This was this mornings reading in Jesus Calling. The middle passage, Romans 12:12, really spoke to me. I'm going to keep it as my verse for this month. As I'm caring for Ben, as well as taking care of the rest of my family, I pray that I would have and do all three. That I would be joyful in this new baby and our family of 4 and hopeful for what is to come; that I would have patience when things don't go how I'd like, ie in the middle of the night or in the midst of a toddler tantrum; and that I would cover all of these with faithful prayer, to rely on God for strength and also to be grateful for all we've been given.
We are expecting baby boy #3 and since I documented a good amount of my pregnancies with the older two, I want to at least start off giving this one the same treatment! I am due May 25th, though he'll probably come around the 18th by c-section. We found out in my 18 week appointment that we were having a boy and I can honestly say I've been super excited since. With two older brothers already ruining, I mean running, the house, I'm happy to bring another boy into our crazy. This pregnancy will always be remembered by having to have my gall bladder removed at week 11. As soon as I hit 6 weeks I started having intense gall bladder pain. I've dealt with gall stones since Canon was born, but they were always singular events that would pass in about 4 hours, and this pain was consistent and all day/night long. The doctors I saw encouraged me to manage it with diet and hope to get to 16 weeks before discussing surgery. I tried everything, which pretty much meant eating noth...
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