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Abigail will be joining us in a little over 36 hours - unless she decides to surprise us. As most of you know, we are looking at a scheduled c-section on Thursday morning. This is far from the original birth plan that TJ and I, both, had in mind. However, the Lord and Abby have their own plan. Abigail is sitting in an upright position with her head facing the side of my ribs. She is completely on my right side with her knees curled up on that hip. This caused for some minor, but uncomfortable, issues a few weeks ago carrying all of that weight on one side. We had every hope that she would eventually go into the 'ideal' position, but has not. She began dropping a few days ago, but no shifting. The one thing that I have been hoping for was to go into labor, so that the contractions would distract me from the epidural. As my sister-in-law, Heather, put it, "You do realize that women request the needle to avoid the contractions, right?" With that said, I see her point. I will count my blessings and try to ignore the 7 inch needle that is to go perfectly through two vertabrae and into my spinal cord. All the while, I am not to move at all.I'll let you know how that goes! :) In the meantime, I have faith that God's plan and design are what they should be for all involved. Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers. Please continue to pray for Abby to have a safe delivery into this world.
Our wonderful families and friends threw 4 amazing showers for us! Each of Abby's grandmothers (TJ's mom and my mom) threw me a shower, our wonderful Church threw a Diapers & Wipes shower, my mother's co-workers threw her a Grandmother's shower, and my co-workers threw me a shower, as well. We were extremely overwhelmed by everyone's generosity!!!
I know that I have really fallen behind on my blogging. I'm hoping to get better at this, so that I can keep everyone posted on Abby, once she's here. I know that's where everyone's interest will shift to. :)
Today is Day 2 of my Maternity Leave, and I feel like we are just waiting on Abby. During the past few months, we have been extremely busy and so much has happened that has encouraged me to continue putting off posting an updated blog all at once. However, once everything calmed down, I just put it off all together. July and August were spent relaxing and enjoying each other before the Fall Semester of school. September flew by as I was taking two classes and TJ was getting everything ready for the nursery. We wanted it to be completed before the first shower in October. The months of October and November were filled with showers, our close friend's wedding, and many Doctor appointments!
This time of year, the Holiday season, is my absolute favorite! To have our first daughter born during this time means the world to me. She is something that we are truly thankful for and the greatest gift the Lord can give us, other than our salvation and marriage.
Here are a few pictures that were taken during these last few months:
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