Yes, in six days, Philip and I are due to be a parents for the very first time. Over the past nine months, much planning, reading, and budgeting have gone in to preparing ourselves for this new, adventure. (I still feel like I need another nine months to be where I think we should be in the preparation process!)
Yesterday began my first day of maternity leave. It was spent running around trying to get all my errands finished. Today, I prepared the garden squash for freezing and with the 40+ tomatoes, I made fresh tomato juice and spaghetti sauce.
It just occurred to me that there are just mere days and hours separating me from mommy-hood.
When I was single, I wondered/worried what married life would be like. Would I enjoy being married? What kind of wife would I be? I hadn't been a wife before and certainly didn't know what unsaid expectations there would be. Would Philip really love me forever?
How wonderfully surprised I was when I discovered that marriage brought tremendous amounts of joy, growth and love. I have now been married over three years and am more crazy about Mr. Philip than ever before--and I only wish now that we had married much sooner than we had. He is the love of my life.
Though I am not sad to leave this married-without-kids scenario, it is hard to imagine that I can be even happier than I am now. God has given me so much ability to love more deeply and more fully over these past three years but I still can't comprehend the joy that awaits us in just a few days.
So, here's looking ahead with Philip's hand in mine--Let's Do This! :)
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