Looking back and looking forward

It was such a merry Christmas for the Justin Mederich's this year. Last year was nice too, but honestly I'm so thankful to be where we are now as opposed to where we were then. A year ago during the holidays we had a baby that wouldn't sleep, we weren't living in our own home, we had recently moved to the frigid north, and I had just started my new job. Were we blessed at that time? Absolutely! Did life feel easy? Absolutely not.

This Christmas was different and better in so many ways! We have a happy and spunky toddler who lights up the room by day, and typically sleeps quite well at night. We are close enough to family that we can celebrate with both sides and enjoy our time together without having to think about driving 10 hours to get home. Via is getting to the age where she remembers her grandmas and grandpas and aunts and uncles and that makes the time spent with them that much more fun. And she is also way more into toys and presents than she was last year, not that that's what Christmas is all about. :) It is a pretty fun part of the holiday though, so I'll start with sharing my favorite present.

On December 23rd we had our 20 week ultrasound and saw a cute profile of our little baby. The tech did see something kind of weird though. It appeared that Baby had three knees - a left knee, a right knee, and a wienie. Okay, okay. That was a bad joke, but we did find out that we are having a baby boy. Having already narrowed down our name choices Justin and I pretty quickly settled on our son's name, Soren Fisk Mederich. We are so excited to meet Baby Soren in May 2014!

One of the most joyful parts of our Christmas gatherings, was sharing our news with our families. The rest of the fun was seeing Little Via enjoy her presents, and she got quite a few. She has tons of new books, a tea set, building blocks, clothes, and some mega-cute fur boots. Here are a few pictures of the last 10 days or so.

What Via does when I think she's just playing in her room.

Our cutie on Christmas Eve.

Family Picture - Christmas Eve.

Playtime at Good Times Park in Eagan, MN.

My sassy Vikings fan with the boots with the fur.

Justin and I continue to be amazed by the life God has blessed us with, and as the new year rolls around we are asking Him for direction. Justin will be finishing school this year, and I have some career goals as well. We are praying for wisdom regarding marriage, family, church, and jobs.

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Uncle Ryan

This time of year always makes me pretty emotional. Almost six years ago we unexpectedly lost my brother, Ryan. Now, all these years later, I still tend to flashback to what life was like right before he passed. He and I were both students at Century College, and we would always get dinner together on Monday nights because I had a break between my afternoon and evening classes. Having always gone to a small Christian school, it was so nice to have my big brother show me the ropes. I always remember Ryan, but this time of year is a different kind of remembering, and it's always something specific that sets off the season. This morning it happened in church when we sang "Blessed Be Your Name." I immediately flashed back to Ryan's funeral which of course brought the tears on in no time. "Wow," I thought, "I can't believe it's already that time of year again." It didn't take long for me to begin processing the idea that my little V...

Our Creator is not a Careless Mechanic

On Friday, November 2, Justin and I headed to our 41 week and 1 day checkup. I had been having consistently inconsistent contractions for days, but.......Still.No.Baby. My doctor wanted to monitor me and Via for half an hour and was looking for us to score 10 out of 10 points. After half an hour of monitoring us she only found 6 points - also my blood pressure was much higher than it had been during the rest of my pregnancy. Justin and I listened as she explained that the placenta may not be doing the best job for the baby anymore. She looked at me and said, "If you were the type of mom that was planning to have an epidural, then I'd say let's go to the hospital, put you on pitocin, and have this baby." She went on to say that since we favored a drug-free approach we had two options: 1. Go to the hospital and be monitored for 24 hours to see if we could make up the 4 points we were missing. If all looked good, then we could go ...

She has a face!

It's hard to even know where to begin. We have been out of town the last two Sundays, so I have not blogged in quite some time. A lot has happened in the last few weeks. First of all, we had a splendid time in Jamaica. We arrived in Montego Bay at about 11 a.m. on Friday, August 31, and we were at the resort, in our suits, and on the beach by 1:00 p.m. The hotel staff was so accommodating, and everybody seemed to give us preferential treatment due to my big baby belly. All the guys on staff at the resort would say to Justin, "Much respect, mon!" Being there and being pregnant was a pretty unique experience. On Saturday we attended Jack and Stephanie's wedding and reception. The wedding was beautiful and the reception was mega fun. Here are a few pics. Waiting for the bride. Sunset on the beach. Reception on the boat. Love this guy and this boat. So fun! ...

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