Announcing Noah James

Our little man is 2 months old today...yes, we have a baby boy! Born January 9 at 7:00pm, Noah James joined the Smith family weighing in at 8 lbs 9.5 oz. My labor was short and intense again...4 hours and he was here. I got to have a water birth this time which was amazing! The midwife that assisted with Rachel was with me for the first little bit of my labor, but another midwife delivered Noah.


My mom was here to look after Rachel and when we got home from the hospital she asked Rachel if she remembered the baby's name to which Rachel replied, "It's Jesus". Having just come through the Christmas season, that made the most sense to her.

We are adjusting to life with two kids...some days I don't get out of the house at all...other days, I do get out; it just takes longer to get ready. Rachel loves her baby brother. He is the recipient of many "bear hugs" and kisses. She talks to him all day long and informs him about anything and everything!

We are now the proud owners of a Ford Focus Wagon. The Lord provided this somewhat larger vehicle for us at just the right time...although it was hard to say good bye to the Honda Civic, it is nice to have a bit more space in the back seat for the kids and space in the hatch back for the stroller. God has also given us a beautiful, although older, front loading washing machine...for free! We feel so blessed! Friends have also blessed our lives by loaning us "tonnes" of boys clothing...we haven't had to buy much for Noah at all! In return, we have also been able to off-load much of the clothing that Rachel has outgrown on some friends who have had baby girls recently.

I will try to come on here more often to post pictures and write a bit about what is going on in our lives...in the meantime, enjoy the photos!