It’s Tuesday of another week, which means we’ve reached another milestone and today that milestone is 36 weeks! It is really hard to believe that 7 weeks ago tomorrow we were in Labor & Delivery praying the doctors could stop contractions.
I find I’m in an interesting state spiritually and emotionally these days. I am so thankful that our God saw it fit to keep Baby Z inside and as I go through Beth Moore’s study on the book of James {which I highly recommend} I am doing my best to consider it pure joy as we face this trial of bed rest and limited mobility. As of last week I was allowed to walk around more and who knows, maybe the doc will tell me tomorrow—when I go for my weekly visit—that I can do even more {going to church this weekend was wonderful!}. But I am ready for a change, to begin this new season of life. Waking up every day for seven weeks wondering if today is the day we’ll welcome our little one into the world can be quite trying.
Yesterday a dear friend who has been such a blessing to me during this time, visiting multiple times, said something that I hadn’t considered. She said, “I can’t wait to see how God uses all that you have learned about preemies and bed rest. That’s going to be exciting!” And you know what, she is so right. In my natural tendency to look at my immediate situation and get frustrated I lost sight of the fact that nothing is wasted with God and He will use this time for His purposes. My personality type finds this incredibly comforting :-)
For now we continue to wait and praise God for His many, many blessings during this time. I know there will come a time {hopefully soon} when I look back on bed rest and miss the ability to sleep, even if I wake-up every 90 minutes to adjust, and sit around spending time with my parents, in-laws, friends and even my sister who came to visit!
Can’t wait to meet you Baby Z!
