Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Ella Joy
Sorry it has taken me so long to update. It has been a rough couple of days. Ella Joy Roth was born yesterday November 1, 2010. She weighed 3lbs 11oz and was 15 inches long. She had a faint hear beat when she was born but when the nurse checked just a few minutes later it was gone. We spent the whole day loving on her and showing her off to everybody. Someone from the organization Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep came and took pictures of her and I hope to have a couple of them back soon to post. She was a beautiful girl and for only being three pounds she was a chunk! I will try to get her birth story up in the next day or two. Its a long one. We are still in the hospital but are planning on going home later this morning. Thank you all so much for the thoughts and prayers.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
We will continue to pray for you and your family. You have impacted and inspired more people with your love, kindness, compassion and obedience than many of us will in our entire lives. God bless you for your strength and heart, for knowing when to stand-be strong, and when to breakdown and collapse into the arms of God.
ReplyDeleteYou have made an impact in so many peoples lifes thankyou for sharing your story . You will be so blessed for always giving God all the glory :) You are a strong and faithful woman ! Praying for you always -Amber McFarland
ReplyDeleteLots of love to you and your family Courtney - sending lots of prayers and hugs!
ReplyDeleteLeah
May God surround you in love during this difficult time.
ReplyDeleteOh Courtney....your family and ELLA will forever be in my heart. Love and prayers for you and your family, honey...much love, Melissa
ReplyDeleteDear Courtney,
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful birth-date..11-11-1! I lit a new candle for your family in our chapel yesterday, when we visited our families´graves. So we had a candle burning under the cross during all the time from saturday until today.
Even if it sounds strange, I want to congratulate to your little angel! You are an incredible and wonderful mother..thank you for sharing with us!
Lots of love and blessings,
iko
-sorry, for writing "Bella" in my last comment... thats my smartphone mixing up all my bad-english words into something even worse.
-can´t find any contact details, I would love to send you a picture of Ellas candle in our chapel. Feel free to drop me an email at ikologica-at-email.de, if you like.
Bittersweet time for you and your family. Thank you so much for sharing Ella Joy's life with us. We have been blessed by your choice to celebrate Ella's short time on earth and include all of us in this precious time. Looking forward to seeing the pictures.
ReplyDeleteKeeping your family in our prayers
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI am beyond excited to see pictures of chunky Ella :-)
Congratulations on the birth of little (but chunky) Ella Joy!
ReplyDeleteI am so deeply sorry for the loss of your daughter. Many, many prayers being said for you all...
<3 What a beautiful birthday! I can't wait to see pics of beautiful Miss Ella! You've been in my thoughts and prayers all weekend! *hugs*
ReplyDeleteDear Courtney!
ReplyDeleteWe stay in prayers with You!
Thank You for sharing your way with us.
Ella Joy (what a beautiful and powerful name!)was and stays a little and huge holy angel for You and for the world!
Gods love, where she is, may bless You!!!
johanna (taking You specially to our cathedral in cologne in these days!)
A warm welcome to your little, surely beautiful, babygirl and a heartfelt whispered good-bye as she earned her wings...sweet Ella will not be forgotten. The photos from now I lay me down to sleep are wonderful I assume. What à Beautiful memory. A wonderful Institution for such a sad reason. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteElla Joy-What a beautiful name. She is so lucky to have had such a loving family.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing her life and your journey.
Congratulations on Ella's Birth. I was told of your story from a relative of yours. Your faith in God above is amazing. I thank God above you could meet your baby girl face to face before she went home to Our Father. Prayers and Peace to you and your entire family. (AMB)
ReplyDeleteLittle stinker bug just had to prove me wrong, I was so sure she'd be born on my birthday! Ella day will always be an important part of my life, nonetheless. God gave her to the best family she could ever have hoped for. <3
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking about you today, Courtney. What a sweet name you gave her, too.
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to you and your family at this time. **hugs**
ReplyDeleteWow, 3lbs, 11oz! What a big girl! I can't wait to see pictures. I can only imagine the bittersweet day it was, but am so honored to have you share it with us. Ella is so blessed to have such a dedicated Mama. Congratulations on your baby girl! Love, Stacy
ReplyDeleteSo sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteyour faith is very inspirational!
Oh Courtney, I'm so happy for you!! I know sweet little Ella Joy is beautiful and is loving the arms of Jesus. Praying for your heart. I know what you mean about the low birth weight. I felt embarrased to tell people his weight b/c he seemed bigger! Just know that I am here ...praying for your heart and so excited to hear more about her!!! Praying for your heart today.
ReplyDeleteLuke 18: "But Jesus called them to him, saying, "Let the children come to me [...] for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
ReplyDeleteThinking of you, your husband and Ella in Berlin, Germany.
Auntie Lolo (Ikomamis sister)