I wanted to give God some praise here, because we had a dangerous situation with Zech when he was just 2 weeks old. Everything had gone just fine with the pregnancy and delivery, but out of nowhere at 2 weeks old he started running a high fever early one morning. To make a very long story short, we ended up in the hospital for the next 2 weeks with him getting antibiotics to save his little life. He was septic, which simply put, means he had a bacterial infection in his bloodstream. The doctors told us that if we had been just a few hours later it most likely would have been too late. Needless to say, the Lord had His hand on this little guy from the beginning, and I believe with all my heart, He has great plans for His life!
I will say, that from about halfway through my pregnancy with Z, I started feeling very strongly that his name should be Zechariah. Now, I'm quite aware that this isn't your everyday, "normal" name to most! All I know is that God wouldn't allow me to let go of it, and we were certain by the time he arrived that Michael Zechariah would be his name. (Michael after Kenny's brother) Zechariah means "the Lord remembers"...isn't that an interesting meaning? I thought it was. I spent a lot of time back then thinking on the meaning of that, asking God what it meant, and I can't say I know exactly why it's his name, but I do know that the idea is that "the Lord is faithful." The Lord remembers His people and will not forsake them. I believe with everything in me that this precious one's life is going to show many people that our God is forever faithful.
What do I love about Zech? (pronounced "Zack" in case you're wondering...just stuck with the traditional Hebrew spelling). Zechariah is our only red headed boy. Gotta love that. He's also the only Dallas child with curl in their hair! I love how he has his own little trademark in the mix with all these other boys, and, yes, we absolutely love his hair long and curly for some reason...it's just him! Zech is about the smiliest thing you've ever seen. He is ALWAYS smiling and literally almost always happy! I don't say that pridefully, because each of these sweet children have come with their own personality from the beginning, but Zech just has this way about him that makes you feel happy just hanging around him. He's laid back and smiley, shorter and small for his age, but he can climb about as good as the big boys already! He loves cars, choo choos, buzz and woody, and about anything cowboy there is...oh, yeah, and he would LIVE outside if you let him. Z just makes me smile. I guess God knew I needed an easy baby this time, because Zech has been the kind of baby who makes us look like really great parents! I love the way his big brothers love him to death and the way he loves them (they're already begging for us to let him join them and move into their room where the 4 of them already bunk together!) I love the way Elly can't get enough of him and even more how he thinks she's his second mama! I think he'd do anything she said! Zech just loves people (and at the top of his list is his Poppa, my dad!) Funny, now that I think about it, that sounds just like my dad...just loves people. Neat the way the Lord works, huh?
Quick Zech story from the other day before I close. My mom was keeping the kids, and she's had some problems with her knee for the past few months. She had propped her leg up to ice it, and Zech came over, putting his little hand right on her knee and bowed his head praying for her. Now, ofcourse, he doesn't use too many words in a row yet, but it was quite clear what he was doing. That's about as precious as it gets. That's gotta' make our Lord smile.
Well, I suppose I've done enough bragging on sweet Zechy for now! I just want to celebrate his sweet little life and all that God has done and will continue to do in the years ahead. I can't imagine him any other way right now, but I know before I blink it will be hard to remember him at this sweet little age. Lord help me just savor every single second of it! Doesn't get any sweeter than this!
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