Seizure

On Saturday morning I was giving Miriam her bottle before she went down for her 1st half hour nap (of 2-that's right, she only sleeps an hour all day long!). Just as I took the bottle out of her mouth because she was falling asleep, she had a seizure. It was only about 10 seconds long, but it was definitely a seizure. I have seen plenty of seizures while I was in school and working at the special services school, but it is so different when it is your child. I put her down in her crib, because I couldn't wake her up-which I knew in my head was normal after a seizure-and she was breathing fine-but the emotions started when I was on the phone with the doctor's answering service. They asked me her name and for our phone number so the doctor could reach me and I was surprised they could understand what I said. Before all this happened, I wondered how I would react in an "emergency" situation with my own child. I have experienced situations with other people's children in the past and was able to react without emotions, but it was almost a relief to me that it was so different when it was my own. Then I called Nate who was on his way up to Island Beach State Park for work. He was so concerned, but so calm. He told me to call when the doctor called me back. Then I talked to my sister-who is always there for me-thank you! Yet another person God put in my life to anchor me to Him in stormy moments. The doctor called shortly after that and was in agreement that it was a seizure. He told me to watch her very closely for 24 hours to make sure she didn't have another one. If she did, I needed to take her to the ER to have an EEG done.

Praise God, she has not had another seizure now for 72 hours and we are guessing that she had a fever (from teething) that I didn't notice and it spiked to high. Doctor says that it is more common than most people think and that most kids grow out of it by the time they are 6 if they continue to have seizures periodically. By the way, Miss Mia has her 3rd tooth now! The middle top left tooth broke through on Sunday.

We had bible study last night, and Nate shared how he had so much peace while he was away on Saturday and not really knowing what was going on with Mia. Even through my emotions, I knew she was in His hands. There really is no reason to fear, ever, if we trust Him with our lives. And we do. I am grateful for the reminder.

Moving!!!! Why? Because He is so good.

Crazy story how it has all worked out. God is so amazing...I was walking down the street with Mia, it was the first chance that I had had in quite a while to take a walk around town just with her. I just decided to pick up real estate info to see what houses are going for around here right now. We just started our walk and the house around the corner from us which had been for sale for over a year, was still on sale. It is a house that I have driven past or walked by 100 times and said, "wow I love that house but I know we can't afford that"...It was priced around 320,000 last time I looked for curiosity's sake. I picked up the paper that described the house and all that is in it and it was priced at 205,900!!! We were definitely not thinking of moving yet, and certainly not selling our house! I told Nate that night and we decided just to look through it out of curiosity. So we met the realtor two days later and another couple was looking at it before us. Of course, we loved it (it is another old home-1929, which is our preference) and it has so much charm. 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath, living room with a fireplace, dining room, kitchen, mud room, screened in porch, yankee basement, and completely unfinished second story (which could fit another bathroom and at least 2 more very large bedrooms, plus storage space. It has 2x's the amount of land that we have now and a 2 story garage and shed in the back. It has a white picket fence that surrounds the yard, room for a small garden, flowers, window boxes on the front...truly, our dream home.
So 2 days later I called because we decided to put an offer in on it. The realtor told me that we could set up an appt, but another couple was putting an offer in on it that day and he was sure it would go through.
I was so upset, because by then of course my hopes were in the clouds! But I talked it through with God, and He reassured me that it was ok, because He knows better that I do what is truly best. I fully accepted His reassurance.
That evening, the real estate agent called and told me that the other couple decided against putting an offer in because he had had cancer in the past, and they felt it was best if they stuck with a 1 story home.
So...we went ahead and put the offer in and they accepted it without a counter offer or anything! Our family has all walked through it and was amazed. We got the house for 200,000. Now we are trying to sell ours...not sure what His plan is...as we have toyed with the idea of keeping it as a rental property, but He has provided the down payment whether or not we sell our house or not. HE IS SO INCREDIBLE.
Later on, after we signed contracts and all, I asked the real estate agent when the owners of the house on Wyoming decided to drop the price. It was only a few days before I Mia and I went on our life changing walk. SO PROVIDENTIAL!!! Makes me want to dance in amazement of the LORD, OUR GOD!!!
At the same time as all of this happening...we were asked to lead a Bible Study that had already been in place without leadership. We began leading it just before this whole house thing started. It is currently taking place in the church, but the members of the study expressed that they would love to have it in a home...can I just tell you that the house that we currently live in cannot accommodate 15 people for Bible study and a baby trying to sleep, but the new house can! AHHHH! SO AMAZING!
God is so good! Can't say it enough.

So how about the Little Miss? She is 8 months old now, blowing raspberries, laughing alot, smiling all the time. Her personality is showing more and more everyday. So much fun.

I am working just 2 days a week now. Two 8 hr days...but I get to work no later that 6:30am so I am done by 3ish and still have time to spend with the grandma's and make dinner at night (if I don't fall asleep first).

Nate is working 3 jobs right now. Pilgrim, Stockton, and Clamming. He is such a hard worker. Mia and I are very blessed to have a man in the home who is so willing to do whatever it takes to make life work. Pilgrim will be over in about a month, Stockton will turn to a Mon, Tues, and Wed schedule, and clamming will be up and going shortly as he will be planting some clams within the next few weeks. He is also playing softball for the church, which we both love!

The Bible study is going well-there are usually at least 10 people there. We are excited to see how and where God wants it to go. We are currently studying 1st John. Please pray for us as we lead, we want to be faithful to fill the need that has been presented to us. We know we can only do it by His strength if we want it to be a purposeful, thriving, unified group.

I don't know that I will have the opportunity to write again until after we move. Pictures of the house to come.