when I was pregnant with Dean. Well their pre-natal massage is worth every penny and then some - it might be considered the best value in town!

So all you pregant girls save your money and call for your appointment (after your 1st trimester of course and with your doctor's permission I guess even though I did not ask) but make sure you ask for Ann she is the best! Those of you who don't live in Birmingham, come visit friends and family but carve out an hour while you are here.

Thanks, Neal, for such a wonderful present...Let's have 10 more children so I have a good excuse to keep going back!