Paying Attention

So being pregnant is an interesting thing. I know I’m a girl, but I’ve never really thought much about pregnancy. In fact as a kid, I always said I just wanted to adopt. As I got older, of couse, my desires changed, but still, for whatever reason, I didn’t pay any attention. I guess I thought that part of my life was a long ways away.

Well, suddenly I find myself here. I’m pregnant. And while I’m so excited, at the beginning I felt somewhat clueless. Really, I had no idea I was going to feel sick all the time! I had no idea that I’d wake up 10 times every night! I had no idea that for the last 2 months I wouldn’t be able to stand the thought of grocery shopping (all that food makes me sick!). So I’ve worked at learning a lot. I bought a book or two, joined a few website discussions, and take all the advice from friends that I can find. Fortunately, I’m one of 5 pregnant girls at my church right now, so I’m not alone! Plus, God has blessed me with an amazing husband who has been a HUGE help with cleaning, grocery shopping, even cooking! (Now that I know he has these talents I might have to continue to put him to work:) I’m so thankful for the wonderful people God has placed around me! And thankfully, the sick feeling is lessening and I’m starting to be able to do more and more again. Hopefully, by God’s grace, I’ll get back to almost normal (life is never normal when you’re pregnant from what I hear). And now, I’m paying attention.

3rd Doctors Appointment

     This childbirth thing seems to be alot of waiting. We wait for a doctors appointment, we wait for just the right time to start purchasing baby stuff, we wait to see if Abbie is going to feel good today, we wait to see what the doctor is going to tell us…okay, maybe not that much waiting. But we just want our baby to be here and it’s still so far away. The Lord is teaching us new ways of patience…possibly preparing us for when the baby actually is here.
      We had our 3rd doctors appointment this past Wednesday and it went well. Not too much new information, just that Abbie seems to be right on track. God’s grace is so good! The babies heartbeat was great and our doctor was still wearing his cool Converse Chuck Taylors. He’s a pretty cool doctor. We have a few friends that have had him as their doctor and they were very pleased. He is so willing to sit and take time with us and answer any questions we have. He tends to go on rabbit trails when he’s talking but that’s okay, we enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. Soon we suppose, we will be posting more info than we or you can handle so stick with us. It’s going to be a great ride! We’ll leave you with this wonderful quote by Sinclair Ferguson.

“The notion that we are children of God, his own sons and daughters, lies at the heart of all Christian theology, and is the mainspring of all Christian living.”

– Sinclair B. Ferguson, Children of the Living God (Carlisle, Pa.: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1998), 5.