It is so amazing to me how fast life can change. In a single moment, everything I've ever known will forever be different. It was 7:28 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 when my "single moment" happened. My sweet husband, my mom, three or four nurses, and my doctor were all around me, holding me, helping me, coaching me, screaming at me to push, and telling me I was almost there. Then it happened. My beautiful, perfect, tiny, sweet baby girl was born. All the work my body had been doing for 9 months, all the preparations we had made, all the prayers we sent up, and here she was. Perfect. Life-changing.
That "single moment" that seemed to be the culmination of so much was really only the beginning of so much more. This baby that depended solely on me before she was born, would continue to be completely dependent on her father and me. She would exhaust us and worry us and make us happier than we could ever imagine.
That "single moment" was five weeks ago. Five weeks we have lived in this new life of ours. I feel so very blessed to have Sweet Girl in my life and to have this responsibility of raising her. I hope and pray that the man and I will raise her as our Father would have us to and that we will instill in her a love for God beyond all others. I pray that we will always be good examples to her and that she'll always know how much we love her and want nothing but the best for her.
That single, amazing moment will forever be engraved in my memory. In this rare quiet moment I am motivated to start a series of posts addressed to Sweet Baby. I can think of so many things I'd love to tell her about growing up and make good choices. Hopefully I won't lose that motivation....
~Lisa
Showing posts with label Pregnancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pregnancy. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Countdown to Baby A
Yesterday our doctor decided she wants to induce me next Tuesday morning. At first I was about to go into a panic attack and tried really hard to keep it together. This morning I feel a lot better about it, I guess dealing with all the emotions yesterday and getting a chance to sleep on it has helped. Of course, come Monday night/Tuesday morning I'll probably be in a panic again!
Sweet Man is so excited! He has been asking for a couple weeks now if we could go ahead and induce, lol. I think the not knowing when she would come was really making him nervous. Now that we have a date set and an actual day to countdown to he'll probably start getting just as anxious as I have been.
So, in 5 days we should have a precious little baby girl in our arms. I suppose this new reality won't hit me until we bring her home from the hospital, and even then I'll probably be too tired to really think about it. Having a baby is pretty major stuff! haha I know people do it every single day, but it is a pretty big deal. It definitely isn't like buying a new camera or some sort of electronics that you can return, where you are all excited about buying it and a little apprehensive about spending the money. Then you get it home and realize it is a lot more work to operate than you had imagined, so you return it. Nope, this is not going to be anything like that. We are excited, apprehensive, and we'll get her home and realize we were not at all prepared, but there is no way we are sending her back. So our lives will forever be altered come Tuesday and we can't wait! :)
~Lisa
Sweet Man is so excited! He has been asking for a couple weeks now if we could go ahead and induce, lol. I think the not knowing when she would come was really making him nervous. Now that we have a date set and an actual day to countdown to he'll probably start getting just as anxious as I have been.
So, in 5 days we should have a precious little baby girl in our arms. I suppose this new reality won't hit me until we bring her home from the hospital, and even then I'll probably be too tired to really think about it. Having a baby is pretty major stuff! haha I know people do it every single day, but it is a pretty big deal. It definitely isn't like buying a new camera or some sort of electronics that you can return, where you are all excited about buying it and a little apprehensive about spending the money. Then you get it home and realize it is a lot more work to operate than you had imagined, so you return it. Nope, this is not going to be anything like that. We are excited, apprehensive, and we'll get her home and realize we were not at all prepared, but there is no way we are sending her back. So our lives will forever be altered come Tuesday and we can't wait! :)
~Lisa
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
30 Weeks
Today I feel as though I have reached a milestone. I am 30 weeks pregnant. That means I am 3/4 of the way there, with only 10 more weeks to go. Of course, there is no way of knowing when Sweet Baby A will choose to make her appearance into this world! All I hope and pray for is that when she does choose to be born that she will be strong and healthy, and will go easy on mommy here! :)
So for the past 30 weeks, A's daddy and I have prayed, hoped, and dreamed about what is to come for us. I know we will continue to pray, hope, and dream about what type of person she will turn out to be, what kind of choices she will make, and what kind of impact she will have on others until we draw our last breaths. The responsibility we now have of nurturing and mentoring a young precious soul is so very overwhelming at times. Even with that overwhelming feeling, I take comfort in knowing that our Lord will help us to raise her in a way that He desires as long as we continue to desire and strive to do His will. Many wonderful Christian parents have raised their children in the Lord and their children have turned out to be great workers in the Kingdom. I am so blessed to have been a product of strong Christian parents and am thankful to have my mom as an example of what I hope to be as a mother!
Approximately 10 weeks left to prepare myself for this awesome job I have to do! 10 weeks to pray. 10 weeks to dream. 10 weeks to reflect. 10 weeks to love. 10 weeks until we begin a lifetime of the same.
~Lisa
So for the past 30 weeks, A's daddy and I have prayed, hoped, and dreamed about what is to come for us. I know we will continue to pray, hope, and dream about what type of person she will turn out to be, what kind of choices she will make, and what kind of impact she will have on others until we draw our last breaths. The responsibility we now have of nurturing and mentoring a young precious soul is so very overwhelming at times. Even with that overwhelming feeling, I take comfort in knowing that our Lord will help us to raise her in a way that He desires as long as we continue to desire and strive to do His will. Many wonderful Christian parents have raised their children in the Lord and their children have turned out to be great workers in the Kingdom. I am so blessed to have been a product of strong Christian parents and am thankful to have my mom as an example of what I hope to be as a mother!
Approximately 10 weeks left to prepare myself for this awesome job I have to do! 10 weeks to pray. 10 weeks to dream. 10 weeks to reflect. 10 weeks to love. 10 weeks until we begin a lifetime of the same.
~Lisa
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