I've already updated about my baby girls's growth--15 lbs of baby inside this belly? Yeah. They are definitely stretching me--in SO many ways. Stretching my patience. Stretching my belly. Stretching my hips. Stretching my emotions. Stretching my family. Stretching my dh's patience. Putting us both on edge. With each other. With the other kids.
No, that is probably not God's intent. I don't think He wants me to feel like cursing at anyone who touches my belly during a contraction or tries to talk to me about ANYthing during those seconds of extreme discomfort. But just knowing that this curse of labor is the natural way of life here on earth and that thru the curse, we are brought joy unspeakable makes this short time a little more bearable. Thru sin, we find Jesus. Thru the curse of labor, we produce wonderful blessed fruit. Growing babies is hard work, but I know it is just a season. A season I have repeated multiple times and a season that I know will turn into a new season of growing infants, toddlers, children.....it makes it much easier to ENJOY each season when I have seen many pass. When the older ladies at church or the store tell you how quickly time passes, you nod and agree, not really knowing--not with #1 anyway--but by #3 or #4, you SEE the time passing quickly with your older children. And you realize you should ENJOY the stretching. The growing. Do I always do that? No, but it's a great reminder. In a blink, these babies will be in my arms, not my belly. I don't want to rush that, although my body feels like giving up :) and I'm a bit of a whiner sometimes *LOL* just ask my dh!!!
This morning I went to my OB appt. Tomorrow I will be 39 weeks--UNBELIEVABLE!! I am dialated to a "stretchy 4.5" and 90%+ effaced. The only thing stopping labor? Who knows. Probably just the water breaking. If I do not go into labor before, I am scheduled to go in Monday morning, October 12th at 7am and we will start a natural induction. She will break my water and see how it progresses. Everyone's guess is breaking the water is all it will take for Abigail to quickly join us. I have no option but to deliver in the OR where they will have an ultrasound machine ready to check on Elizabeth as soon as Abigail emerges and follow "baby B's" progression and position to make sure she descends and does not flip around. Ideally, I would prefer a nice room with a shower and room to be up walking [if I really feel like it!], but we'll see what they let me do--I've grown very adament about letting MY desires and wishes known, so I will NOT be strapped to the bed and content just laying flat on my back JUST in order for them to monitor me and the babies--are you kidding? I'm not planning on having an epidural either, so they WILL be letting me up and around if that helps encourage the labor and feels better with occasional monitoring of the babies too. They are gonna have their hands full with me, that's for sure--I'm not one to make it easier on THEM just because---that's not what I feel is God's intent and it definitely not MY job to make THEIR job easy. So please pray I have patient nurses!!!
A little on edge? Yeah--and hormonal--and perfectly fine with using these GROWING babies as an excuse for being outspoken and, well-----not so nice sometimes.
.........Just me......growing and stretching.........
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You are such a strong woman Sarah! Thinking and praying for you! Love you!
ReplyDeleteDo we get a belly pic???? :))))
ReplyDeleteOh and YOU do whatever YOU need to do!! Dont let ANYONE tell you how you need to labor!!!!
Oh my friend, I'm so glad you shared. May God give you all the strength, endurance, peace, and patience needed. And may He also protect you and your girls.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!
In Jesus Name I ask it,
Amen.
Your friend Laura L.
I delivered my boys at 40 wks. It is nearly impossible to find a dr willing to do that! Congrats on making it so far! I delivered them naturally with A vertex and B breech. I'm still so amazed by moms who make it to 39+ wks with multiples simply because I know what they have to go through to make it that far...both physcially and when dealing with the medical profession. How exciting. It IS all worth it...said from true experience.
ReplyDeleteAnd I just realized you are momof4 that has left comments on my very own blog. As I have been a bit consumed over the last few months with the happenings of our family I sort of lost any attentiveness I had going. Thank you so much for praying for us throughout what we have been through. I am convinced that we would not have fared nearly as well or come out on the other side of everything like we have if people like you had not been standing in the gap and lifting us up in prayer. There is nothing quite like meeting another kindred spirit that is a fellow homeschooling, Spirit filled mom of many. Doesn't get much better than that.
I will be praying for the delivery of your girls!