Shiloh is now over 2 months old and she is continuing to grow, stay healthy, and still fascinate us with her smiles, expressions and little squeaks and coos. She had her 2 month check-up last week and she is now a whopping 10 pounds 3 ounces and 23 inches long. She is staying healthy except for a mark on her shoulder that is swollen and filled with blood, which we are getting checked out by a pediatrician next Wednesday. She has been given 2 lovely baby showers since I last wrote, one by First Baptist church in Mentone, IN and one by Kent City Baptist here in Michigan. We are so thankful for everyone's support, encouragement, and generosity!
Malachi:
Malachi is continuing to work for Tender Lawn Care, but keeping an eye out for more permanent and regular work for this fall and winter. He has had one interview and will have another this week, so please pray for wisdom as he considers other jobs. Right now he is getting pretty busy preparing for church activities and is involved in a men's Bible study on Monday nights as well as one on Friday morning. I have enjoyed watching him get involved wholeheartedly and to see him being an encouragement to those around him. Malachi is preparing lessons to be able to teach a course on Genesis, so please pray for clarity for him and that he will be able to organize his thoughts well and in a way that is understandable.
Malachi had an endoscopy a few weeks ago because of his stomach pain, everything came back ok, but he is still trying to figure out ways to control the pain and hopefully heal his esophagus and stomach. Right now we are trying a diet without meat (except for fish) and it seems to be helping some, but my carnivorous husband sure isn't enjoying it! He has another doctors appointment on Friday and hopefully the doc will have some more ideas of stuff we can try for Malachi's discomfort.
Karalise:
I'm staying at home with Shiloh right now, and though I thought I would get bored, I definitely am not! I've been staying very busy with nursing, changing poopy diapers, cooking, and some cleaning. I just started 2 ladies Bible studies which I am enjoying and it has been a great way to get to know some of the women in our church. I've also had a few opportunities to build some new friendships with ladies my age and I'm so thankful for the new friends God has given me. We both just started helping out with Youth group at Kent City Baptist (the church we attend and where Malachi went before we were married) and are looking forward to getting to know the teens better and building relationships with them. Life has been very busy lately so please pray that I will be organized and also flexible as things change. My headaches have been a lot worse this past week, so please pray for pain relief and that I won't take out any of my frustration on Mac.
Traveling to IN:
We were able to go down to IN this past weekend and really enjoyed seeing family and friends! Malachi took Micah (my 15 year old brother) hunting and was able to witness him shoot a button buck. We dressed Shiloh up in camouflage in honor of the occasion. :)
We also got to see all 3 of my close friends from high school along with their husbands and babies. We all got married and started having babies in the last 2 years, so that was fun! It was also great to be able to see friends from church that we haven't seen in several months, though we wish we would've have more time to visit with everyone.
Well a very cute little person just woke up wanting to eat, so I will have to post more, along with our pictures from this weekend at a later date...
Thanks for your prayers and interest!
Karalise (and Malachi and Shiloh)
