We haveless than 2 weeks to go until my due date and I must admit I feel a bit of anxiety and anxiousness arising! With 2 other little guys at home to take care of, there is not a lot of time to really focus on the 3rd one's impending arrival. It hit me about a week or so ago that I better get things ready!
Thanks to the showers last week, I am stocked up on diapers and wipes and some special goodies for Luke. I did a last minute Target run yesterday for some neccessities like bottles and binkes. If nothing else, we should at least be able to survive the first week at home :-)
I think some anxiety rests in wondering what will happen with the actual labor. You may remember, Mark made his arrival in under an hour at the hospital with no drugs. Definitely was not planned that way, but looking back, it was kind of nice. It was hard and intense and scary, but it was over FAST! And then I felt great. But the thought of being that screaming maniac for that 45 minutes again kinda freaks me out. And I get nervous thinking about what if something happened really quickly in the middle of the night. Could someone get to our house fast enough for us to even make it to hospital?
And my babies...although it is still wild and crazy with my 2 little men around, we are not outnumbered right now...Matt and I can still divide and conquor! HA! How will adding the 3rd little guy into the mix effect all of us? These are all things we of course discussed before we even got pregnant, but at that point, its all just theory. Now we have to put it into practice and make it work.
I guess what it boils down to is I worry about my own shortcomings as a wife and mother. Will I be able to step up to the challenge and make this all work? I am going to need a lot of Grace and Patience...with myself and given out to my family to make it all work! But I know God has great things in store for this little man, and I rest in that knowledge.
Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
It is an exciting and nervous time around our household, but more than anything I just can't wait to meet this little guy and bring him in to our family! Stay tuned!! :-)
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Home Stretch
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I have no doubt you will handle the birth of your third little boy with patience and grace. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteYou're going to do just fine, it will come naturally just like the 1st time and now the 2nd time. Praying it all goes as smoothly as can be.
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