A Tiny Grape-Sized Addendum


On the feast of Saint Gerard, the patron of expectant mothers and happy childbirth, I thought I should probably let you know that yesterday's post was missing a very important someone :)

Eden Baby 6.0

(Photo currently unavailable so this stand-in will have to do.)

-is about the size of a grape.
-has made us thrilled, humbled, excited, hormonal, blessed, nauseated, exhausted, grateful, and maybe just liiiittle bit overwhelmed.
-is expected to make his or her appearance sometime mid-May.
-was predicted by big brother David a few weeks before he even knew!  (How crazy/creepy is that?!)
-has already been making his or her presence very well known.  (It's been a rough few weeks, y'all.)
-is already exactly who God wants him or her to be so no, we are still not hoping for a girl. :)
-is already very very loved.

I would absolutely love your prayers and if you have any intentions I can use some of this sickness for, I would love to know them!  (It would actually help a lot so please don't be shy!)


63 comments

  1. Congrats and prayers for you both!

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  2. Praise God!!! I am so happy for you, Mary. And I love the grape. lol!

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  3. Mary, that's so exciting!!!! I'll be keeping you and your family in my prayers. Congrats!

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  4. Congratulations! I would love prayers that my husband and I might have similar news to share someday.

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    1. Most definitely. You were one of the first people I thought of when I saw the test and I've been praying for you lots.

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  5. Praise God! So happy for you guys. I would love prayers for a special intention - but prayers headed your way as well!

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  6. Congratulations! You want ten boys before you have a girl, right? :)

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  7. Congrats!!! looking forward to another grandchild. tiny diaper on the grape! Does this mean you are moving?

    As a side note - St Gerard is one of my favorite saints because my brother was named after him. Gerry was very sick when he was born in 1950 and due to severe conditions he only lived a few weeks. It was a very severe form of Down's Syndrome. I always felt he led me to be a special ed teacher.

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  8. Yay!!!! Congratulations to you all! Praying you feel better soon, though; that part can be so rough sometimes! (Love the grape, too ;)
    Love to you all!

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  9. Congratulations!! What a blessing!

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  10. Congratulations!! Could you offer up the sickies for me and the dumb cancer and for my very special intention? Thank you!!

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  11. Congratulations!!! So very exciting for you!

    I would love prayers that my husband would find a suitable lawyer job soon. And for my own sanity while we wait, because I'm totally losing it.

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    1. Ah, that must be so hard. I will definitely pray. Jesus, we trust in you!

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  12. Congratulations!! Such wonderful news!

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  13. Wonderful news!!! I definitely suspected after that quote in the last post ;) Congratulations!!!

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  14. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! So very thrilled!!!!:):):)

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  15. I'm excited beyond belief that another beautiful grandchild is coming into this world!! God is so good!!
    I can definitely see the family resemblance already!! Love you Mary!

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  16. Ahhhhh! So excited for you! And adorable!

    I'll offer up my back pain for your nausea, how's that? And I'll also be praying for Amelia, Mandy and Nella.

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  17. Congratulations! Could you pray for a safe and healthy delivery for me? I will offer up the impending labor for you and baby 6.0.

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    1. Oh, wow! Thank you, Madeline! Yes! May God grant you a beautiful, happy, healthy, holy labor and birth!

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  18. YAY for babies! What wonderful news for a very lovely family. Congratulations! God is so good, no?

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  19. Hi!

    I've 'lurked' on your beautiful and uplifting blog for a few months, and am taking the opportunity now to de - lurk and say a big congratulations! You have a lovely family, and I have been greatly encouraged by your honesty and insights.
    God bless you and your family, and your precious, new, tiny baby.

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  20. What wonderful news! it is always good to hear news like this. If you are not breastfeeding currently, taking B6 at night with unisom is meant to be very helpful for preventing nausea in the morning. I have not personally tried it but have friends who have. Again a big congratulations and I'll keep you both in my prayers!

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  21. Yay! How wonderful! This is so exciting. If you would offer up the intention of my friends who struggle deeply with infertility, it would be most appreciated. I am so excited for you!

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    1. Yes, definitely. That has been on my heart so much this time.

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  22. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!! I'm so happy for you all. Woo hoo! And a lovely time of year to be born, too. So great.

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  23. Congrats, congrats, congrats! I so wanted to comment on David's comment yesterday but didn't...

    I think this new grape looks just like you : ) Hoping and praying you feel better soon.

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  24. Congratulations- been waiting to see how long before this announcement made it to the world wide web after yesterday lol

    many prayers for you and all in the comments
    Peppermint is the only thing that helped me - I only felt sick when I had boys (good thing I only did that twice) and I spent a lot of time sucking on peppermints and drinking mint tea.

    hope it gets better soon
    Karen

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  25. Our son is named after st. Gerard majella :-)

    All the best
    Giovanna

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  26. This just made my morning.
    As a former mom-to-six-boys (now 7 boys and 1 girl), I totally get your "no, we're still not hoping..." clause.
    Praying for you!

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  27. Mary, Congrats! What a blessing...Message me and I can give you some tips on N/V, God has lead me down that path as you know with two really severe cases with Liam and Rachel...I can help you!

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  28. Could I add my intention - I will be praying for all the requests here too. I'm having a laparoscopy next month to treat possible endometriosis and hoping for the gift of a baby when my husband gets back from his deployment. Thank you! I'm excited for you!

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  29. How exciting! Congratulations!! So happy for you all! I will keep you and your precious baby in my prayers! If you could kindly keep me in your prayers to be healthy and conceive another child, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you so much and God bless you all!!!!

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  30. Many, many blessings on you -- what wonderful news. Will you keep two friends of mine in your prayers who are both currently trying to conceive. It's a long road for some and so, so challenging to stay positive.

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  31. Hooray! Congrats! That grape picture is so stinking cute! If you wouldn't mind praying for our job situation (along with moving across the country and trying to find a home), we'd certainly appreciate it. I'll keep your Eden Baby 6.0 in mine! Hope you get to feeling better soon!!

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    1. Definitely. Ah, moving and jobs and house hunting all at once!!! Yikes.

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  32. Congrats!!! I will pray for you and baby, however that image of a grape child will stick in my mind until you can get a sono up in here!

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  33. Congrats! I hope to give birth in the next few days or week (I am 40w 5 d) so if you'd like to include a successful smooth natural birth of our daughter and for her health, nursing, etc I'd be extremely grateful! (And for our kiddos as we transition - they are big bro 6 and big sis 3).

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    1. So exciting! May you be blessed with a beautiful, happy, holy, healthy birth!

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  34. Congratulations! I'm so very happy for you!

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  35. MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARY!!!! I missed it! So freaking excited for you. Five is a fantastic number:)

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  36. So exciting!! You are so blessed. Congrats!

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  37. HOW WONDERFUL!!!! Will you pray for us to have another babe (or four) to snuggle? We have 8 sweet saints in Heaven and 2 wannabe saints here on Earth. Thanks so much!

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    1. Thank you! And I'll add your intention to my prayers, too!

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  38. Congrats! Praying for you. Hopefully it will be a smooth pregnacy.

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  39. You know, when I first read your "boys" post, I thought you were announcing this news and I couldn't figure out why no one in the comments was saying anything. I had to read it again and see that it was still David speaking.(-: How beautiful that he "knew" somehow! And how beautiful that God loves you so much and trusts you so much as to choose you and your husband to be parents again. You'll be in my prayers!

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  40. Deo gratias! Prayers for you and your newest blessing. May you joyfully embrace this new season.

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  41. I missed this for some reason but YAY! Congrats!

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  42. Oh Mary! I'm just seeing this, I'm so happy for you! Congratulations to your whole beautiful family!

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  43. Mary, I have found peace and inspiration from your blog over the last year or so, and just have to come out of the shadows to say, Congratulations!!!!! I will be praying for you and your beautiful family as you prepare to welcome another little one! Please pray for me and my fiance, Christopher, as we prepare for the sacrament of marriage in a little over three months. That we may lead lives of faithful witness to the beauty of life, our Church, and our God!

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    1. Ah, how exciting!! Congratulations! Many prayers for a beautiful day and a blessed blessed marriage!

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