Y'all! Still no Baby Girl. I have had several nights of contractions that were either 5 minutes or 10 minutes apart and then after 2 hours or so they completely stop. I am thankful for making it this far, for sure, but I'm so afraid of going overdue for several reasons. If I were in the states I would feel better about not being on time. That's all I will say about that. I've heard too many terrible stories from overdue pregnant ladies in this country.
If you would pray for us this week we would appreciate it. It was a rough week last week in several ways and being a million weeks pregnant on top of it all just was not a good combination. We would also ask for prayer for our visa situation- which allows to stay in this country. I can't go into details here, but we are still waiting for ours to be renewed and it's been 14 weeks since we submitted all our paperwork. Not a good sign. It's not good timing, especially with the baby being due any time. We need our paperwork back in order to apply for a birth certificate, which allows us to get her a passport, etc. Please just pray that the necessary paperwork would be done soon so we can proceed. I know that is kind of vague, but sorry. And pray for us to be patient about all of this right now. There's a bit of stress in our house at the moment.
I was reflecting back on Bailey's birth this weekend and how I was still nervous, but confident in the hospital and my doctor. I had friends and family surrounding us and I just had a peace that everything would work out even though I was nervous. I trusted God to get us through it and He did. And it was a wonderful experience.
This time around, we are back here and even though our situation is different in some ways, I feel as if all those "props" are gone. I could easily distract myself with a trip to Target, or get out the house and walk around the mall, etc. This time around I feel totally, completely, utterly in the hands of the Lord...and that's a good thing. Just a very hard thing for me to release all control and trust in Him more than I trust in our situation. I don't have much confidence in the hospital right now. I don't have much confidence in myself right now either. But I do pray daily that the Lord would help me continually place my trust in Him and nothing else.
Monday, February 02, 2009
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We are so praying for you guys. Hope you get lots of rest before Baby Girl arrives.
Oh dear friend... What a tough time your are going trough! But be strong! The Lord is by your side... And we your new brazilian family are praying for you!!
We love you so much in Christ!
Rest in the knowledge that God knows what will happen. Women there have confidence in their system, we must remember that. Brennig was born in Wales and he was overdue. You will be okay. I would love to be your doula! I am praying for you!!!!
Praying, praying, praying. I can probably fill in a lot of the gaps in the visa information, so know that I understand on that front. Praying that God grants you that peace in Himself as you face all these challenges.
After hearing about all the snow in England I rushed to your blog to see if perhaps a little change in the weather helped to "induce" you. :) Did you get much snow in Wales? Just before Daniel, my 3rd, was born we had a blizzard but no baby. Count on my prayers both for a safe and SOON deliver and for the visa situation.
I know paperwork and visa stress (without being "a million weeks pregnant") and know it can be incredibly rough. We are praying for your papers and for peace and patience.d
Oh charity! Levi arrived mega late but all was well. Baby girl will arrive soon I'm sure. Don't forget about the pineapple. I know it's horrid waiting - I got in such a state I had to have sleeping pills from the consultant. She was fab even though some docs are hopeless.
Praying for you, believing the Lord will give you peace in ALL these areas AND you will have favor when it comes to getting those Visas processed.
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