Abundant Blessings
This noon, Dan and I were sitting down for lunch and I was telling him how the baby was moving like crazy. I tried to get the baby to move enough so that Dan could feel, but the baby decided it needed a take a rest. Dan turned around and looked that the ultrasound picture hanging on our fridge.
We never imagined.
Dan reflected that a year ago, the idea of me being pregnant, wasn’t even a thought. Wasn’t even on our radar. He glanced down at my stomach and we almost had to pinch ourselves, yet again, and remind ourselves that this dream is still coming true. To think that God had this child “created” in thought, before the beginning of time, before we knew it to be, is just still so awe-inspiring. Yes, it is still inspiring for our faith today.
That is why we just feel the overwhelming and overflowing of so many blessings. As Dan said today “did you ever imagine that YOU would be pregnant?”
Still brings tears to my eyes.
I love not being able to button my pants.
I love putting on a shirt and seeing it cover half of my stomach.
I love feeling my belly button get tighter and tighter.
I love the little flutters that I am feeling more and more everyday
I love the little reminders God is giving me that yes, this is a only by HIS hands
I love that I don’t like certain foods and LOVE others.
I love not being able to put my socks on as easily as I used to be able to
I love not being able to flop from side to side in bed, but find the need to slowly take the belly with me.
I love being tired at night because that means I will sleep great and that my body is working hard at providing the best environment for this child
I love getting a zit here and there because of the change in body chemistry
I love holding my arms around my stomach, as if to “hold” our child in my arms
I love being able to talk about registering for a child with Dan
I love being able to dream about what we will do with this child as he/she grows
I love seeing Dan get so eager to be a dad and hearing all the things he is going to teach our child
I love wearing maternity clothes
I love seeing my stomach grow from week to week
I love the fact that God continues to grow our faith with blessings beyond our wildest dreams.
Our hearts are overflowing with love for a child that we have yet to officially meet. And our hearts are overflowing with humbleness at the grace God has shown us. Everyday.
And we love YOU all so much, for sharing in this joy, with us. Our prayer is that God will be glorified in every way! That He will glorify Himself so much, that you can’t help but grow your own faith and trust in our living God!
