Tomorrow is another weekly marker that says I have been pregnant now 35 weeks. I am so grateful that this time is going by quickly because that means that our son will be here soon. The past few weeks we have been looking into birth plans and learning about the whole laboring process. I have spent many weeks trying to figure out what my body is doing, and now it is time to figure out how to get our son out of me!
It truly is amazing the way the Lord created the female body and how natural the whole process is. From our hips shifting within our bodies so there is a bigger opening for the baby’s head to make it through, production of milk, the Nurturing & Mothering Instincts within us start to surface, and down to hormonal & nutritional changes so that the baby gets what it needs to grow and then get out. The end result A human being.
My midwife this week said that everything is going well. His heart beat is in between 120-130 and my uterus is measuring 35 cm (which is good, it apparently should measure around what week you are pregnant). She also calmed some fears that I had when it came to birthing in the hospital. I love that my body knows what to do to get this baby out of me, and am also grateful for medical advances that can help babies & mommies that are in distress. While I am not some uber healthy organic all-natural junkie, I am for going as natural as I can and am praying for a labor that is as natural as possible and contending for no interventions unless absolutely necessary. That is why we are going with a midwife instead of the more conventional way. The most important thing is that at the end of the day, we have a healthy baby.
Today I read Hebrews 11 and am encouraged that the Lord loves to hear us ask Him to help us. He loves to inhabit the praises of His people, and as I thank Him for the gift of Life and to be a part of a bigger picture, I have faith to believe that the desires that are in our hearts are first from Him and that He wants to fulfill the longings in us for the birth of our son. Like Abraham longing for the New Jerusalem, Moses choosing to be with Israel, Enoch pleased God, Noah preparing the Ark, Gideon, Barak, Samson, David, and the others mentioned in that chapter, they all had faith and believed that God was for them They endured all things because they knew that God was worth their time, affections, praises, their whole lives.
I have heard it said recently that marriage & families are to make us holy before the Lord, and happiness is the over flow. I am praying that our son helps us become more holy and into the image of Jesus, and as we learn more about who we are freedom and happiness flow like streams of living water from our souls!
