Pregnancy Senioritis

I have 4 weeks until Baby Ochoa is due….not born, due. I have this sinking feeling that she is coming late. There are a couple of reasons I will be praying for patience during this season of my life. The first of which is that there are several women in my life who are also pregnant and most of them are due only a few weeks before me (5 babies due in 4 weeks at our tiny little church). When you have had a hard pregnancy it is hard not to envy the woman who get to deliver (end it all) before you. The second is that I keep comparing the last month of pregnancy to senioritis. All the work is completed you are just there on a timing technicality. The end is in sight and you are just waiting for graduation day. The one down-side, there is no set graduation date! There is no counting down. The doctor is not encouraging at all, honest, but not encouraging. With phrases like, “she might come late….” or “lets hope that your labor isn’t too long….” or worst of all “if she came right now she would be completely healthy, she’s just in there putting on weight.” Can’t I fatten her up on this side of the womb?

I really am not this synical and bitter.  I am in good humor about it. After 8 months of nausea, back pain, and a few months of bed rest, most woman would be ready to just be a mom. I am very excited for the up and coming task of being a mother. I am curious as to how the Lord will grow and mold me in this new role in my life.

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