10 days overdue and 29 hours of labor later...our sweet baby boy is finally here! Weighing 8 lbs 2 oz and 20 3/4 inches long.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Still Waiting...
Our baby is now a week overdue. I've never gone this late before and it's wearing me out. Waiting just feels like such a useless place. This week I have to make some decisions about being induced or just continuing to wait. I have a lot of fear and nervousness, but also a peace...it just isn't time yet.
My husband handed me his Bible earlier this week. I opened it to the bookmark and read the verses he had underlined for me.
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. ~Isaiah 41:10, 13
Tears filled my eyes. This was what I needed to hear. All this time I have been saying that I've trusted God, and I have, but as a God at a distance. He is the creator of the universe, I know He has a plan and I know that nothing is impossible for Him. Obviously, this baby is His plan and He has perfect timing, even if I don't understand it.
But then to read it in a more personal way...He will take me by the hand and help me through this, through the tough days, through the tears, through this birth how ever it happens. That brought me so much comfort.
My husband handed me his Bible earlier this week. I opened it to the bookmark and read the verses he had underlined for me.
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. ~Isaiah 41:10, 13
Tears filled my eyes. This was what I needed to hear. All this time I have been saying that I've trusted God, and I have, but as a God at a distance. He is the creator of the universe, I know He has a plan and I know that nothing is impossible for Him. Obviously, this baby is His plan and He has perfect timing, even if I don't understand it.
But then to read it in a more personal way...He will take me by the hand and help me through this, through the tough days, through the tears, through this birth how ever it happens. That brought me so much comfort.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Waiting...
On the eve of my due date I am sitting here feeling much like a mother hen patiently waiting on her nest. I have a peace that this baby will come at the right time. I'm not in a hurry to put myself into labor, I know that every day of my child's life is planned in God's heart, especially his birthday.
But I also feel like a bit of a ticking time bomb...it could be any day now and it makes me scared to leave the house. I've been getting phone calls every day from friends and family waiting for the news...only for me to disappoint them with the reality that nothing is happening...yet.
And so we wait...
I did finish my baby blanket...and then a hat and pair of booties.
But I also feel like a bit of a ticking time bomb...it could be any day now and it makes me scared to leave the house. I've been getting phone calls every day from friends and family waiting for the news...only for me to disappoint them with the reality that nothing is happening...yet.
And so we wait...
I did finish my baby blanket...and then a hat and pair of booties.
Today I have been obsessively nesting, so maybe that's a good sign. I just don't know what else to do with myself.
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