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I used to think I was defined by my cloth diapering, babywearing, organic eating, acrylic painting, woods dwelling, fast talking, vaccination delaying, color obsessing, Frozen Tundra residing, nose piercing, amateur gardening, baby food making, photograph taking, faraway traveling, baby making, high school swimming, tattoo designing, medical detail memorizing, non-circumcising, lakeside living, college soccer playing, small government believing, pro-life advocating, television abandoning, extended breastfeeding, German speaking, deep thinking, former art teaching and baby cosleeping ways.
Now, although I may choose to still do those things, I will simply be MckMama, a sinner saved by the King's grace, wife to my Prince, mother of Many Small Children.
Prince Charming is my handsome, hardworking, forgiving husband and is the father of our Many Small Children. We have known each other since infancy and have been married for 5 years. He is the best father I know and loves to be outdoors with the kids or working in the garage. I am committed to him forever and am so glad he doesn't make me put the worms on his fishing hooks!
Big Mac is our firstborn, our multi-faceted son K. At age 4, he handles his role of biggest brother impressively well. Big Mac cares for his siblings intensely, is astonishingly independent and amazes us with his deep thinking. He is tender, fun loving, inventive and interested in how mechanical things work. You can often find him digging in the sandbox or eating carrots and hummus.
MckNugget, our second son C, is nothing short of all boy. Free-spirited, emotional and goofy, our 2 1/2 year old Nuggey has a spunk and zeal for life some only dream of. He loves all things creepy crawly and always has dirt under his fingernails. He adores being carried and loves sleeping with his soft blue blankie.
Small Fry is our spirited little 20 month old daughter M. To our otherwise masculine brood of offspring, she adds a touch of feminine sweetness. Our curly haired girl channels Cindy Loo Who, loves to wear her baby dolls in a sling, dotes on her big brothers and plays mommy with her little one. She is an absolute delight and lives off bananas, avocado and oatmeal.
MckMuffin is our snuggly 8 month old son S! In the womb, he was diagnosed with heart failure, suffering from Supraventricular Tachycardia, hydrops and heart block. At 24 weeks the doctors told us that our gravely ill unborn baby would surely die. We chose to give our son completely to God who surprised us with Stellan's miraculous recovery: our son was born healthy! MckMuffin began to suffer from SVT again at 4 months, was additionally diagnosed with PFO, a hole in his heart, and had a partially successful heart procedure performed at 5 months. Whether the future holds more surgeries or a pacemaker for our miracle boy, we don't know. But God does and we trust Him no matter what He decides.
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137 comments:
Super-sweet. This is lovely.
There are really no words to describe this picture.
You are right, there is absolutely no comparison to being with your newborn son.
Oh, you're sooooo very right! That is way better than trick-or-treating! What a sweet picture. It's so good to see your face finally too! =0)
I feel like I know you.
Nice to meet you, I'm Erica from TX. =0)
wondering when we were going to see mama and her precious baby
You are so right!
What beautiful pictures of you & Stellan!
God is SO good and you are so blessed... congratulations!
You both look just beautiful. What a great time in your lives. Praise God!
Darlee
Absolutely NOTHING makes me want another baby like these pictures!!! So sweet, touching, and beautiful!
Amy
Oregon
Beautiful! Sweet and lovely and perfect. I'm so happy for you and your family.
My brother and sister-in-law also had a baby on Wednesday! :-) She appears to have Down Syndrome and has a mild heart defect, but they expect her to be fine once they correct it. I'm going to visit her later today!
YAY for precious babies!!
Congratulations! You both look wonderful.
beautiful. what an awesome God we serve!
You're not kidding. He is so precious.
That is just amazing! What a miracle.
Yep. I'd take that over trick or treating any day!
Those pictures are sweeter than any candy!
What a blessing you are TREATING us too! Everytime (well almost everytime, I check way more often that I will admit) you give us the gift of more photos!
Wow, seriously so so precious!
LoVe the gown too!
erica h
no tricks...he is a sweet treat!
The sweetest of treats,sweet little nuzzles, snuggling up and soaking in that fresh baby scent, pure bliss!
Beautiful!
so adorable! there is nothing better than new baby smell!! my daughters are 3 and 1 and i miss that "new" smell!!! I guess its time for another eh!! i could run into trouble if every time i miss the smell i have a baby!!!
God bless you and yours!
Beautiful pictures. Your blog is so inspirational.
lovely photos. Just gorgeous. I am soo deliriously happy for you guys!
lovely photos. Just gorgeous. I am soo deliriously happy for you guys!
So precious! Thank you for sharing your journey and giving glory to the Lord through your amazing testimony. We are walking a very hard road with a heart-baby and pray that she too will have a story that impacts the world for the kingdom - come what may!
seventhsmith.blogspot.com
Blessings as you love this little one!
Mandy
There's nothing like a new babe snuggled up with his mama.
Congratulations, once again! =)
Nothing compares...
Oh, that second photo... it's like my whole being relaxed, as if I could breath him in or something. I am just constantly wavering between crazy happy joy and the kind of joy that brings peaceful contentment. Because you have cause for both of those types of joy... and mostly cause for the joy of gratitude.
Blessings on your day tomorrow and every day with your VMSC (very many small children). Just felt like it needed a bigger term now :)
Oh my.... this one should be called "In Love" :) What a wonderful way to spend Halloween.
Adorable!
I love the floral print. The babe is cute too:)
Oh. Wow. It's been a busy couple of weeks for me, and after my sweet 9-month-old woke up in the night I thought I'd catch up on my blog reading. I'm so glad I did!
My heart is full of joy.
Keep posting those beautiful pics of your miracle!
Priceless. There are no words!
He is so precious.
And you look radiant!
Prayers from TN.
I didnt think it could get any sweeter with photos of Stellan and his siblings....but it just has! You look amazing, and yeah its totally better than trick or treating.
I will take a treat like that ANY day! Congrats on a beautiful boy!!!
Dear MckMama,
I have never made so many comments on one single blog as I have yours. It must be the euphoria of witnessing the miracle. Must be.
The photo of you and your newest babe is precious. Wow.
LOU
Australia
Aww so precious.. Thanks for posting some more pictures.. So are you home now? everyone getting settled in? Praying everything is going great!!
With Much love,
Rissa
So precious!! Thanks for sharing.
Hoping your recovery is a smooth one.
Lara in Indiana
Oh, baby Stellan, you are so precious.
my son has complete heart block. i hope both our kids grow and strengthen. do they tell you he'll need a pacemaker eventually? idk why i'm asking questions, i can see you get a bajillion comments a day. that's crazy!
it was good to read a little around your site. it is encouraging to learn about other people's experiences with heart block.
Nothing better than the treat you have in your arms. So wonderful!
I hope you are feeling well and that your recovery time is a smooth one.
Blessings on you day.
You have all of the sweetness snuggled up to you!
Simply gorgeous.
Still praying in PA.
Kathy B.
Precious. And I love your gown. :)
Courtney in Indiana
Who needs to go door to door when you already have such a wonderful treat right there with you!!
Precious, precious, precious!!
I am so happy for you.
He is beautiful.
PS- I wish I had known about these super cool hospital gowns. They are fabulous.
Congratulations! I am praising God with you this morning. I have been away from my computer, but this morning I was finally able to check your blog. Your son is beautiful, and God's mercy is amazing. I'm thanking God with you for your precious son.
Pam
Momma to another Miracle Boy (who is now nearly 3 and trying to destroy my computer! Augh-Motherhood! I love it!)
I would indeed trade that for trick or treating any day. :) He's amazingly beautiful! God is soooo good!! Ang
Stellan is just gorgeous. I would take that treat over tricks any day! Congrats!
PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!!!! We lost Internet right after Stellan was born (we're pretty rural at 12,000 ft. in Peru), so I have been praising God all week for the miracle, not even knowing all the rest of the details!!! How fun this morning to catch up!! Wow!! God is just ridiculously GOOD!!! I love the pics of the big, well, and some not so big :), siblings!!!! Those are always my favorites, to see their wonder and delight in the new baby!! You look great, too, by the way- serious, not just being nice!! :) :)
Just reading about Stellan's birth. Hallelujah! I just give praises to the King!!!! Thank-you Lord for hearing our cries and answering our prayers. Your little boy is simply beautiful! Congratulations!
There is certainly nothing better than the magic of a new baby! I have baby fever just looking at you!
I have been reading your blog for a couple of months now. Okay, truth be told, I am addicted to your blog! :) I have been lurking and silently praying for your precious Stellan and your wonderful family. Tears of joy streamed down my face as I read about your miracle baby's birth. You are an inspiration and I appreciate you sharing your life with all of us.
Stellan will live!
Praise God! He is still on his Throne!
Casey-from TX
I love your hospital gown :) I bet you have gotten alot of compliments! Those pictures are precious. He looks better than any candy I have ever had!
I'd say. A hand picked treat from our maker. I'd take that any day.
Tiff
I keep telling people about the miracle that God did in Stellan's life. Every time I think about it, I get chills. Thanks for posting pictures of that sweet boy. God is sooooo faithful, and he will ever be testimony to that!
What a wonderful picture...... You and Stellan.
I do not know you but am honored to run across your story for the last several months and have the opportunity to pray for you and your precious baby.
I have been reminded it does not matter what the diagnosis is we need to keep praying and never lose hope because our God is who he says he is, he can do what he says he will do, his word is alive and active in us.
Thank you Jesus for bringing me to an all new amazement of you...praising you.
Leigh
Marietta, GA
Absolute, unadulterated, pure bliss.
I love it.
Em
There is just nothing in the world as delicious as holding your newborn baby, is there? It makes me want to have a fourth one too. :) Yum, Yum, Yummy! Enjoy soaking it all in. I couldn't be happier for you.
With a mere 58 comments so far, I am jumping IN to say my sincere Congratulations to you and your precious family now! Horray for this miracle. God surprised me by the miraculous turn around in our son's NICU stay and he is completely healed, so I just love your story as well! I can so relate. I was Jennisa's old boss...hee hee. I miss her still. She got me started on this blog, but I have long way to go. LOL
I have been following your blog for a couple of months. I have tried commenting several times but I never manage to get it to work.
I am absolutely determined to get this message to you though!
I am so happy for you that baby Stellan is here and well. I am amazed at your strength and your faith.
I wish you and you wonderful family all the very best.
Could you please (if it's not too much trouble) give Stellan a big kiss from all of us and tell him that we are all so thankful he is here.
Love Sophie
He is the cutest baby I've ever seen. You look so happy. :)
Congratulations.
You and McMuffin are just beautiful!
I totally agree! So beautiful!!
I totally agree! So beautiful!!
i agree!!
Awww...
I would take that way anyday also!
You are looking amazing!
The look on your face is almost as priceless as those of the looks on the faces of MSC holding MckMuffin. Each one of them shows their individual personality. What beautiful faces - all of you! Peace to you.
What beautiful photos those are. So precious. I am just beside myself with feeling so happy for you and your whole family! Even if I don't "know" you! Isn't it amazing how the internet can work wonders? All we hear is the dangers lurking there and all the bad, yet here is something so good! God IS so good!
Enjoy your little ones MckMama. The time goes so quickly!
Beautiful blog...beautiful journey...beautiful family...beautiful baby...beautiful miracle! I came here from Bring the Rain. I am a mama who has experienced Jesus giving and Jesus taking away. Like you, I have wept and I have rejoiced. It is an honor to be rejoicing with you today for your amazing, precious baby Stellan. How great is our God!
I'd have to agree, looks A LOT better than Trick or Treating! Makes my arms ache and makes me want a tiny one that much more!
Oh so sweet. Nothing better - I agree.
This is BEAUTIFUL! What a blessing, straight from HIS arms to yours.
Blessings!
Your Mountaintop is even more beautiful than the Valley you just walked out of... hand in hand with Jesus. Thank you for sharing your journey and your miracle. What a blessing to us all.
Blessings, Whitney
Each time I read the updates on your blog, the song "How GREAT is our God" by Chris Tomlin runs through my head. How great and encouraging has God been while working through you?! I thank God for giving you the strength to go through every mother's nightmare, yet to share your story and praise Him throughout. You continue to be a light for Him.
Precious!
Wow!! First time here! Praising God for His mercy and miracles to you and your beautiful family!!
God bless you all!
I whole-heartedly agree on that! :) What precious pics! Glad everyone is doing well & that you & S get to go home today! Yay!!
I read this yesterday and thought it was appropriate..."Making the decision to have a child....it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body..."
Oh, what a treat he is! Beautiful! I've been reading and praying with you for a long time now. Nancy from Florida
You are such a beautiful mama! I love these tender pictures. They are so precious- thanks for the sweet start to my Saturday! I am always encouraged when I click to your blog!
He looks absolutely perfect and you look GREAT!
Breathtakingly beautiful. I'm going to have to stop reading your posts in front of my kids because they keep wondering why I have tears in my eyes! I guess it's a good time to explain to them that sometimes God's goodness is so big that it just moves us to tears! And it's so good to see your face too! Now I can have a better picture of who I am praying for! :)
Absolutely breathtaking!
Prayerfully,
Karen Needham
What wonderful pictures! You are both so relaxed. And you should be after everything you went through.
A taste of Heaven on Earth! He truly is a miracle. God's miracle.
You win hands down. You have the best Halloween treat!
awww...what beautiful pics! you look fantastic and stellan is SO beautiful! i think that he's the best "treat" you could get!!! :)
Those pictures are so sweet!! It's nice to see you in the pictures. As a mom, we are so often taking pictures and rarely in them!! You blog headers looks so complete with sweet little Stellan's picture in it :-) I hope that your transition at home goes smoothly!
I would have to agree! Sweet sweet picture!
You got that right there is nothing better than snuggling with your sweet miracle. I am so happy for you and your family! You look so BEAUTIFUL!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!! He is so GREAT!!
Lookin at these pix makes me want another lil one NOW instead of waiting until our daughter is 2 or 3.
HUGZ & Kisses from Washington state!
Jana
You look absolutely precious with your son. How are you feeling? Everything going o.k. for mama?
I love those pics! So heartwarming. You are an awesome mommy!
Hugs and prayers,
Amanda
I have never commented before (as long as I can remember), but I feel that this is a very important time. I believe that you have just witnessed a miracle! Through prayer, God has healed sweet Stellan! Thank you so much for sharing your story. So many people have been praying, including me, and so many people have been moved by your story... by the grace and power God has for your family. I will continue to pray for Stellan these next few months.
Have fun with your 4 children.
Sarah from Missouri
by the way, I love the pictures of you and Stellan. and Where did you get the Stellan bracelets? Just answer me when you have time later.
I have never commented before (as long as I can remember), but I feel that this is a very important time. I believe that you have just witnessed a miracle! Through prayer, God has healed sweet Stellan! Thank you so much for sharing your story. So many people have been praying, including me, and so many people have been moved by your story... by the grace and power God has for your family. I will continue to pray for Stellan these next few months.
Have fun with your 4 children.
Sarah from Missouri
by the way, I love the pictures of you and Stellan. and Where did you get the Stellan bracelets? Just answer me when you have time later.
love the pictures. and i way miss my babies' snuggles now! hope everything is well with you and stellan!
You are so right. I am thrilled for you and your family. God has shown his true blessings once again. Congratulations.
What beautiful pictures! You are so blessed. You are holding a miracle.
I keep saying the same thing.
Through tragedy or triumph ~
We serve an AMAZING GOD!
Beautiful pics of you and baby Stellan...love, love, love.
You are so right!
Who needs to trick or treat when you have that eye candy!
Now, THAT'S the way life should be.
Beautiful baby and a beautiful Momma!!
Congrats again.
Oh my goodness if those aren't the cutest pics...love them!
You look great Mckmama and Stellan is just precious...wish I could love on him =)
Hugs
Terri
Beautiful.
That is way better than MANY things in life. Precious moments! Enjoy him!
What a beautiful little baby boy! My heart is rejoicing today in a God who does miracles!!!! What unspeakable joy He brings! Angie's post on Bring the Rain brought tears to my eyes, for it is true, He gives and He takes away. My precious little nephew Case is 8 months old, and he has an incurable genetic disease called SMA, which medically means he probably won't live to be 2. But both your's and Angie's blogs have been such an encouragement to me, especially in the past several months! I have drawn strength from yours. In whatever the circumstances, our GOD is the same yesterday, today, and FOREVER!
Much love from southern CA this morning,
Robyn
Definitely a HAPPY Halloween! So happy for you and praise God for the miracle you hold.
congrats again mckmama. he is beautiful and i agree that what you two were doing is much better than trick or treating!
Pure L.O.V.E.!!!
So good to see you holding that healthy baby boy. What a miracle!! That is one proud and content mama there!
OH Happy Happy day , dear one!!
Lots of Love!
:)
Amie
Without a doubt, that is waaaay better than trick-or-treating. Did the other MCK go trick-or-treating? Just curious. By the way, you have a cute lil' gown on. It must not be from the hospital.
AMEN I AGREE THAT IS THE BEST TIME EVER BOND AND GIVING LOTS OF KISSES YOULL HAVE PLENTLY OF TIME TO TRICK OR TREAT LATER THAT IS FOR SURE. SO HANDSOME . GOSH IAM JUST SO EXCITED FOR ALL OF YOU GOD BLESS AND HAVE A SAME A HAPPY TRIP HOME YOU ALL DESERVE IT THAT IS WELL NOTED .
ENJOY YOU DAY AND GOD BLESS MICHELLE
Absolutely PRECIOUS! You both look so at peace. Congratulations again.
Absolutely precious.
Beautiful pictures! You can feel the love radiating through the photos... thanks so much for sharing. I hope your recovery is smooth and fast.
hey mckmama,
just wanted to let you know that your faith in God and in life inspires me.
the birth of baby stellan is living proof of how faith equips us to deal with any problem in life.
thanks for giving me hope at a time when i most need it.
long time lurker,first time poster,
chait
so, did you pick out your room ahead of time to get the best hospital lighting ever...or did you bring your own studio lights? :) wonderful pics!!! love the one with all your mcks!!
lona
Oh Yeah!!! Way better than trick or treating. Beautiful pictures. Oh how I loved when the babies layed like that on me.
Have a blessed day...
Love the pics and you're right, that is way better than trick or treating. :)
God bless,
Millie and Colin-HLHS
Stellan was a Miracle for Halloween and he didn't even need a costume.
You are blessed with such a treat! There is no candy shop that could package such a sweetness! You have it all in your arms. Good to see you with him enjoying his presence and snuggling your precious son. There is no greater place to be, I am sure!
Blessings, Bri TX
Beautiful!!! I would totally give up trick or treating to snuggle with a newborn like that!!
So sweet! Absolutely way better than trick-or-treating!
Oh, how sweet. His little lips look just like yours. These are precious pictures. Thank you so much for sharing your life and Stellan's with all of us. It is so dear. It has been such a privilege, and what a joy to pray for you and see God's hand at work. He is so, so, very, good...
100 times better.!!!!!
These pictures of you and Stellan brought tears to my eyes. That baby is a true miracle and blessing. I love him, and I don't even know you all! You are an amazing woman and I am blessed by your blog and your family. Enjoy this special time!
God's not surprised. EVER!
Aww you are so sweet!! I loved those precious moments in the first few days with my daughter and am enjoying the ones that I get now with her :)
That is so sweet!! YOu are sooo making me want another one!! Like, NOW! I didn't know this was your third c-section. I've had two myself and will have to have sections for the rest of my children. I remember just wanting to be able to roll over and oh the pain!!! Blessings on your little blessing.
what sweet, sweet pictures. Ones to cherish, for sure!
what sweet, sweet pictures. Ones to cherish, for sure!
absolutely beautiful!!!
What a mighty God we serve!! :0) Blessings to you and yours!!
Absolutely gorgeous pictures!
Love them!
So happy for you Jennifer!
Love,
Jill
There's nothing better than holding a baby to your chest!!!! You just can't seem to put them down those first few days!!! May God Bless all of you each and every day.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with us! I am just in awe of witnessing this miracle!
OMG!! i have that SAME fabric. one of my dear friends that sews made my daughter a jumper out of it! I love it!!
stellan is just as beautiful as the others!
Awww!!
I've thought about your miracle since Stellan's birth. Your story gives so much hope to others who maybe searching for just a bit of hope and a miracle in their lives. Thank-you so much for sharing your story of hope, faith and love with the world.
I think there is no more beautiful a sight than a newborn asleep on Mommy.
NOTHING makes me want another baby like these pictures!!! So sweet, touching, and beautiful! I am the proud mom of eight...
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