At the end of April we will be adding another little one to our family.
Not “planned”, but not a surprise either. We didn’t know how to make the decision, so we left the decision in God’s hands, and this is where we are.
For me, “this” is spending just about all day, every day, on the couch for the past 3 weeks. It’s been the worst pregnancy since Caedmon in this regard and it has me completely worn out.
But, while there are things that are not getting done as well as I would like, the perspective these days are giving me is valuable.
The perspective that I am so blessed to have children who know how to cook and clean and generally look after themselves…and to have a husband who works from home, who takes on every extra task without a hint of complaint, who takes care of me so well.
And the perspective that this pregnancy is giving me about what it means to be a living sacrifice…literally laying my life down these days for the baby growing in my womb…feeling the effects of age and past pregnancies and increasingly poor sleep…recognizing the less-than-desirable condition my body will be in at the end of this all…and acknowledging that this baby is worth it.
Still, I wouldn’t mind a reprieve at some point in the next seven months.
You shouldn’t feel awkward. Just tell people in a joyous manner. It’s a blessing and nothing less than that! Too bad for them if they don’t feel that way!
Oh! I wish we had gotten to talk after service, so you could have told me! Congratulations! How wonderful.
Thanks:). Honestly, I feel awkward sharing this news in person…it’s just hard for me to know how to bring it up, I guess? So I suppose it makes it easier for me that you read it here first. Plus, I was feeling pretty yucky by the end of church yesterday and wouldn’t have been too talkative…though the yuckiness would have given me a great opportunity to explain why ;).