It's an intriguing thing to be going to the baby sections in the stores, trying out strollers and checking all the pockets of diaper bags, and not have a tummy. I feel like saying to everyone "I AM going to be a mommy, I just don't look like it..." I'm dreaming of baby gurgles and frilly dresses and curly hair and all the snuggles that come with a baby. And constantly thinking what a miracle it is that we are here, weeks away from parenthood, when just 4 weeks behind us we would never have dreamed a family could come so quickly.
I still think it's very intriguing that it was while at GYC in 2006 that David expressed to me that he was interested in us going beyond a friendship, and that at GYC 2009 we were asked to be parents to our first child. Marriage to David has been the most incredible thing in the world, not only because he is the most caring and thoughtful husband I could possibly imagine, but because I know God put us together. And I have full confidence going into this parenting stage that God has also orchestrated us being the parents to this little girl. If being a mommy is half the blessing that being a wife has already been, then I am one incredibly blessed woman.
And so, for the next few weeks, we will be busy with many things not previously on our schedules. Baby registries, researching car seats and strollers, Craigslisting for baby bargains (Craigslisting isn't new, but the baby bargain part is), scrubbing the car top to bottom, making room in the bedroom for a bassinet...lots of physical aspects to baby prep. But that's not all - we just bought ourselves new copies of "Child Guidance" and "Adventist Home", and are committed to reading together every single day and learning all we can from God's perspective about parenting. After all, we haven't done this before, and we need every single bit of heavenly help we can get.
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