We knew it was coming. We wanted it to come. We have been waiting on this news for a long time. We have been waiting for Moses and Samuel for well over a year. Isn’t it crazy though that we get the call that they are CLEARED TO COME HOME three days before our fourth baby is due? That’s right. We are going to be making travel plans for Jonny to go and pick them up the second week of December. That is less than four weeks from now.
I am a very good mulit tasker and perform pretty well under pressure. This situation takes things to a whole new level though. Trying to plan for Jonny’s first international trip and two new children and giving birth somewhere in the midst of it is going to be a bit of a stretch for sure! I am trying not to totally freak out. Unless I work really hard right to keep myself together and pray a whole lot I will start dealing with some serious anxiety and nightmares, etc. So please please please if you have ever prayed for my family, do so now! I have been dealing with a lot of anxiety surrounding this birth-more so than my past ones. I am having fantasies about epidurals and such…of course homebirth midwives don’t carry anaesthesiologists with them to births, so I better toughen up.
I figure I can work on paperwork and packing lists etc. during the week I spend in bed after Beatrix is born. There is so much to juggle. Jonny has to get his job figured out. He works for the federal government and is on “production” which means he has a certain amount of work that must be done every two weeks, and then quarterly. His quarter ends the week he will go to pick up the boys. So in the meantime he has to get a ton of work done. He also has to take a week of sick leave when I have this baby (in the past he has taken two-but he can’t this time-oh dear). My mother in law will come to help though so that will hopefully take care of that second week. Then my mom will come to stay while Jonny is in Africa. Oh, did I mention, my dad and my stepmom are coming for the first weekend in December for a visit? This will be the first time they have ever seen our house and the first time we have seen them in a couple of years (they live in New Mexico-very far away from us). So I am excited and nervous all at the same time about that visit. I wanted to be able to put a lot of time getting my house just perfect, and planning perfect meals, etc. but probably won’t be able to do such a great job. It looks like Jonny will fly out that same weekend for Liberia.
Did I mention that we need prayers????
How EXCITING! I'm sure it is stressful, but it's the good kind of stress. The God's gonna bless your socks off kind of stress! I'm so happy for you! I'm praying all will go well.
Thank you for that prayer Betsy, I just copied it down and will be praying it throughout the day!
Wow! Congratulations!! My family is keeping you and your family in our prayers. I am sure you know this but FROG it -Fully Rely on GOD! I had been meaning to send this prayer for Mary's intercession to you for some time. It is from a very old "Mother's Manual" prayer book. Hope I'm not to late.:)Prayer for a Happy DeliveryHoly Mary, Mother of God, who parted with the blessed fruit of thy womb without the least pain, I beg of you, by that awful suffering on Calvary through which you merited to become Mother of all the faithful, to come to my aid. I ask not a painless delivery, for I deem it worth any travail if only I can give body to a soul which shall be stamped with the image of God. I ask rather for a successful delivery, and the grace to be a good and holy mother as long as I live. Amen. O Lady of Happy Delivery, Pray for us who have recouse to thee!Blessings,Betsy
Praising and praying!
Praying and hope all is well!!!!
My goodness. Well, I HAVE been praying for you. I am not always as diligent in praying for people…but you I think of frequently. Wow. Perhaps I wasn't clear enough about SPECIFICS! Relax. Next year at this time it will all be funny. I was wondering before (don't think I wrote it) that perhaps your "birth" anxiety is because you're having triplets (so to speak). "She is anticipating not just giving birth to one baby girl thought I…" not knowing how right I was! Following Christ is like walking behind Him into a dark field…you've no idea what is out there… But you don't have to know. You just look at the light where He shines it and follow, one step at a time. Have your read Sacrament of the Present Moment, by Jean-P De Caussade? You might like it. (For all I know you have it on your book list…)God bless you! Philippians 4:13!
Wow, what a handful! We will be praying for you and the new baby and for your family and a good transition! God bless you!
I am so happy for you and your family!!!Lots of prayers coming your way.I have something for you over at my blog, come and see.
That is wonderful news but wow, the timing of it all. Why do these things always seem to happen this way? God knows what He's doing, though, so there's nothing to do but trust Him and love on your three new babies. (And your "first" three, too!)
Oh, girl, do I understand! It really is all going to work out – one day, hour, minute, second at a time. I thought we had a crazy situation with our three coming all at once, but you have three at home, too! If God thought I was tough enough to handle that, He must truly believe you are superwoman!Ok, a note on the visitors – let them take care of you! You will not have a clean house or well prepared meals. These people love you and want to help. LET THEM!I'm praying for you!!
Praying for you Ginny!
Holy Moly. I am SO excited for you Ginny. It is going to all work out. Really. I am praying.
There is a LOT going on. To label it stress would be an understatement. I am so happy for you about the boys coming home and I am praying for continued peace in your home. Praying that God would grant you the grace that you need to endure.And let the house go and don't worry about the perfect meals. I say that but I understand the feeling of wanting everything just so.I wish I could come and help you out.
Oh my goodness Ginny! You hang in there and lean on God for strength. Don't be a hero!!! One day, one hour….one minute at a time. We will be praying for you like crazy here. It is very exciting and I know you will be strong through this all!!! Blessings to your whole family!
Oh, Ginny, I am just so thrilled about the news surrounding the boys' adoption. It is finally here. They can come home where they belong and I promise you, you will work everything out that needs to be worked out. Of course I will be praying for you. As for all the things coming to a head all at the same time, I'll give you the advice a dear friend gave me recently when I was stressing over so many things needing to be done all at the same time. Her advice was: Just do one thing at a time. If you do one thing at a time everything will get done. Don't look at the big picture, break everything into individual chores and concentrate on one thing at a time. It was the best advice anyone had given me in a long time. Everything got done and I didn't need to stress at all. Look at it this way, you're not having just a baby, your having triplets! Three babies at once. Oh, I am so thrilled for you. But I understand all your anxiety. Just do one thing at a time. Who cares if your house is perfect. People aren't coming to see a perfect house, you know? I can't wait to see pictures of the boys in their new home and pictures of the new baby.Lord, grant Ginny and her entire family a sense of Your peace during this time of upheaval. Take Ginny's stress and anxiety away completely and replace it with a sense of calm and completion. You have finally brought all things together and I know You will give Ginny the strength and ease to deal with all this turmoil. Quiet her spirit with Your Spirit and make real the sense that she's not alone in all this. That You are right beside her all the way. You would not ask her to do things she cannot do. May she rest on Your design for all these things. It is, after all, done in Your perfect timing. But this family is growing, Lord, and I know there will be growing pains, so I just ask that You go before this little family as it expands into the family You have designed. You planned this family of eight out before the foundation of the earth. So take away any stress and anxiety and bring peace and joy in its place. Give Ginny and Jonny the strength needed to do the necessary things and the wisdom to discard all the things that aren't absolutely necessary at this crucial time. Having the perfect house with perfect meals and perfect entertainment are not necessities. Fill this house with love and joy and thankfulness and fill this home with all the wisdom required to make it function. Be with Keats, Seth, and Lark as they adjust to having two new brothers and a sister. Be with Moses and Samuel as they adjust to having new siblings, parents, and surroundings. Make their transition as smooth as possible. Remove any fears they may have for they are, after all, just mere children. Everything will be new to them so take aware their anxiety also, Lord. Just fill this home with Your peace and give Ginny and Jonny all that is necessary to do all that is necessary. Go before them and clear their paths. Amen.–Marj
Oh my! As my son says in that crazy guy's voice, "You Can Do It." YEAH!!!!!
Praying for you!!!! THat is so exciting!!! How are you felling? Praying for sweet Beatrix as well : )
Oh my goodness! I am so excited and happy for you! What a wonderful blessed whirl wind adventure you are on!Christina
Praying for you, Ginny. Congratulations on all of your stress–it's all good stuff! God will provide for you, He always does!God Bless,Jane