baby jack

"a baby is God's opinion that life should go on." -carl sandburg

jack thomas petersen decided to make his grand appearance sept. 29, 2008. weighing in at 9 lbs. 4 oz. and 19 inches long. he is a little cutie pie. he seems really calm and rather developed for being a newborn. that might be because he decided not to visit us until a week after we all were expecting him. rachel seemed to be doing really well and has that new mother glow about her. ryan is beaming, just like a new dad should be. last but not least, spencer seemed alright with the fact that he has a new brother. we tried to make sure he received plenty of attention. nana brought him a gift - a box of thomas the tank engine band-aids and a cars book. he loves lightning mcqueen! you can imagine that he was happy as a lark with these new toys. he asked me to put one band-aid on each shin as soon as he got a hold of the box. after the band-aids were applied, and without skipping a beat, he was sitting in papa's lap being read to. even with a newborn around, spencer still has us eating out of his little hand.

the event of a new little baby being born into our family has had me thinking about how amazing life is. a tiny, helpless, little baby was just sent straight from heaven. the miracle of creation and life almost leaves me speechless. but c'mon - it's me. i like to talk too much to be speechless. i'll just say that i feel absolutely amazed by the fact that God trusts us enough to have the power of creation within us. the fact that he trusts us to take care of His children for a short time while we are on this earth, creates a feeling of peace, responsibility, and love in me. i'll watch this miracle from a distance now, let his mom and dad take care of the late nights, spit-up, messy diapers, and look forward to when it is my turn.