Feathers in Our Nest

So after the excited post I wrote last week, who thought I would still be here writing a week thirty-nine post this week?  NOT ME!

For the past two weeks I’ve been experiencing prodromal labor… contractions and signs that labor is imminent but without a steady progression that leads to “real” labor.  It’s been so discouraging.  For about 8 days straight I woke up with the thought, “I’m going to have this baby today!” only to be wrong again and again.  I have contractions every day for hours, including ones that are in my lower back, wrap around my whole abdomen, and go down my legs.  It feels very “real” but the contractions don’t get stronger and closer together as they will in true labor… they just fade away after a few hours.  I hit a wall emotionally Wednesday last week and spent a LOT of time crying.  I really didn’t expect to go “early” this pregnancy until all of the signs started happening that made me think that labor was near (when it actually wasn’t).  If any of you have had prodromal labor, I am so sorry.  It’s the worst.

My word for the week is “volatile.”  I cry at the drop of a hat and I’m feeling very emotionally unstable.  I am praying lots for God to give me grace and patience as I wait on His timing for our baby’s birth, but I’d be lying if I said it was easy.

I keep getting everything ready (food cooked, laundry done, house cleaned) only to have to start over again in a few days since I still haven’t gone into labor.  Definitely a roller coaster emotionally!

I’m so thankful I’ve had many friends encouraging me this week, as well as my mom and my mother-in-law.  Everyone is excited to meet our baby too, but they are encouraging me to look to the Lord.

So, as you pray for us, here are some requests this week:
-that I would be patient with God’s timing which is so different from my own desires
-that this baby would come really, really soon
-that we would glorify God in this time of waiting

Thanks for your support!