It has been two months since my beautiful baby girl was born. She cried while she was being cleaned, weighed and measured by the nurse. I stood there smiling at a beautiful and healthy baby. I smiled and she returned a partial smile! She was born with some hair!
Since then she has grown more hair and gained weight progressively from here birth weight.
She continues to make me smile each day even while I change her diapers! These two months have been a big learning for both my wife and I. But the time has been going by quick. She got her first shots a few days ago. She cried a bit and I cringed a bit from her getting poked with a needle. We had a bottle of milk ready to sooth and comfort her.
Yesterday I took a walk with her (used the Bjorn) on a beautiful autmn day. She enjoyed looking around at everything. Watching her head turning left to right was amazing! She was quite observant to everything around us. It had rained pretty hard earlier in the day. Now with a cool breeze the trees were sprinkling the rain on us. Even the acorns were falling off the trees, I was trying to dodge these so she wouldn't get bonked!
Fatherhood has really been a trying but fun avenue for me. There will be a continuous learning for me and my wife, but with great love and compassion for both my loves.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Growing Up
As a young child I had loving parents who raised me with love and taught me about God and His Word. I had three siblings, one older brother, younger sister and a younger brother. We all were raised with love and discipline. Just like any family all the siblings had our bickering, arguing and yelling, but we were taught to make amends and tell each other "I am sorry". At times I solely got in trouble with one or both parents and I would get a tapped on the arm with a wooden spoon to get my attention. Then reprove and instruction followed.
As I grew up I learned the basic things in grade school through high school. My older brother started wrestling in junior high through high school and me I wanted to be like him. So I started learning how to wrestle when I was in sixth grade. At that time I was skinny and weighed probably around 60lbs or so. I started growing up mentally and physically and learning to push myself in learning the different moves when wrestling my opponent. I lost a few matches and won a few matches. Overall I liked the sport and it taught me about teamwork and individual confidence in myself.
Through junior and high school I made a few friends. When I was 12 and 1/2 years old I took a biblical research class called "The Power For Abundant Living". This class was awesome, this was on video (VHS)! I had taken it over the summer with other teenagers, my brother also took it, along with other teenagers that I knew. From that class I learned to have confidence in myself. Recognizing who I was as a Son of God I had the ability and willingness to overcome fear and worry. Since that time I am still learning and growing in God's wonderful Word. During seventh and eighth grade I had the confidence to stand up for myself. Their were sometimes in the past that bully's pushed me around. Now I don't allow that to happen. I stand my ground and tell them to leave me alone because I knew God had my back.
One of my interests that I had as far back that I can remember was finding various things like keys, coins or whatever it was and collect them. I would dream about one day being able to design and build something that no one else would. These ideas were influenced by my dad, he was a home builder. He would always find ways at work to be more time saving and cost to the customer.
When I was in eighth grade I started sketching out a floor plan of my dream home. I had designed it with an indoor pool and other details in mind. Throughout junior and high school I would sketch different ideas. I took an art class where I learned perspective and 3-dimensional drawing. That was when I got hooked on drafting (or sketching) buildings, airplanes, etc.
During my junior year, my parents moved to Fair Oaks, California. So my sister, younger brother and myself moved to California. It was a big change, literally! From a double "A" school to an "AAA" school. I finished my junior and senior At Del Campo High School in Carmichael, California.
One of my favorite classes during my senior year was Air Force Junior ROTC. It was a blast! I learned about Aerospace Science and the military lifestyle. There was a lot to learn about the Air Force from the Aerospace Science, uniforms, rank designations, research papers, etc. I wanted to become a flight sergeant for my class, so I did everything I could and obtained that goal. One area that I enjoyed was learning to march in formation as a class squadron. Eventually I became a flight sergeant and was calling out directions when marching in formation. During the year I also took part of a couple of trips to McCllelan Air Foce Base and got to fly in a C130. Another trip I got to sit and operate a flight simulator. That was a total blast! Throughout the year our squadron worked on marching in formation. Our Color Guard also worked throughout the year for their competition against other schools. By the end of the year our squadron had received an award as the top squadron in our region.
It was during my senior that I was attending a teenager biblical fellowship and an adult fellowship, bowling on a junior league, school and working at a Dairy Queen. So I stayed busy during my last year. I started also getting specific on goals that I wanted to achieve and before graduating I knew what I wanted to do and in a specific order. First was to attend a one year outreach program, join the US Navy, attend college, get married to a christian woman, start a family and attend a four year commitment lifestyle of research, teaching and practical walk in God's Word.
After I graduated from high school I went on a one year outreach program to Norman, Oklahoma. I had traveled with other Christian believers. That was the first time I had been away from my family, but I adjusted quickly to the adult mentality. I had fun meeting new people in a new area. I had developed good friendship with the believers that I lived with. We had planned out where we would go to witness to people that were looking to find answers to life. There were people that did get answers to their prayers and received wholeness in their lives. We had a biblical research class in the area we lived. We enjoyed living together moving God's Word. Despite the cold winter (verrryyy collddd days) we kept hot on God's Word and prevailed.
At the end of the assignment I went back home to stay with my parents in Medford, Oregon. During thanksgiving of 1989 I went to the Navy Recruiter's office and signed up. I had taken the ASVAB test during my senior year so my scores were validated for certain job placement with the Navy. I had quite a few to choose from. The one I chose was called the "Yeoman" rating, which was in Business Administration.
As I grew up I learned the basic things in grade school through high school. My older brother started wrestling in junior high through high school and me I wanted to be like him. So I started learning how to wrestle when I was in sixth grade. At that time I was skinny and weighed probably around 60lbs or so. I started growing up mentally and physically and learning to push myself in learning the different moves when wrestling my opponent. I lost a few matches and won a few matches. Overall I liked the sport and it taught me about teamwork and individual confidence in myself.
Through junior and high school I made a few friends. When I was 12 and 1/2 years old I took a biblical research class called "The Power For Abundant Living". This class was awesome, this was on video (VHS)! I had taken it over the summer with other teenagers, my brother also took it, along with other teenagers that I knew. From that class I learned to have confidence in myself. Recognizing who I was as a Son of God I had the ability and willingness to overcome fear and worry. Since that time I am still learning and growing in God's wonderful Word. During seventh and eighth grade I had the confidence to stand up for myself. Their were sometimes in the past that bully's pushed me around. Now I don't allow that to happen. I stand my ground and tell them to leave me alone because I knew God had my back.
One of my interests that I had as far back that I can remember was finding various things like keys, coins or whatever it was and collect them. I would dream about one day being able to design and build something that no one else would. These ideas were influenced by my dad, he was a home builder. He would always find ways at work to be more time saving and cost to the customer.
When I was in eighth grade I started sketching out a floor plan of my dream home. I had designed it with an indoor pool and other details in mind. Throughout junior and high school I would sketch different ideas. I took an art class where I learned perspective and 3-dimensional drawing. That was when I got hooked on drafting (or sketching) buildings, airplanes, etc.
During my junior year, my parents moved to Fair Oaks, California. So my sister, younger brother and myself moved to California. It was a big change, literally! From a double "A" school to an "AAA" school. I finished my junior and senior At Del Campo High School in Carmichael, California.
One of my favorite classes during my senior year was Air Force Junior ROTC. It was a blast! I learned about Aerospace Science and the military lifestyle. There was a lot to learn about the Air Force from the Aerospace Science, uniforms, rank designations, research papers, etc. I wanted to become a flight sergeant for my class, so I did everything I could and obtained that goal. One area that I enjoyed was learning to march in formation as a class squadron. Eventually I became a flight sergeant and was calling out directions when marching in formation. During the year I also took part of a couple of trips to McCllelan Air Foce Base and got to fly in a C130. Another trip I got to sit and operate a flight simulator. That was a total blast! Throughout the year our squadron worked on marching in formation. Our Color Guard also worked throughout the year for their competition against other schools. By the end of the year our squadron had received an award as the top squadron in our region.
It was during my senior that I was attending a teenager biblical fellowship and an adult fellowship, bowling on a junior league, school and working at a Dairy Queen. So I stayed busy during my last year. I started also getting specific on goals that I wanted to achieve and before graduating I knew what I wanted to do and in a specific order. First was to attend a one year outreach program, join the US Navy, attend college, get married to a christian woman, start a family and attend a four year commitment lifestyle of research, teaching and practical walk in God's Word.
After I graduated from high school I went on a one year outreach program to Norman, Oklahoma. I had traveled with other Christian believers. That was the first time I had been away from my family, but I adjusted quickly to the adult mentality. I had fun meeting new people in a new area. I had developed good friendship with the believers that I lived with. We had planned out where we would go to witness to people that were looking to find answers to life. There were people that did get answers to their prayers and received wholeness in their lives. We had a biblical research class in the area we lived. We enjoyed living together moving God's Word. Despite the cold winter (verrryyy collddd days) we kept hot on God's Word and prevailed.
At the end of the assignment I went back home to stay with my parents in Medford, Oregon. During thanksgiving of 1989 I went to the Navy Recruiter's office and signed up. I had taken the ASVAB test during my senior year so my scores were validated for certain job placement with the Navy. I had quite a few to choose from. The one I chose was called the "Yeoman" rating, which was in Business Administration.
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