There is a sweet little mystery lying just beneath my skin, a sweet, sweet mystery. He kicks and pokes and prods. He hiccups and stretches and wiggles. Just beneath my skin he lays, curled tightly in a ball, and I love him. And, although I have not yet seen him, he makes me smile. And, wonder, oh, how he makes me wonder. . .
Yesterday evening as I was having a few little contractions, I looked at my sons. I looked at Joshua, JCT, and Elijah and as I looked at them individually I thought about each of their "birth" days. I thought about the mystery that they were to me on that day. I would stare into their sweet newborn faces and wonder who exactly I was holding. What did God have up His sleeve for each of their little lives. And, over the years the mystery has begun to unfold revealing unique and precious personalities. Uniquenesses that will allow them to be exactly who God called them to be, to do the things that God has called them to do, to touch the lives that God has called them to touch. I love dreaming about it. . .
As I am sitting at the computer pondering all these things, I am 4 cm. dilated. One thing is for certain. . . the mystery will soon begin to unfold before my eyes. There is no delaying it! He is on his way. His little journey into this big world has slowly begun. Soon the sweet little mystery lying beneath my skin will become the sweet little mystery lying on my chest.
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13 comments:
that was such a beautiful post.....
So sweet. I pray you have a safe, healthy delivery. I can't wait to 'meet' the new addition. What a fun house you will have!
How precious! Praying your delivery will be safe and speedy. I cannot wait to see pictures of the new little one.
Godspeed precious baby boy. Praying for a safe, peaceful delivery.
Kristi in Texas
I'm not sure if I've ever posted but I've been blessed by your blog for a long time:) Praying for the Lord's hand upon your labor and delivery and the precious meeting of this sweet son He has blessed you, your husband and his big brothers with!
God bless you-how exciting!
Mama to 3 boys:)
Bree
I am so excited for you!! Can't wait to see your little one. I will say, though, that I was 6 cm dilated for the last month of my pregnancy and ended up being 9 days late! I thought he would fall out! lol
Erin, you are always so blessed to have those boys early! I hope this delivery goes as smoothly as all the rest, and that you're meeting eyes with your newest little man soon!!
Sending love,
me
So excited for you, Erin! I do pray that it's a beautiful, peaceful birth. I look forward to seeing photos of your little one. We're still waiting on our little girl to arrive. It could be tomorrow...or it could be a few weeks from now... But we do look forward to meeting our little mystery. :)
What an exciting time! Prayers for a beautiful delivery! I know you all are so excited to welcome this precious boy into your loving family ;)
I am SO excited for you and your sweet family - even though I do not know you personally I follow your blog and just adore your Momma heart! I check daily (sometimes more than once :) ) to see if your sweet arrival has made an appearance! We will be praying for your family! Sunshine
I stopped by to check and see if your new little man had yet made his arrival. I'll be praying.
ohhh good luck! I am excited for you!!
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Just checking in to see if your sweet one has arrived yet. Praying for you!
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