Sharing My Deepest Thoughts
by Alyssa Avant on July 22, 2008
in Just Me, My Kids
Welcome back!
A week ago today I gave birth to my third child. For the first time ever I journaled just before being induced. Here is my journal entry:
This is the first time I’ve ever journaled or written anything down just before giving birth. With my oldest, I was young and scared only 23 and had no clue what awaited me. It proved to be 2 long days in a hospital bed before giving birth to my firstborn, a rambunctious little one.
With my baby girl, I was so excited and anxious to see her I had planned out everything in detail for her, clothes, nursery theme, none of which I thought much about with my son.
With Brady, whose mere existence caught me by surprise I feel so different. Anxious yet in a new way, I’m more prepared more aware and therefore more reflective and introspective. This is after all in my plans the last time I’ll ever experience this. I do not plan to birth anymore children. After all this one took me by surprise. I believe that God has something planned, bigger than my plans for this child, because it was HIS plan. And, his plan are always greater than ours.
My sister’s third child was very unplanned (as she wasn’t suppose to be able to get pregnant due to a procedure and I feel the same way about Bailey (who happens to be 4 days younger than my son)- she is here for a reason. God really seems to be making a plan for you and I can’t wait to see it all unfold.
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Amen! Beautiful said. I to felt the same with my youngest, who is now 10. It is exciting to see the plans the Lord has for each of your children.
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Same again here, too. My third child is 15. He, as his older sister and brother, too, is a very special blessing, and I know that they are all part of God’s plan. God does always have a wonderful plan and wonderful timing.
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Same here, again, too. My third child is 15, and he (like his brother and sister) is a very special blessing. I know that he is part of God’s perfect plan for our family, and that God has big plans for Jase. Everyone says it, but I see it often, that God has a perfect plan and perfect timing.
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