41 Weeks...and counting!
First of all, no significant change regarding Baby Girl. I saw my midwife yesterday and nothing has changed. I will see her again on Wednesday. It seems like the never-ending cycle: midwife appointment, wait a few days, midwife appointment, wait a few days. There was some discussion about my due date being wrong, and that is what I'm hoping for. My due date was bumped up almost 2 weeks after my first scan at 14 weeks. If that is the case, then my due date is this coming Friday the 19th. Either way, I'm ready for her to be born!We celebrated Valentine's on Friday night with a candlelit dinner. The girls loved it of course. Then I had a planned a little scavenger hunt for them around the house with small prizes so they had a good time doing that as well. Saturday, after the midwife came to check on me, we went for a LONG walk to the park. I was about in tears on the walk home I was hurting so bad and so uncomfortable. All the while I was holding out hope that it would cause some contractions...nothing.I had sort of an email conversation with a lady that I greatly respect, who taught our college Sunday school class while at Ouachita. She knows me well and has walked with me through some of my greatest fears/struggles during those 4 years of college. Who knows how many afternoons I was at her house either crying or just hanging out. Anyway, she suggested I download and listen to session 4 of Beth Moore's new Esther study. It's all about fear. Wow, was it amazing. So amazing that at this point I can't really put in to words what it did for me to listen to it. There are several areas that God has been trying to deal with in my life, all regarding fear, but I've not been wanting to face them. This past week or more of waiting on Baby Girl to arrive has forced me to face some of my fears. I like to think I'm in control of my life and that God would not allow certain things to happen to me, etc. And if I just don't think about them, then surely God would oblige. Anyway, the lesson was profound to me. I woke up several times during the night thinking about Beth said and trying to process some of it. I started crying trying to explain to Marc this morning about what it meant to me, it was just perfect timing and I am so thankful that I was able to purchase it from Lifeway and download it instantly! Oh, one thing that did make me laugh was that as soon as Beth started teaching, the girls ran in here to see what I was listening to. Cerys said, "Why is she mad?" I just laughed and laughed and explained to them that she was not mad, she is just passionate and excited about teaching the Bible. Bailey couldn't take her eyes off the screen, it was pretty funny.Hope you have a wonderful week! If and when there is any news, one of us will let you know! Thank you to everyone who has commented or emailed us letting us know you are praying for us. We truly do appreciate it!