May Garden
• Aug. 27, 2008 - Searching my heart about the next couple of months...
I THINK I AM GOING TO SLOW DOWN WITH OTHER THINGS AND FOCUS ON OUR FAMILY UNITY AND TIMES OF DEEPER SHARING IN PREPARATION FOR THE BIRTH.
We need to prepare our hearts. The birth will more than likely be coming in just 7 weeks...
I realize I may only have a few more births as I am 37 in January. I want to cherish this time not rush through it checking off my list of all I want to get accomplished before baby comes. *I* have been pushing myself too hard and increasing stress needlessly!!!
Last night I had a great time bonding with baby. He was moving around and had I think maybe his bottom pushed out in a lump right in center of my belly... I gave him a good rubbing and firm pressure to show him I was there and we interacted like this for probably 20 mins or more.
I am focusing on peacefulness and restfulness from here out so I can get in tune with a gentle birth that can only come from a relaxed mom.
I also have plans to encourage my husband to send special time with me. Our bond seems to increase with each birth and I want this to be a special time for him too.
As for all my projects... most of the heavy work is done! Praise the Lord and whatever else gets done between now and baby coming well, I will now be making and effort to do as a peaceful quite time not making the chores the focus of the day!
I am gonna make a slide show for the computer with words of the Bible and hymns to meditate on. This will be a great tool to have my mind refreshed and prepared. I can also run the slide show while I labor since I am having a home-birth.
We will have reading time everyday again. I'd gotten away from this thinking that I needed to keep plugging away with chores but that is doing no good for morale!
We've been reading about Clara Barton -Civil War nurse. I think that it was several times of caring for her relatives in illness that prepared her for her future. In those days the FAMILY took a lot of care for each other -learning what they needed to do a good job. I think the children have learned about caring for those that need extra help by the times I have been more vulnerable and asking for help during pregnancy. I want to give them a chance to see how much I need them!
SO I won't be trying to be so 'strong' these last weeks.
Also school sounds relaxing as I can sit and talk with the children and interact with them on a deeper level than if I were sounding off what chore is coming next! And whining about how I can't do it all alone.
Back to nature walks everyday too. The weather is much more mild these last few days I sure hope it stays this way. We are without air conditioning for this later part of summer and last week the heat got to me.
This past week we tidied up the yard and garage once again. Each evening we have been walking.
I also am taking them over to the playing fields at the rec park to play in the grass things like soccer.
Lina and Sophia are getting lessons in walking WITH me again. They are doing much better with a lot of firmness on my account.
We talk daily about what it will be like when baby arrives. And read some nice books about a family growing,
Praise the Lord for His goodness and guidance! |
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