Earlier today I wrote about how the Lord had been showing Sonny how intimate He is as a Father. I wanted to write how the Lord has shown me this lately before we leave for camp (we leave on Sat and will be gone until next Thursday) so here we go...
We have to head back in time a few months to get the whole story... in early March of this year I went to the doctor because I was having some weird pains in my arms and back. I am not normally one to go to the doctor often but I had been having these random pains for a while and they were not getting better. Well, there was really nothing that they could find regarding the pain (which has sense gone away) BUT they did tell me something very surprising- I was pregnant!! So much for "planning" our lives. I was excited and nervous all in the same minute...
Well, we are more than 1/2 way to the birth of our second child and it has been a long journey. I feel like I have been pregnant for 2 years not just 5 months!! The pregnancy is getting easier now but in the beginning it was pretty rough.
As some of you may know, when I was pregnant with Asher we had a couple of scares when we had the ultrasound done where we looked at all of his organs. It was VERY scary for me. They told me that he had 2 "soft markers" which meant that he had a higher risk than normal for being a baby with down syndrome. After all of the miscarriages that we had been through, it seemed like we were just prone to having things not go our way. We had decided not to do any further testing while I was pregnant and I really struggled with worrying A LOT as his birth came closer. When he did come out (48 hours into labor) he was a perfectly fine, BIG boy (9lbs 13oz). I was so relieved. This was one HUGE tangible way that God was showing me that He hears my prayers and that He loves me.
This past Tuesday we had the big ultrasound scheduled for this little baby. I was a tad worried that we would again see "soft markers" and that I would have to battle fear for the rest of this pregnancy. That morning in the car, Sonny and I prayed to the Lord about this (as we have many times). We prayed that the baby would be healthy and would have no "soft markers" and I silently prayed that it would be a girl (as I have been doing since I found out we were pregnant). The ultrasound went absolutely PERFECT. Our technician was SO sweet and encouraging. We were in the room for almost 40 minutes because our little baby was being "modest," according to the technician, and we could not see if it was a boy or girl. Finally, the tech told us that we were having a girl!! I was so thrilled!! Though another boy would have been wonderful, I was really hoping for a girl this time. The technician kept telling us that she is beautiful (which is hard for me to understand how a baby in the womb can be beautiful) and that she is perfect. She had no soft markers and all of her organs look great. This was such a blessing- I actually cried a little. The technician told us that she has long legs and big lips (I think she gets both of those from me). I cannot tell you how much I felt the Lord's love in that room. The whole day was one where we tried to commit every detail to the Lord and He was so faithful.
So, if there is anything that Sonny and I have learned lately- it is that the Lord does really love His children. He does want us to pray without ceasing- to pray to Him about EVERYTHING and trust Him with the results. Know that God desires intimacy with His children. He wants you to come to Him with your joys, sorrows, worries and insecurities. We have tasted and seen that the Lord is good. I hope you will continue to do the same. =)
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