Ready or Not!

Well I am 38 weeks and 1 day today, and I am impatiently waiting to meet out sweet little girl. Yesterday I was thinking maybe, just maybe something would happen based on the way I was feeling. I felt horrible yesterday! I was very achy in my back hips, and pubic bone area. I was exhausted and crampy. I was just feeling off. It was all pregnancy related, I never once thought "maybe I caught a bug." On Saturday at my mom's I was also achy, and crampy. So I would assume thats all a good thing. But nothing started yesterday, nor has anything today :( I know I am only 38 weeks and 1 day, and I have just less then 2 weeks till my due date, so thats still plenty of time for labor to start, but its so hard to not get impatient when 1. Your first child was born when you were 38 weeks exactly 2. Your second child was born when I was 38 weeks and 4 days and 3. Your extremely uncomfortable and ready to meet your baby! So in my mind I keep thinking/hoping that any day this week she is going to come.

Back in the beginning of my pregnancy a very kind lady at our church got me a Mommy to Be journal, and I have been filling out my journal through out my whole pregnancy. I love it too! It is a christian journal, so it makes me think about God and what I am going through, and leaning on him through it all. So today I decided to grab my journal (because it had been a few days since my last entry) and fill some more of it out. I want to share what my journal entry was about, because I know God is telling me something.......

Here it is:
Did you ever think about the fact that Jesus was willing to endure the cross because of the joy set before Him? Everything He went through was somehow buffered by joy.
Joy is a wonderful motivator, especially as you face the final days of your pregnancy. When you look forward to your delivery day and to that little baby you'll soon carry in your arms, the joy will surely be overwhelming. And that same joy will give you the strength to endure any pain you might face.
Every woman wonders what her delivery day will be like, and you're surely the same. Will you be in the grocery store when your water breaks? Will you be sleeping soundly in the middle of the night when those first contractions awaken you? Will you be washing dishes or tending to toddlers when those twinges in your lower back hit? Will you find yourself completely unprepared, or so you think you will have all your ducks in a row?
Whether you're ready or not, baby will come-and on her timetable! Perhaps you have the perfect date in mind, the date you're praying she'll make her appearance. She's sure to come on a different day. Maybe you have your bags packed and ready to go and are counting down the seconds until you are truly in labor. Likely, baby will make you wait even longer then you hoped! Maybe you've already made a run to the hospital or birthing center, only to be sent home again with the words "false alarm!" ringing in your ears.
No matter how much preparation you've made for the big day, it's likely you'll still be taken by surprise when the moment comes. God is in the surprise business, and He's pretty good at sweeping in when you least expect it.
As you enter the final days of your pregnancy, lean on the Lord as never before. Take care of the business at hand- nesting, nursery preparation, bills, ect., but don't forget to stop and smell the roses. Once that baby arrives, the words "free time" will be a thing of the past. You've paid your dues: carrying the child all of this time; dealing with changes in your body, your emotions, and your marriage; making purchases; pre-washing baby clothes......now it's time to rest- while you can.
And relaxing your mind is equally as important as giving your body the rest it needs. Make a conscious effort to rid yourself of any fears; turn to the Lord every time you start to question or wonder. And trust that He's just as excited about the big day as you are! The angels are likely circled about, perched and ready to usher your child into the world with a rousing hallelujah chorus.
Let the celebration begin, Mom-to-be! Let the celebration begin!

After I read that, all I could do is tear up and say WOW! A lot went through my mind 1. God is telling me to be patient, give it to him. She is going to be here in no time. 2. Slow down! God wants me to slow down and take this last bit of time (before it gets really busy) and enjoy it, relax, soak up more time with Eli and Dom before most of my attention is going to need to be on her 3. God knows her birthday (I knew He knew, but he is just reminding me). 4. He is going to get me through these last days/weeks, and ease my uncomfortableness. I never once thought about God being just as excited as I am for E's birthday. It made me tear up thinking of it, cause he loves her way more than I do, and I know he cant wait for us to meet her!

Reading that is just what I needed to read/hear from him, and it makes me feel SO much better! So I may still be a little impatient, but I see things clearly now, and what I should be doing with my time before she comes, and that is all I need to know/do right now! So today the boys and I had lots of fun after lunch playing a ton of board games, and watching cartoons. Lots of laughing and time spent with them. Makes my heart happy! Tomorrow morning the boys and I are going to go watch Despicable Me 2 (unless E comes in between now and movie time). I am so excited to take them! It will be both of their first times at a theater, and I know all 3 of us are going to enjoy it! Then Wednesday and Thursday is Eli's t-ball practice, and I have my 38 week check up doctors appt at 3 on Thursday, and Friday I will catch up on Laundry and then Ross and I and the boys have nothing planned for the weekend. Looking forward to what we have planned this week, and if God decides to sweep in when we least expect it, to introduce baby E, then we will be SO excited and ready for that!