Elijah Mack Burke

Just talkin' to his Mama...


Chillin' with his Daddy...looking around at stuff!!


Had just turned 2 weeks old...

He's a healthy baby!!!!

So, I haven't updated anything in nearly 2 months....SORRY! But Elijah Mack Burke was born on June 28, 2007 at 4:46 pm! He weighed 8 lbs 9 ounces and was 21 inches long! He was born via c-section after 20+ hours of labor, they decided it was time to take him out. And thankfully they did because the poor little guy was stuck in my pelvic bone. So, it was a journey. A long journey. My husband was amazing. I am sure that God allowed me to go through 20+ hours of labor to bring John and I closer together. I know my husband loves me beyond what could be put into words, but that day, that very long day God opened my eyes to actually see it. See the love and how much he cherishes me! He was a champ too! After the surgery I obviously couldn't do much by myself. So he changed every single diaper while we were at the hospital. Helped me in and out of bed. Helped me do everything! It was pretty amazing. Jesi, my sister-in-law, was with us for the labor part! She was a vital part of it too...she was the one that just took care of stuff and stood up for me when I was in too much pain to speak my mind.

I am not going to lie and say it was all amazing. It was a hard pill for me to swallow having to have the Section. For some reason I was under the illusion that to enter into 'real womanhood' I had to physically push a baby out. And when I couldn't do that, it was really hard. But, God is opening my eyes more and more every day that I cannot do this alone. That I need help. You see, I am not one to ask for help. I hate asking for help. I don't want to feel like the person feels obligated or like they have to do something for me. I love helping people...I am Martha. Not Mary. I loooove helping and serving, I HATE being served. So, God is defintely requiring me to ask for help from others.

But, life is wonderful. We are adjusting to having a baby. He is wonderful. More and more alert as each day passes! We love him and think he is the cutest baby God ever made!!!! I'll post pictures next!! I have a million!!