Joshua Donovan Lorr Grizzle

There he is, sound asleep, just 2 days old. Doesn't he look peaceful? Who knew that about 5 mins after this photo was taken, we got a sample of his lung capacity when he began crying...hmmmm???

I went to see my sister at the hospital today and I held my nephew for the first time. He was just so fragile and small (3.3kg). I feared that my adult size hands would break him, but yet weren't big enough to give him the support that his delicate body needs. Staring at him I noticed how delicately formed were his hands, every finger and fingernail beautifully sculpted by our 0Heavenly Father - his button sized nose, and his pouty red lips, were just adorable! And then, he did the first thing that made me gush - he yawned for the first time. Every muscle in his face contracted to make it happen, his arms flared out and his legs kicked, his whole body was involved in making this small action. I know, I know, I'm getting mushy.

Even though this isn't my own child, I understand when people say that they could look at their babies all day and not get bored. Because, to be honest, I could just look at Josh all day, just to see what new movement his face would make. How would his hands move? Would his eyebrows twitch? Does he wrinkle his nose? When I held Josh for the first time, he sneezed on me 3 times! I began to think my own baby nephew was allergic to me! And I was feeling sad about that, because I couldn't bear thought of not being able to hold him! I am soooooo getting mushy!

I held him for about 20 mins, until he wanted feeding. Thank goodness that's my sister's department and not mine. My sister and a friend were giving me advice when the time came for me to have my own children....I indulged in their wishful thinking. Their first nugget of wisdom was 'Take the drugs!' My sis said and I quote 'No mek no baddy tell yuh nuh foolishness about natural childbirth. It's not all that!' Given that I don't have a very high pain threshold, I think I will definitely take my sister's advice on that one. Their second nugget of wisdom was 'Take the drugs!' Hmmmmm...I'm beginning to get the idea that my fear of childbirth, is well founded! Since all they could talk about was the pain and agony they went through when they had children, and by the way, it's not forgettable pain!

My sis and my nephew go home tomorrow, and he meets the rest of his family - his big brother Nathaniel and his Auntie Jen. But I must admit that that precious thing (which I still say looked like a little rat when he was just born) had been growing in my sister's tummy for 9 months and has now this, a human being, one that has body, soul and spirit. I pray for him, because the way this world is, he's going to be need to be tough and well-rooted in the Word of God. So I pray that my sister and her husband will train him in the way he should go, so that he can grow up to be a mighty man of God.