Sunday October 7, 2007
To be sung to the tune of “These Are a Few of My Favorite Things.”
Diapers and Onesies and warm fuzzy blankets
Baby Blue Eyes behind long, dark eyelashes
Dreaming of dimples and maybe some curls,
Will it be a boy or maybe a girl?
When I’m nauseous
When my legs ache
When I’m feeling blue
I’ll simply keep thinking of sweet baby things
Then oh, how my heart will sing!
That’s right! We’re expecting a baby! And yes, we are so excited … and grateful. It has felt like a long journey of tears, hope, shattered dreams, and faith. My heart was stretched in places I didn’t know existed. Infertility wraps itself around your life like an octupus. You think that having a baby is one segment of your life; but grief is not. It is like walking in a thick fog. You know in your head that there is beauty in the world somewhere; but your heart has forgotten what it looks like. Sometimes you cry so hard you wonder if your insides got twisted. One minute you say, “I will never hope again,” and two days later you are setting yourself up for more shattered dreams.
I am convinced that hope is a gift from God. Sometimes I thought I should stop hoping. Recently my friend was in the middle of a difficult time and she said, “I don’t know why I do this. Why do I start to hope again?” And I knew. We hope. Because if we could not hope, we would not go on. We wouldn’t try again. We would not learn to live. And we could not bear the pain. So God gave us hope.
And now He has also given us a miracle. On Thursday I watched the blip, blip, blip of my baby’s heartbeat. And today, I again worship God the Creator.
YAY!!! I’m sooo excited for y’all!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!!! And may the days ahead go well!
yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
So excited for you guys! 🙂 Hope your feeling better soon.
Congratulations!! I am so happy for you. Loved the post..
So blessed…I’m very happy for y’all…why am I posting at 11:30 p.m? baby has belly ache & crying away…get ready lady! we are loving it!
A big congratulations!!!! May you enjoy many good times amongst the yuckiness. That is NOT the fun part of pregnancy, I know.
Extremely happy for you! What a blessing.
How exciting!!! Yes, if it weren’t for hope, we couldn’t go on. Dreaming of a sweet baby to hold always helped me get through those yucky months of sickness. No, mine wasn’t just in the morning…if only it had been!! I’m SO happy for you all!! Jan
You’ve waited a long time for this and I couldn’t be happier for you!
Congratulations again! God IS good! Praising God with you….
So happy for you and hope you’ll soon be feeling better!
You know how happy I am…and I’m proud of you for being brave enough to show your heart struggle. love and best wishes for a day off the couch.
May God be Praised! He does answer prayer and He really does care even though it doesn’t always feel like. I am SO HAPPY FOR YOU!
so very very happy for you……..
better make some room in that back seat for another car seat. 🙂
You know how happy I am for you. ((((hugs)))) ~Jo
It as wonderful news:) I’ve been there and know what mental relief it is to see actual proof:)
That’s awesome! I’m praising the Lord with you! Hope all goes well.
Congratulations:) Happy happy for you!!
I’m so happy for you guys. (I know, everyone else is saying that, too, but I really am!) It would’ve been such fun to sing with you this weekend, and I will miss you, that’s for sure.
And I’m glad for hope. Definitely a gift.
Love the words to that song… did you come up with it yourself? Congratulations to you as well and hope this miracle of life will arrive safely as quickly as possible. 🙂
CONGRATS!!! I am sooo happy for you! 🙂 there have just been a couple babies born to folks at church and oh how cute they are!! i always love little babies… want me to come out & help?! 🙂 love 2 all.
Your news is wonderful! I am going call Kath to make see if she’s heard.(: I am six weeks away from my due date….Nov. 21. I hope your pregnancy goes as fast and well as mine has. And I love your little song. I think I’ll copy it and hang it somewhere that I can see it alot.
Such a sweet post, and a big congratulations! Wishing you all the best with this pregnancy.
Blessings to you in this exciting miracle that God has given you! Naomi (Shirley’s sister)
I just read this post, and am so happy for you!!!! I sang the song in my head while I was reading it. What fun. 🙂 Much strength to you during these sicky days.