By Lauren
Happy New Year!
New year, new decade, and new BABY! Our year started out with the arrival of our daughter, Aubrey Anne on January 3rd! Since then we have been in awe of the miracle that our little daughter is. She is so beautiful, strong, animated, and loves to be held at all times! We love her so deeply and we love learning her as she continues to grow and change each day.
We are now developing a new routine in our days (and nights) as our focus has shifted to being a family of 3. Aside from excelling at being a daddy, Eric does continue to work on support raising and has been having meetings and calls for work. He is also working on his family's farm on a daily basis and he has really been enjoying it!
I have been doing my best to rest at home as I learn to be a mom and care for our little human! We have hosted my parents, other family members, and friends who wanted to meet Aubrey and who have loved us by providing meals and helping in various ways.
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| Aubrey made headlines by being the first baby born in Juniata County, we have received various prizes from local businesses. |
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| Our favorite visitors! Aubrey Anne's grandparents. |
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| Photo by Maria Ranck. |
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| Photo by Maria Ranck. |
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| Photo by Maria Ranck. |
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| Aubrey Anne's first snow in Mifflin, PA! |
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| Daddy-Daughter time |
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Before Aubrey arrived, Eric and I enjoyed a beautiful Christmas season seeing lots of family and celebrating in many different ways.
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| We had a delicious and beautiful Christmas tea at my mom's tea shop. |
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| We shared about Uganda and our lives with a group of elementary kids at a local church in the Mifflin area. |
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| A beautiful snow day when we were at the cabin for the Ranck Christmas celebration. |
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| We finished out the hunting season! |
What's next?!
Well, we have four more weeks in the US! We are actively preparing to head back to Uganda on February 19th. We have paperwork and passport in process for Aubrey Anne and I am also finalizing my paperwork for my name change. Also, Aubrey and I have doctor's appointments before we leave.
Before we go, we will celebrate Aubrey Anne with a baby shower, we will travel with my parents to get quality time with them. We have a Ranck gathering with all of Eric's family, and we will get around to the churches who support us to say goodbye.
One of Eric's sisters, Susanna, will travel back to Uganda with us! She will stay with us for almost 3 months to help us out as well as serve with various organizations in the Gulu area to get a better idea of how she can work in ministry overseas.
Thank you for your continual support for us!
With Joy,
Eric, Lauren, and Aubrey Anne
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Gratitude:
- A healthy post-birth recovery for Lauren
- A healthy little Aubrey Anne
- Many opportunities that we had for fundraising
- Special times with family
Prayers:
- Final wrap-up and meetings for financial support
- For the success and timeliness of our paperwork as we prepare to go back to Uganda
- Continued health for us all
- Saying goodbyes
- Smooth travel back to Uganda
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