New Life

I went to visit my friend Jeryn and her new little baby Hayden today. No matter how hard I try, I cannot keep from crying when I meet a new little baby. Every single time I look at one of those little people, I am reminded of God's greatness, His majesty, His power - and His ability to bless us with little miracles called babies. They seem to be placed straight into our arms from His - and looking at those precious little features seems like looking at the face of God - flawless, innocent, without sin, just perfect in every way. So, of course, looking at little Hayden today I was overcome with joy and cried many tears. He is just adorable. I purposely did not take my camera - although I don't know why exactly. I just didn't want to blind him with the flash on our first meeting.

My personal counter on my computer desktop currently reads 29 days, 9 hours and 10 minutes until our baby is due. Finally, less than a month to go! I am still enjoying pregnancy - but at the very same time looking forward to its end. I feel stretched to the max, and carrying around those extra pounds is starting to take its toll on my body now. Restless legs at night, cramps, aches and pains in my groin are just some of the new recent developments. I am just hoping and praying that I wake up one night to find that my water has broken! I am starting to actually get excited for labour. I am basically 95% sure that I want to try to have a natural, unmedicated birth. I think about it a lot, and feel really ready. I am praying for a slightly early birth - maybe a week early would be perfect. I know that most women probably feel that way - and then end up going overdue and feeling really impatient! However, I feel like an early baby may not be entirely out of the question. I don't know why - I just have a feeling. So if you think of it, can you pray that I will be a week early - or at the very least, right on time? Oh, and maybe tack on a little prayer that the birth goes well and I don't need any medications.