At the time I am writing this I am just over thirty three weeks pregnant with our first baby. I can’t believe we will be meeting our precious child in just a few short months or less.
To be honest, this pregnancy has really flown by for me. It seems like just yesterday we found out that I was expecting. But we are in the home stretch now. And I have been busy getting things ready for our new little family member to arrive.
Even though these past months have been filled with joy and wonder at the miracle of pregnancy and giving birth, this pregnancy has had its struggles and has taught me many things along the way.
I have always been one to keep going, to work myself the hardest I could to accomplish a goal or complete my responsibilities. And when I became pregnant, that didn’t really change for a while. I thought I could keep going and do everything that I was able to do before carrying another human being.
Listening to my body and what it needs was probably one of the first things this pregnancy has taught me.
But even if you’re not pregnant, you could learn this too. It says in Ecclesiastes 1:14, “I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.“
If we continue to over work or jump from one social event to the next, we will wear ourselves out. It is so good to step back, listen to what your body is telling you, take time to rest, and spend some time with your Creator.
Since I was one to over work myself, it was difficult for me to step back at first.
It really took me some time to learn to surrender.
I had to learn to surrender to what my body was telling me, to surrender to myself, and to surrender to my baby. There are so many changes and uncomfortable seasons that comes with being pregnant and I have had to learn to surrender to my body on most days and do what’s best for me.
After I learned to surrender, I also had to learn to trust.
I had to learn to trust the process of growing a human and to trust that God has everything in control all the time. He is watching out for me and for my baby. And He can see the entire plan and future when I can’t.
When I learned to listen, surrender, and trust, this pregnancy has become a little better for me emotionally.
I may still have heartburn, an aching back, food cravings, and extreme tiredness. But I also have a God who is bigger than all of that and He is going through all of this along side me.
In His amazing love,
Hannah Marie
Check out my latest video where I talk more about what pregnancy has taught me!
