39 Weeks and "The Plan"

As of this weekend, I have carried this precious baby for a full 39 weeks. I have loved literally every minute of pregnancy and have been blessed with good health and relative comfort the entire time. Although I am ecstatic to meet our little girl, there is a part of me that will miss this. The beauty of expectancy; the connection between a mother and the child she is carrying within her; feeling change and growth over 9 months; experiencing the love and anxiousness a father feels before meeting his daughter for the first time. It has been a journey of hope and each step has brought us closer to the Lord, each other, and the beginning of our lives as parents to a beautiful baby. I am overwhelmed with gratitude, to say the least.

After my doctor's appointment this past week, "The Plan" for meeting our baby bird is to be induced beginning Wednesday evening if labor has not begun on its own before then. Although ideally she would come on her own time, we also know that her size may prove difficult as it is, so it will be prudent to encourage her arrival. Needless to say, no matter when or how she arrives, we are more than ready to have her in our arms!

Hope to have good news for you next week - until then, we will be enjoying our last few days (or hours) as a family of 2!