Showing posts with label Pregnancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pregnancy. Show all posts

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Getting Ready for our New Baby

We're glad to be back home from the hospital.  It was around 6pm on October 30 when I started feeling contractions.  I have worked hard over the past few weeks to get things ready before delivering our baby. I must say, I still have a lot of work left undone until these contractions began.  At first, I really wasn't sure if these contractions would continue.  Upon monitoring, each contraction was at a 25-minute interval.  I consulted my doctor, who advised us to go to the hospital. In the back of my mind, I felt unprepared to give birth, worrying about the tasks I should have completed.  Pakner4lyf had many scheduled appointments the next day and had to cancel them all because he needed to take me to the hospital.  It took us a long time to leave for the hospital. My husband needed to stop by the supermarket first, and from there, unexpected incidents caused further delays. Meanwhile, I continued to  monitor each contraction I was experiencing.  

My husband finally arrived, and he immediately pulled out the groceries he bought for our bakeshop. Then he loaded the things I needed to bring to the hospital, and off we went.  We were fortunate not to encounter heavy traffic on the road.  When we arrived, I was about 2 - 3 cm dilated and was having contractions at 10-minute intervals.

Climbing My Mountain One Step at a Time

Psalm 121:1–2 (ESV) [1] I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? [2] My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and ...