Final Thoughts ...

I imagine if I asked all the mom's out there what their final thoughts were before the baby arrived I would get a variety of responses. And I've had a variety of thoughts. In part I am trying to prepare myself for the physical challenge ahead but also the mental and emotional one. I am so excited to see my son and hold him. It feels like I've dreamed and waited my entire life for this moment and I suppose in some ways I have. And in other ways the last 9 months seem a lifetime long. Today my thoughts were of my dad and his last moments with my son before his earthly debut. I can see my dad holding my son and savoring those last moments in his arms before he is in mine. I won't have the opportunity to see in person the love and joy in his eyes but in my mind I am able to see it clearly and it gives me peace.

A friend of mine recently shared this in his thought for the day:

"You knit me together in my mother’s womb.” Psalm 139:13, NIV “Knitted together” is how the psalmist described the process of God making man. Not manufactured or mass-produced, but knitted. Each thread of personality tenderly intertwined. Each string of temperament deliberately selected . . .The Creator, the master weaver, threading together the soul. Each one different. No two alike. None identical.
Lucado

When I think that my dad was there with my Heavenly Father as my son's soul was threaded together I am deeply moved. I look forward to seeing little strands of my dad in him with each passing day and pray for a glimpse of him in my son's eyes from the moment they meet mine.

Finally, I have belly pictures to share! I'm not sure Steve is done editing but I thought I would share anyway. And all I ask is that you be kind when you tell me just how enormous my belly is. :)

God bless!