was yesterday. He's doing great! Our Ped said "Whatever you are doing... keep doing it!"
Nehemiah weighed 8 lb 7 oz at birth, 8 lb 3 oz at 2 days old, 9 lb 3 oz at 1 week and 10 lb 3 oz yesterday! -yeah!-
He's doing so well!!!
Welcome to our life! We are Tony and Dana Lewis and this is our family and a glimpse into our lives here in the beautiful Upstate of SC.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Nehemiah's Birth Story
Nehemiah’s birth story really began several days before his birth. As is typical for me, I began having prelabor contractions off and on starting on Wednesday. By Sunday they had changed to prodromal labor and continued until early afternoon. True labor contractions began around 2:30 pm Sunday . They started at 20 minutes apart and continued to get closer together, stronger and longer. My midwives (Layla and Diana) arrived around 9:30 pm.
At this time the contractions were strong and regular but not really painful. I felt kind of silly for calling them so soon but Isaac and Joseph’s births were both very quick and I didn’t want them to be on the way when Nehemiah was born. It felt kind of odd having them here just hanging around… but I’m glad they were here for the birth.
It seemed like Nehemiah’s birth took a long time. I think that was because I was prepared for another two or three hour birth (like the previous two). He also was not in the best position and he kept moving and moving and moving during contractions. Ouch! I’ve not had a baby that moved around like that during contractions before. His movement really, really intensified the contractions.
He was born at 2:29 am. I was really glad when labor was over! His actual delivery felt different and I asked Layla about it afterwards. She said that when he was being born and was about to his eyebrows he began turning his head and was rotating his head and he was being born. Yeah, that explains it! No wonder it felt different!
He’s such a doll and we are enjoying him so much! He has a serious headfull of hair! We’ve never had a baby with so much hair! It’s 1.5 inches long all over his head.
The Lord answered all of my prayers… I had prayed for a peaceful, uneventful (in the “emergency medical” sense) birth. Thank you Lord for a safe birth and a gorgeous little one to raise for You!!
At this time the contractions were strong and regular but not really painful. I felt kind of silly for calling them so soon but Isaac and Joseph’s births were both very quick and I didn’t want them to be on the way when Nehemiah was born. It felt kind of odd having them here just hanging around… but I’m glad they were here for the birth.
It seemed like Nehemiah’s birth took a long time. I think that was because I was prepared for another two or three hour birth (like the previous two). He also was not in the best position and he kept moving and moving and moving during contractions. Ouch! I’ve not had a baby that moved around like that during contractions before. His movement really, really intensified the contractions.
He was born at 2:29 am. I was really glad when labor was over! His actual delivery felt different and I asked Layla about it afterwards. She said that when he was being born and was about to his eyebrows he began turning his head and was rotating his head and he was being born. Yeah, that explains it! No wonder it felt different!
He’s such a doll and we are enjoying him so much! He has a serious headfull of hair! We’ve never had a baby with so much hair! It’s 1.5 inches long all over his head.
The Lord answered all of my prayers… I had prayed for a peaceful, uneventful (in the “emergency medical” sense) birth. Thank you Lord for a safe birth and a gorgeous little one to raise for You!!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Cute Cowboy Photos
Molly, our family photographer, put some cute pics up at http://lewischildren.blogspot.com/
Friday, October 10, 2008
Nehemiah ~ Day Four
Isn't he precious?! Molly took him to our room for a photo session!
:-) Gotta love shutter bug big sisters!!
Something about his mouth... reminds me of.... _______. Any guesses?
:-) Gotta love shutter bug big sisters!!
Something about his mouth... reminds me of.... _______. Any guesses?
Nehemiah's Name Story
Most of you have read the story of Nehemiah's first name. If you have not, you can read that story at http://tonyanddanalewis.blogspot.com/2008/09/our-new-sons-name-and-story-behind-it.html
This is the story of his middle name.
But first, a little background. All of our children are named for a Biblical person of strong character, someone who stood strong and firm and finished well. Caleb, Elizabeth, Samuel, Luke, Mary, Elijah, Isaac, Joseph and Nehemiah. They also are named for someone dear to us, either a family member or a close friend (who is like family). I want to share those stories with you now since I don't think I have before.
Caleb is named Caleb Rains. My maternal grandfather was the only son in his family and he only had one child, my mother. I loved my grandfather very much and wanted to honor him by carrying on his family name. He passed away when I was only a month pregnant with Caleb.
Molly Elizabeth is named for my dearest friend from college. Her name is Molly also. My friend Molly was named for her great aunt Mollie. Mollie was named for a dear friend who was an old maid schoolteacher. The original Mollie passed her baby ring on to her namesake Mollie. Mollie passed the ring on to her great niece Molly and Molly passed it on to our Molly.
Samuel Locke... Tony's paternal grandfather was Robert Locke. He was an only child and had two daughters. We were very fond of "Little Grandaddy", he enjoyed our children so much. We wanted to honor his family name by carrying it on. He was very pleased and we were very thankful to have many years with him before he was called to heaven.
Luke Anthony... Tony's full first name is Anthony so Luke is named for his Daddy! Isn't that special?
Mary Vance is named not only for Mary in scripture but also for my very dearest aunt, my Great Aunt Louise. Aunt Louise passed into glory the day after Nehemiah was born. She was very near and dear to all of us and loved having her very own little namesake! Honey (my mother's mother) was named Martha Vance. I loved Honey so much, she was a very strong presence in my life.
Elijah Jack is named for my Daddy. His name is Jack. We wanted to honor Daddy by naming a little one for him. It's pretty neat that Elijah is our only red-haired boy and my brother, also named Jack, has red hair too!
Isaac Jonathan... Jonathan is the name of our dear friends youngest son. The Lord saw fit, in his perfect way, to call Jonathan home after a very brief eight weeks on earth. Jonathan's life deeply affected all of us and directed us to an even deeper walk with our Father. Jonathan's mom, Jaynie, was the one the Lord used to 'catch' Isaac at his birth. (It's a very neat story, you can read the whole thing at http://www.tonyanddanalewis.com/isaacsbirth.html )
Joseph Timothy is named for my brother Joseph who passed from the womb straight to the glory of heaven and for the Old Testament Joseph who was so faithfully obedient to the Lord. His middle name, Timothy, is the name of Jonathan's father. The S family is very dear to us and we wanted to honor their family by naming our son for his "Uncle Tim".
And Nehemiah... Nehemiah is named for two very dear godly men in our church. They are brothers and each have gone 'above and beyond' to make us feel welcomed and loved since the first time we met. Ivan is our pastor and has been so kind and accepting of our family. He is an incredibly compassionate man and loves those he shepherds with a true and deep love from the Lord.
This is the story of his middle name.
But first, a little background. All of our children are named for a Biblical person of strong character, someone who stood strong and firm and finished well. Caleb, Elizabeth, Samuel, Luke, Mary, Elijah, Isaac, Joseph and Nehemiah. They also are named for someone dear to us, either a family member or a close friend (who is like family). I want to share those stories with you now since I don't think I have before.
Caleb is named Caleb Rains. My maternal grandfather was the only son in his family and he only had one child, my mother. I loved my grandfather very much and wanted to honor him by carrying on his family name. He passed away when I was only a month pregnant with Caleb.
Molly Elizabeth is named for my dearest friend from college. Her name is Molly also. My friend Molly was named for her great aunt Mollie. Mollie was named for a dear friend who was an old maid schoolteacher. The original Mollie passed her baby ring on to her namesake Mollie. Mollie passed the ring on to her great niece Molly and Molly passed it on to our Molly.
Samuel Locke... Tony's paternal grandfather was Robert Locke. He was an only child and had two daughters. We were very fond of "Little Grandaddy", he enjoyed our children so much. We wanted to honor his family name by carrying it on. He was very pleased and we were very thankful to have many years with him before he was called to heaven.
Luke Anthony... Tony's full first name is Anthony so Luke is named for his Daddy! Isn't that special?
Mary Vance is named not only for Mary in scripture but also for my very dearest aunt, my Great Aunt Louise. Aunt Louise passed into glory the day after Nehemiah was born. She was very near and dear to all of us and loved having her very own little namesake! Honey (my mother's mother) was named Martha Vance. I loved Honey so much, she was a very strong presence in my life.
Elijah Jack is named for my Daddy. His name is Jack. We wanted to honor Daddy by naming a little one for him. It's pretty neat that Elijah is our only red-haired boy and my brother, also named Jack, has red hair too!
Isaac Jonathan... Jonathan is the name of our dear friends youngest son. The Lord saw fit, in his perfect way, to call Jonathan home after a very brief eight weeks on earth. Jonathan's life deeply affected all of us and directed us to an even deeper walk with our Father. Jonathan's mom, Jaynie, was the one the Lord used to 'catch' Isaac at his birth. (It's a very neat story, you can read the whole thing at http://www.tonyanddanalewis.com/isaacsbirth.html )
Joseph Timothy is named for my brother Joseph who passed from the womb straight to the glory of heaven and for the Old Testament Joseph who was so faithfully obedient to the Lord. His middle name, Timothy, is the name of Jonathan's father. The S family is very dear to us and we wanted to honor their family by naming our son for his "Uncle Tim".
And Nehemiah... Nehemiah is named for two very dear godly men in our church. They are brothers and each have gone 'above and beyond' to make us feel welcomed and loved since the first time we met. Ivan is our pastor and has been so kind and accepting of our family. He is an incredibly compassionate man and loves those he shepherds with a true and deep love from the Lord.
Joann and Ivan Nissley
Lonnie and Alma almost immediately "adopted" our family as their own. They are family to us. Lonnie is always ready with a hug for all and a "swing ride" for the littles. Alma is a strong steady presence and a great influence in my life personally. They are so very, very dear to us! They welcomed us with loving arms from the first time we visited church and have continued to love us and make us feel welcome and at home.
Alma and Lonnie Nissley
Nehemiah Nissley Lewis
To Ivan, Joann, Lonnie and Alma:
Thank you all so much for loving us!!
We love you all!
Tony and Dana
Caleb, Molly, Samuel, Luke, MaryVance, Elijah, Isaac, Joseph and Nehemiah Nissley
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Welcome Nehemiah!
One of the first things my midwife said... "He's got bangs!!"
Our first family photo with Nehemiah... we look pretty good for 4am, don't we!
Looky! Look at all the hair!!!
Isn't he just precious!!Thank you Lord for Nehemiah. He was born 10/6/08 at 2:29 am. He weighed 8 lb 7 oz and is 20.5 inches long.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Playhouse Updated...
Remember this project:
http://tonyanddanalewis.blogspot.com/search/label/playhouse
It's finally cooled off enough that we are back at work. It's all finished now except for the inside dividing wall and the painting!! What? You don't believe me? -gasp- You wanna see pics?! :-)
Here ya go!!
http://tonyanddanalewis.blogspot.com/search/label/playhouse
It's finally cooled off enough that we are back at work. It's all finished now except for the inside dividing wall and the painting!! What? You don't believe me? -gasp- You wanna see pics?! :-)
Here ya go!!
Side view. The lattice is to allow for a breeze. It's pretty hot here, ya know!
Front View
Back
Putting lattice on the back
Elijah is a great helper!
See?!
Wrangling a 4x8 takes all of us!
Front
Luke
Sam
Caleb
typical ten year old... LUKE
Caleb framed out the window by himself.
right front side, the front door
All done except for the front door.
Working on the door
Voila!Told ya! It's all ready for the dividing wall (the playhouse has two rooms) and paint. MaryVance, Elijah and Isaac got to pick the paint colors... red, blue and green!!!
Who knows when the painting will get done though? Hopefully we'll have a baby soon!!
Our Little Firefighters
AREN'T THEY CUTE?! :-)
Sam... I guess he would be the "driver", right?
Firefighter Ike, using his snake....errrr... firehose to put out the fire!
Looks like Joseph is just waiting for word from the command post.
Off to another fire!
Setting up their cones and stands so no one comes near the fire while they are working!
Chief Joseph, checking out the situation.
Driver Sam is taking a much-deserved rest whilst the crew fights the fire!
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