Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Expectantly Waiting. . .


I'm going to be a grandma for the first time! I'm so excited I could wet my pants--which is easier for me to do these days than you might think. My daughter just finished her first trimester and is feeling better and starting to show a cute little "bump" where my precious grandchild happily and safely resides for the time being. Next week she and her husband have an ultrasound to check on the baby's health, but also to see if they can tell whether it's a boy or a girl. That is why I am writing this blog now. I don't know whether this sweet bundle of life is a boy or a girl. I don't know his or her name, I don't know what color of hair he/she will have or whether her/his eyes will be blue or green, but I can tell you I am madly in love with that baby already!

According to pregnancy.com, my precious grandbaby is currently only about 4 inches long--about the size of an apple. His or her eyelids are still fused shut. Weeks ago I saw very early sonograms of the baby--at that point the pictures looked like a pinto bean with two spindly legs dangling. On the very end of each leg were 5 tiny dots--precious toes! My heart leapt at how precious that little pinto bean baby was!

As I watch my beautiful daughter's tummy grow rounder, I am so grateful that I get to see my baby have a baby. My heart is thrilled that the loving marriage she has is literally bearing fruit. I'm excited to see how her child will look. Will he/she have her daddy's curly hair? Will she/he have her mother's blue eyes?

As I pondered the incredible love I already have for my grandchild, my thoughts naturally turned to the depth of God's love for me. He knew me before I was even conceived in my mother's womb! When he looks at my spiritual life and sees the parts of me where I am still growing, he doesn't reject me because of my immaturity! He is delighted at the prospect of the new life within me and He knows what the meager beginnings are going to become inside of me.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that my love for my grandbaby has given me a greater patience with my own shortcomings. Although I am excited for my grandbaby's birth, I am very willing to wait the 9 months because I want a healthy baby. There is right time for things to be born. But I wait in hope, and I know that each new day brings new growth inside my daughter's womb. As I wait for this blessed event--coming the end of May--I am desiring to do some growing of my own. I hope that I can look at each day of my life as an opportunity for maturing and know that the things God has put inside of me will come forth. There's just a timing for them. For these things I am learning to wait with hope.

6 comments:

Michelle said...

I love this. I'm so glad you are blogging about this. Thank you! And Congratulations to the both of you.

Alyssa said...

That was great! I can't wait to hear about her feeling the baby kick for the first time--such an exciting feeling.

Anne said...

Congrats Grandma!

I particularly appreciate how you likened this precious baby to our own spiritual immaturity. God is not disappointed in the ways I have not yet grown--He is excited for the ways I will grow into what He created me to be. You're going to be a wonderful Grandma! And Hannah will make a wonderful Mommy.

ComeHaveaPeace said...

Congratulations and it sounds like God is already preparing your heart for your new role as Grandma. What wonderful reminders and discoveries about God will come with the arrival of your little one into your family! I also have a Hanna (JoHanna) and can't imagine that the day will come when my baby has a baby. Well said. :)

- Julie@comehaveapeace

Blessings to you for the months to come and the great day when you will meet!

Gina said...

We're so very excited for you guys, and the mysterious bump! (oh, and Hannah and Jordan too!)

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