The odd thing about this pregnancy is that normally by now I'm on pins and needles, waiting, waiting, waiting, feeling like the next few weeks will be torture! But this time around, it feels differently. I don't feel this impending sense of anticipation - in some ways, I don't feel close to giving birth at all! Yes, I'm HUGE, and yes, I'm running to the bathroom all the time. Braxton-Hicks are my constant companion, while sleep is not... but I feel good, have energy, am not too sore, and my spirits are up. I haven't hit that "end of pregnancy" exhaustion wall (at least not yet, lol!). I'm at peace.
I find myself very contemplative - I look at my calendar and wonder "which day will it be?". I find it fascinating that one day I will wake up and that day will be the day a new life joins our family - and that, for now, I have no idea when that is! The more I think about the upcoming labor, the more I marvel at God's design and the beauty of new life. And I remember, too, that the birth isn't THE event. A new child is coming! A new baby to nurse, diaper, cuddle, soothe - a new person who will grow and soon be running around with the rest of us, chattering up a storm, introducing us to their own personality and quirks. I love getting to know my children!
What a blessing life is, from the giver of all good and perfect things, the Creator of life itself!! I am overjoyed and thankful, and relying on Him during this soon-to-be-over time of waiting. He is certainly my strength and my peace, for which I am ever thankful!
(Oh, and don't forget to enter a guess in our baby pool! Thank you to all who have voted so far, it is so fun to see what everyone thinks! Interestingly, there is one date that no one has picked at all yet... hmmmm...)
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How exciting! We'll be praying that everything goes well.
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