The Ramblings of Denira

After not getting much sleep last night, I was woke up a little earlier than I had hoped this morning but it was so worth it. Melissa was calling me to tell me that she was in labor and that she had just been admitted to the hospital. I threw some clothes on ran to my car, picked up Deena and off we were to the hospital. At 3 something today, Melissa gave birth to the most beautiful little baby girl. He name is Amelia Noel Hill.  She is 8lbs 10 oz and 20 inches long. She has tons of hair….even more than Isaiah I think!! She’s so beautiful!!  Melissa is doing great and is the only one I know that can look so good after being in labor!

Congrats Chris and Melissa!! We are so excited for you all. We’re even more excited that we get to go through this journey of parenthood right along with you all!!!!

For those of you who don’t know, Bobby works at a place called Swaddlebees . They sell Cloth diapers.  When i think of cloth diapers, I think of those things they had when I was a baby that you use actual pins to keep on. Not these things…..these diapers are a far cry from the ones back in the day!!! Anyway….Bobby brought some home some samples of a new product that they are trying out. They needed a baby to put them on so they could see how it fit. So Isaiah got to model them last night!!! Note that it was his Dad’s idea to put him in pink!!! Check them out!

“I’m WIDE AWAKE!!!!”

I have a feeling this picture is a glimpse into my future. This is Bobby and Isaiah on a lazy Saturday morning watching UT basketball!!! I’m sure there will be many many more lazy days spent between Bobby and Isaiah watching some type of UT sport!

i didn’t think I would be on here till after Christmas, but I had a few minutes and thought I’d add some pics from here lately.

Here is Isaiah in his tuxedo shirt that Deena got him.  He’s all dressed up with no place to go!!!

Although I’m off work for the next 2 weeks, I don’t anticipate spending a lot of time on the computer. That being said, Isaiah wanted to tell you all MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! We hope that you all have a great time with your families. Take some time and really think about what this season is all about and thank God for His son!!

I had to miss work today to go to the dr because I hurt my back this weekend but that’s a whole other story for another post! Anyway, from the minute I got there till the minute I left I was completely annoyed. I was sitting the the waiting room and people all around me were coughing. I understand that they are sick and that’s why they were at the dr. That was not what annoyed me. A man came and sat down beside me. He was a particularly large man and the seats are very close together there so you can imagine that it was a bit crowded. What I did not understand is why he sat right next to me when there was plenty of open seats all around the room. He started coughing….not just a normal cough but one of those really bad ones that come from deep within…the ones where you can hear that something might come out! Here’s the worse part..he is NOT covering his mouth. Now I’ve never been known to be a germ-a-phobic but since having Isaiah I’ve become one. He continued to do it over and over and the entire time in my mind I’m thinking…”wow this man is selfish. Does he not think of anyone around him and all those germs his spreading in the air??”

The nurse finally came out and called my name and I went back. When the Dr came in the room, it wasn’t my Dr….in fact it wasn’t a dr at all. It was a med student that was working with the Dr. He checked out my back and then left the room. I was so annoyed again because I’m paying to see MY Dr. not some med student who probably doesn’t know what he’s doing! (those were my thoughts at the time!!!)

As I was walking out of the office after my appointment, an elderly lady walked out at the same time as me. She was talking to me about the cold weather and Christmas and how she wanted snow. I wasn’t right out rude to her at all, but I was hurriedly walking to my car and barely giving her the time of the day. As I got into my car, it went through my mind “what if that woman was Jesus? would u have rushed along like you did?” I wasn’t mean to her, but I was not exactly nice either. Then I started thinking….what if the man in the waiting room was Jesus. Would I have been bothered that He was coughing? Would it have annoyed me? Or would I have wanted to help him because he was sick? What about the med student? Would I have been annoyed because I didn’t think he was good enough, or would I have been glad that I could help him out by allowing him to see me and clock those hours for his internship?

Bobby has been talking alot at church about taking the Bible literal and really doing what it says. God wants us to love others AS Much as we love ourselves. That means everyone. Today I didn’t do that. The bible also tells us that whatever we do to the least of his we do to him. Today i did not treat him very well. No I did not outwardly show my frustration and do something mean to these people, but I didn’t show them love either. It’s sad when I think about all the missed opportunities that I have had where God has placed people in front of me and I’ve been to inward focused and selfish to see.

What would it have looked like today to have loved those people AS much as I loved myself. It’s so easy to see that in some situations….like when someone is in need of clothes or food. That’s easy…you give them what they need. But in the every day normal situations, what does it look like to love people as much as you love yourself? To treat them the way that Jesus would? I think i’m on a journey to find out these answers.

Just some thoughts I’d share. Hope it gets some people thinking.

You can watch The Ridge LIVE tonight at 6pm. This is something new for us. We started last week and are working to get all the kinks out. You can watch here on my blog or go to here .
Let us know what you think!!!

Isaiah will be 2 months on Monday!!! CRAZY!!!! He’s grown so much. He goes to the dr on Thursday so I will know his exact measurements then, but he feels so big to me.  He is getting so long!! He smiles all the time now and coos like crazy. He is so much fun!! Bobby and I love to just sit and “talk” with him. He’s holding his head up so good and can even sit in his bumbo seat for awhile holding his head up.  We’ve took a step back on his good sleeping habits, but I am confident we’ll get things back to normal soon!

Here are some pics that Deena and I took today.  Thanks Aunt Glenna for the cute Christmas outfit!!!