I must begin by apologizing to all of you who have been religiously checking our blog to find the latest updates on baby beck. As you can tell....nothing new has happened. Last week our computer crashed and I have been without the ability and convenience of posting at my leisure from home. Mama B has been so gracious in letting us come and use their computers and we of course took them up on it but were not faithful in posting. So my sincere apologies to you all.Now many of you are probably asking what the heck I am holding in the picture above....it is my nine month tea. It is a chinese herbal tea that helps move the process of labor along. (that is probably the nicest and easiest way for me to describe it without giving to many gross details) I know to many of you it looks like something illegal but I promise its not. The idea with this tea is that you begin taking it for the last four weeks of your pregnancy to help ensure that your baby will come closer to on time then over due.
Today is my actual due date and as of 3:40pm I am still pregnant and feeling it. I must say though that I am feeling lots more pressure and discomfort which makes me sense a light at the end of the tunnel maybe near. I have my next midwife appt tomorrow early afternoon and so we will see what happens there. I have purchased castor oil....because drastic times may call for drastic measures.
My family comes this Friday and the hope and prayers would be that baby beck would come before then. So, for all of you out there please pray that this little one would make his entrance by then. It would be so nice for everyone.
What I have learned this past week:
This past weekend I realized that I in the past couple of weeks I had not been living the rest of this pregnancy by faith. Since the very beginning I recognized that there was nothing that I could do to protect this little one or ensure his safety except to let go and let God. However, in the last couple of weeks I had walked a bit away from that mentality. I realized that it wasn't right for me to abandon the faith that I had in my heavenly father to bring this baby into our arms. I don't think that means that I can't try every means to help this process along but it was not right for me to throw my own pitty party just because baby beck had not arrived yet. Its funny how your emotions can get the best of you at times and take you for an emotional rollercoaster. The things that happen when your pregnant!
8 comments:
Even at this stage of your pregnancy you are absolutely beautiful Megs! Radiant even...and this little guy will come when he will come!(praying that it will be sooner rather than later! ;-)
Hang in there girl. As of now, I'm still very pregnant too. We can do this. Hopefully in a week we can look back on these last days and laugh. I sure don't feel like it now, but thanks for the reminder to let go and let God. Hope to run into you at the hospital.
~Erin
watch out with that castor oil... ive heard some horror stories where it does bring about labour, but it can make for an extra messy (ahem) and uncomfortable labour, and make one very sick. I was afraid to try it for that reason. i guess it depends how desperate the times are eh?
-de
I must say you look AMAZING! thanks for the message today, I was rather excited last night! We are praying for you both and don't worry it is ALL in His timing! (I can say that easier cause I'm not the one 9 months pregers but it is true)
LOVE YA!
CHUCK
Megs, you look great, I know you would probably prefer to look great with a baby in your arms, but until then, I think you look wonderful. Darin and I are praying for you and the arrival of the little one. I can hardly wait to get the phone call hearing you are in labor.
love you,
Jody
You are looking great. We are praying for the both of you.
Just checking for an update:)
Hoping that your little one arrives soon! My first was 6 days late (and born in August..although in the intense TX heat!) and I remember it seeming like she was never going to come! Your sleepless nights will be here before you know it!
I 2nd the caution on the castor oil. I've hear more awful stories with it than good.....It can bring on the runs, and sometimes serious nauseousness, and cramping, etc....labor itself is difficult enough, so if possible I'd hold off on using it if you can! This is coming from someone whose had 4 babies at home with a midwife, so I've done the all-natural thing.
Anyway, I hope and pray all goes well in your labor and delivery! God bless!
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