Posted by
Playful Walrus on Friday, June 22, 2007 2:36:35 PM
[Oops... I meant to write "had", not "has" towards the end of this post - this was NOT a crisis pregnancy. We planned this.]
Our first child was born this week in
Orange County, California to American citizens.
She will be raised bilingual – learning English and another language that is not Spanish.
She and her mother have health insurance.
We thank God that:
-Both mother and daughter are healthy, beautiful, and doing well.
-We, her parents, are married – to each other. (There was no chance of a baby being conceived before the wedding, if you know what I mean.)
-We both have college degrees and we both were gainfully employed in professional careers. However, my wife happily stopped working outside the home to have and raise our child(ren).
-We have no debt, other than a reasonable mortgage. We are saving and investing for the future.
-I have saved up my own time off.
-Our child(ren) will be raised in a Christian, patriotic home – by her own parents – and will be taught the importance of family, personal responsibility, the difference between good and evil, and most of all, the importance of devotion to God.
-We are not substance abusers, nor abusers of people.
-That all of the above means we have no need to be dependent on the promises of Leftist politicians.
From early on, we saw our little girl in ultrasound sessions, and from early on, she “looked like a person”. Even if this had* been a crisis pregnancy and not planned, abortion would have been out of the question.
Please forgive my slowdown/lack of blogging as I tend to the two most important women in my life – both are blessings from God. I have no idea what the next few weeks will be like, and how often I’ll be able to chime in here.