Different Priorities

 "We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it. "

How much life has changed since February 27th.   I used to live by the to-do lists in my planner.. having reminders on the calendars both at home and at school, as if the one I carried in my purse wasn't enough.... all in an attempt to get everything done before maternity leave (that was supposed to begin March 22nd), and really before Marc's arrival.. which we thought would be closer to April 5th.  Today I stumbled across one of those calendars as I was cleaning a room that has been untouched since Marc was born.  It was still on February.  I shook my head as I looked at all I had written in.  I flipped the page to March and saw all the things I planned - but didn't happen as I thought they would.  And I really didn't care.  I had a plan, and it was based off of information that I gathered from my limited point of view.  Proverbs speaks so often about the plans of a man's heart.. once verse says that we can plan our way, but the Lord directs our steps (Proverbs 16:9).  We realize that Marc's arrival was on the Lord's timing, clearly not ours - but we are so thankful for this little gift.
Since Marc's birth, my life is consumed with this little one - and my priorities... my to-do list... has drastically changed.  Sleep, Eat, feed Marc, play with Marc, Sleep... Life is so much slower, as my world revolves around caring for this precious boy that relies 100% on his parents for life.  While life as I knew it no longer exists, I love being able to devote all of myself and my time to him!

the loves of my life!

I am so thankful for the 3.5 weeks that Jarrod and I have had with Marc to bond as a family and rely on each other.  Jarrod is such a great daddy! We still look at each other and marvel at how amazing it is to have a child, that he is OURS, and how our life will never be the same. 

Today, we are awaiting the arrival of my sister, Denise, who will be visiting for a week (hence, the cleaning...). It is hard to believe the time has come, we have been looking forward to this for so long, and I am sooooo excited to see and share our life in Korea with her.  When Marc was born early, she was so upset to not be here - but she quickly got a box together and sent us cute premie clothes for Marc to fit into (the dinosaur and dog outfits above are two of the outfits she sent) and was able to see her little nephew on Skype.   I am glad to finally share him "in person" with one of our family members!  It will also be nice to have an "experienced" mom around, just to give little tips and encouragement to us first timers.  :)  More pictures coming soon... with Denise!