Not long now…

Photo taken at 36 weeks

Tomorrow marks 37 weeks, which is officially full term! Time is flying by and I can’t believe there will be a little one in our lives very soon! A lot of people told us that the 3rd trimester can feel very slow, but it has gone by so incredibly fast to me! I feel like we blinked and this pregnancy is just about over. (Of course, we could have up to 3 weeks and a few days left to go!) Summer is a crazy time for both of our jobs, so that has probably made getting to this point seem to get here so quickly. There hasn’t been much time for a breath! I have actually liked being pregnant in the Summer, but it has been a little crazy! As we get ready for the final stretch, I’m so thankful for all the many ways our family and friends have blessed us. My parents were here a few days ago to help us fix up the nursery and help with projects on my to-do list. It was such a huge blessing to have them here with us. Now we are so close to being ready for little E to come into the world! I feel overwhelmed when I look at my lists and see that we have almost everything we need for our little girl. Grateful doesn’t quite cover it…especially since we managed to buy a house, a car and have a baby all at the same time!

It hasn’t really hit me that this new season is almost here. I doubt it will until we have her in our arms. Sometimes I even forget that I’m pregnant. It’s as if this huge growth attached to me isn’t real or something…that is, until she kicks me. Then it’s very real! Ha! Even though I’m so ready to be “done” sometimes, I’m trying to savor these final days. It will be quite a while (hopefully) before it’s just the two of us again, so I want to soak in every moment. It can be difficult at times to find contentment in the present, especially when you’re sad to leave a season of life or long for another. It’s easy to look at other people and want whatever we perceive that they have in life, but in reality we all struggle no matter where we are or what we have. Even when we are surrounded by blessing, our depraved hearts can easily find something that isn’t perfect to fixate on instead of all the good things around us. I’ve been learning the lesson of being content and present where I am a lot lately. It’s amazing how our attitude changes from discontent to joy when we change our perspective!

Our home isn’t perfect. The baby won’t have the most beautiful nursery or outfits. I’ll probably struggle to find balance between my family, friends, ministry and job that I love. I’m going to mess up. And I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little scared of being a mama and how our little girl will change our lives. Still, my heart finds peace because I know I don’t have to depend on myself. It’s true today and it will be true after she comes. I have a constant hope in Christ, and in Him I find more than enough grace for every day of life. I can rest in that fact! There is still so much unknown. We aren’t really ready, but we are completely ready at the same time because we know and trust the One who has perfect timing. For today, there is grace upon grace. For the day she comes, grace upon grace…and every day after that as well.

This is getting rather long and I’m rambling on, but I wanted to write at least one more time before our Eleanora arrives. Who knows, I may write a lot more! We will see! Regardless of what transpires, we choose to rest in the One who quells all fears and choose joy in Him. One thing we know for sure is that it’s not long now. Here we go!