{"id":595,"date":"2021-04-23T14:38:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T12:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/en\/?p=595"},"modified":"2021-04-23T18:46:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T16:46:22","slug":"toen-waren-we-met-vijf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/en\/finally-a-family-of-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally a family of 5!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And there he is, our son; Levi Martin van \u2019t Veer. Yesterday night, around 3:30, I felt the first contraction. Luckily you don\u2019t forget experiences of this level, I knew immediately that things were serious. For a second I considered to wait it out, but good thing is that I didn\u2019t. We rushed to the hospital, basically ignored every red light \u2013 I mean, time was of the essence! And an hour and 10 minutes later, we (well I) got to hold our mini man in my arms.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible tells us 365 times that we shouldn\u2019t fear. \u201cDo not worry about the day of tomorrow\u201d and things like that. Even though I am aware and know this very well, things can stay a bit scary when you don\u2019t know how they will exactly play out. But every time, looking back, I can see the hand of God in every step. The oldest two were taken care of, we reached the hospital in time, delivery went well and fast\u2026 And that\u2019s where faith grows, testimony upon testimony, time and time again, the reminders of God\u2019s faithfulness and love for us.<\/p>\n<p>And this confirmation was found again in our baby. The day before I gave birth I prayed: \u201cbut Lord, I don\u2019t want to go more days past my due date, I don\u2019t want him to be bigger than 4kg.\u201d Our first was 4kg, and I don\u2019t want to repeat that scenario. And as if God was thinking: \u201cwell, then I guess you have to give birth now\u201d \u2013 because our little guy weighed 3994 gr!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not worry about a thing\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s easier said than done, but they remain pillars of rest and peace, where we can build our life upon. God is good, always. He has plans to prosper us, not to harm us; a future of hope. (Jeremiah 29:11). Let us build on that, in the midst of the fight, and in the victory that follows. My heart overflows of gratitude \u2013 I\u2019m ready to take on those sleepless nights!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-596 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0228-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0228-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0228-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0228-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0228-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0228-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-597 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1128-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1128-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1128-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1128-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1128-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1128-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-598 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-266x266.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.reinencaressa.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-184x184.jpeg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And there he is, our son; Levi Martin van \u2019t Veer. Yesterday night, around 3:30, I felt the first contraction. Luckily you don\u2019t forget experiences of this level, I knew immediately that things were serious. For a second I considered to wait it out, but good thing is that I didn\u2019t. 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