It's been a while since I've posted anything to BW. Been adjusting my time and enjoying a new member to the family. KG had announced this earlier to BW readers so I'm sure you've heard of my daughter, Ethessa. :)
She's 2 months old now and we love every moment with her!
3 months after my first miscarriage,God gave us another life. The first few months were full of thanksgiving and fear that came from my own doubts. The first heartbeat sound brought me to my knees in thanking the Lord.
I did not take this 2nd pregnancy for granted. Every morning sickness, every doctor's appointment, every image of the scan - I would thank God for it. Why not? I have no control over this life that was forming in my womb.
Yes, I could take care of my body and provide nutrients to this life but that was all. "Accidents" could happen in the womb. I had a friend of a friend who was 9 months pregnant and the baby got strangled by its own cord. Heard of stories of heart failure and the rupture of the placenta. This is really beyond our control.
It is amazing to know that one cell could multiply and form the heart, the placenta and other organs of the baby. How can we deny God in this? :)
It is even more amazing to know that before the real contraction comes, the body would have a practice session called Braxton Hicks. And then, when labour starts, every contraction would push the baby further down for his/her delivery. This is, again, beyond the control of any human!
All in all, life is in God's hands. His design is wonderful and miraculous.
Psalm 139:13-16
For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.
-SY
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