Just between the Lord and us

The family is complete, or as my friends named us, WE ARE THE MAGNIFICENT 5!

Since the match things haven't been normal at home. First the surprise arrival of Hanna (who we love by the way). Then the shocking news about the match. Then another surprise: MY MOM came to town. Also sad, but perhaps for the best, was Glenn's Grandpa Woolf's passing over the weekend.

Now don't get me wrong. I love my mom, but she is a little high maintenance and having her as a surprise instead of a helper was going to be more work for me. Again, I was wrong, and the Lord sent exactly what we needed for our family. Hanna's surprising arrival came just in time to help us to have something else to think about and to have a rainbow in the middle of the rain. My mother in-law, as well as everybody else, is suffering for Grandpa's loss, but at the same time we believe in eternal families, and we all know he is in a better place and that if we are good enough, we might see him again. Hanna makes us all smile and think that life has hope and happiness and most importantly we are all together loving each other more than ever.

About the match: Glenn is finally coming back to normal. He is joking again, and I can see in his eyes the acceptance of the Lord's will. We are excited about moving. At the same time, we're a little frightenedd about finding a place with good schools and near the hospital. We trusted the Lord and we are trying to keep our faith up with this new change of plans. We are excited that we'll have a temple and we will have more places to have fun. His plans of being a plastic surgeon haven't changed, but they are not his priority anymore. He is opening his mind to other choices, to other possibilities else that he might like. We are seeing this as something that the Lord might want him to do or not to do. He had all the qualifications needed to match in plastics, but he didn't get it, and the only thing that we can think of is that the Lord has a different path. He and we know His way is the right one, and the only one that would truly bring us happiness.

Abuelita (my mom) is here. I thought it was going to be so much work, but man I was totally wrong AGAIN! She has been so helpful in this new transition with Nicky and Ian. They love her so much. She has being cooking so much, and more than ever I need her here. Glenn is doing his last rotation (ICU), and I have had pain since the delivery. I can't walk too much and the stairs were killing me. I feel bad for her. There are some days that she comes up and down more than 20 times per day. She is not letting me go anywhere and my hubby as always as soon as he comes back from his rotation he starts helping me and my mom out with the duties. I'm finally starting to feel better. I hope in a couples of day I'll be walking normally and have no more pain.

The Lord has sent us hard trials, but they don't look that hard when we feel His presence with us. Thank you all for your well-wishes and prayers. We know we have great friends and family, and we sure are grateful for it.

The baby is doing great. The kids are taking this arrival very well. They adore Hanna so much. Nicky is always asking if she is finally awake (Hanna does sleep too much). As soon as Hanna wakes up Nicky comes and starts singing her songs and Ian loves talking to her. She is a cutie indeed, and already changing a lot. I need to take more pictures, but the camera is downstairs and I always forget to ask my mom or Glenn to bring it upstairs. I'm ready to take a nap.