Today was my last official day of clinical work (still have a couple of meetings to go to), but for all intents and purposes maternity leave
starts NOW ! We’ll see if this little girl
gives me the next 11 days to get ready for her arrival.... Things are pretty much
ready- the room is put together, my bag is mostly packed, and there are just a
few things left to cross off the “deep cleaning” list I have going. I really
just want to spend this last little bit of time I have with my first baby and
let her know how special she is to me. It’s strange, but with all the mental
adjusting I have had to do in light of Meghan’s diagnosis, I haven’t really
thought much about what it’s going to be like just being a mom to two kids. Twice
the challenge I am sure, but there will also be twice the love.
I am getting excited about meeting this little girl, and
starting that chapter of our lives- the one as a family of four. Unexpectedly,
it seems that a fresh start was the plan for the rest of my life as well. I was
offered and accepted a position (still in ER) at a hospital that is 10 minutes
from my house. It is a little anxiety provoking to think about starting a new
job just a few weeks after having a new baby, but the offer came unexpectedly
and was timed in such a way that I can only give God the credit for His
provision. I will get to reclaim an hour and a half of my day that was spent
commuting and give it back to my family. That is precious, precious time when
you are a working Mommy.
We only have 2 more OB appointments
left before delivery. Meghan continues to grow, and always scores well on her
Biophysical Profiles (done by Ultrasound) that we have weekly. Her ventricles
have continued to steadily increase in size, and we are confirmed for a
C-Section from here on out due to the size of her head. The date is still set
for March 1st unless she decides that earlier is betterJ
The team of people taking care of the two of us has been fantastic and I can’t
say enough good things about our care during the pregnancy.
This is likely my last post until she arrives. So far, this
has been mostly about my journey over the last 20 weeks in preparing to be
Meghan’s mom. Once she is here I hope to use this to keep everyone up to date
on her progress, and our life as a family of four! Preparing for the unknown
has proven to be difficult, but not impossible, and I am confident that no
matter what happens we will get through whatever is ahead. I am so grateful for
all the support, love, and especially prayer we have received from everyone
over the last few months, and especially from the people who don’t even know
us! I am confident that it is the reason I have been able to get through this
time with a strength I cannot call my own. Thank you, thank you from the bottom
of my heart, and from the rest of our family as well. It’s a funny feeling to
know with confidence that your life is about to change because of something
that is both a miracle and a mystery all wrapped up in one tiny little life.
Its time for a new beginning, and with His help, I’m ready.
“Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a
new thing! Now it springs up, do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the
desert and streams in the wasteland”. Isaiah 43:18-19
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