Wednesday, June 2nd, we celebrated the arrival of our newest nephew!
Paxton Ryan Schlegel was born just before 3pm, weighing 8 lbs. and measuring 21" long. Matthew's sister, Melissa is doing well as she is recovering from the delivery. She and her husband, Matt [yes, our brother-in-law's name is Matt], and Paxton arrived home yesterday.
Paxton is such a calm and beautiful boy. We praise the Lord for the gift this little boy is in our lives. We thank Him for giving Melissa and Paxton sustained health throughout their journey together so far.
Micah especially loved holding his new cousin. Tucker, on the other hand, was more interested in exploring the hospital room, but was very sweet when interacting with Paxton.
It was good for our family to see and hold and hear a newborn.
We are only 2 months away from meeting our little boy! O, how life is going to change for us all! We ask God to prepare us for the addition of another child. We feel mostly ready for another baby boy, but raising another man to love and fear the Lord . . . that weight is much greater. We entrust all our boys to the Giver of Life, and pray we do all we can to help them trust Jesus too.
We deeply appreciate your support, friendship, and prayers in our lives.
Please also pray for Matt and Melissa as this is their first baby and they are filled with excitement and some anxiety - not to mention sleepless nights.
