i remember when we first found out we were pregnant. time seemed to crawl by so slowly! especially those first few weeks/months. we couldn't wait until our next appointment (every four weeks). we couldn't wait to see our baby's picture on the sonogram screen. we couldn't wait to find out the gender. there were just so many things we were excited about, and patience wasn't coming very easily to us.
then last week, i looked at this blog and noticed my last post was several months ago. and the baby "ticker" at the top of the page read 29 weeks. and i could not believe it. 29 weeks. where had the time gone? we still had so much to do to prepare for the baby. i'll confess, i had a melt down. we aren't ready for this baby to arrive! we don't have a nursery set-up, we still lack some necessary items, we haven't settled on a name, we haven't thoroughly researched labor and delivery, we don't have a birth plan, and so on and so on. fortunately, i have a wonderfully, patient, encouraging husband who provided a shoulder to cry on and some encouraging words.
so last week we got down to business. we completed the home projects in the baby's room (tore down wall paper, repaired a wall, painted...) and put together all the baby furniture. it still needs some work (decorating, organizing, etc.) but at least it's looking like a nursery and not a storage room.
in fact, it's feeling so cozy, we started having our quiet time in there. the chair we got (from our b'town baby shower) is so comfortable. and there's just something special about knowing that for the next couple of months, we'll be praying, reading, thinking in that special space. it's a different kind of preparation for the baby, but definitely preparation of the most important kind.
even through all this preparation work we accomplished in the last week, i was still feeling quite anxious. i think that's probably pretty normal for the 3rd trimester, but i think i was letting it get the best of me. right now i'm reading in the book of philippians. i stopped and meditated on 4:4-7 for quite awhile this morning.
"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
i know that there will still be some anxiety about the major changes that are happening in our lives right now. having your first child is a scary, exciting adventure. but i take such great comfort in knowing that the lord is near.
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