My husband and I went to the doctor this morning for the first official pictures of our little one. Of course, I was very excited and he was trying not to show it.
My only exposure to having a baby thus far has been my Mom's last pregnancy 11 years ago. (She was a very private person about such things and I tend to be the same way!) The only appointment I was able to go with her to was the one where we saw the baby on the ultrasound. Other than that, I was old enough to stay in the waiting room with my brothers and watch them while Mom had her appointments. So, I had no idea what to expect today other than what I had seen on a few shows with pregnant women on them. In them, they show the mom and dad looking at a monitor and seeing the baby for the first time and oooooooing and ahhhhing over the little one. I have to say that after today, I know those shows are no longer accurate in that respect. They neglect to show you that the process is about an hour long in a semi-uncomfortable position for people whose stomachs are larger than they normally should be. About halfway through my appointment I started getting very uncomfortable and hot. Being the "silent sufferer" that I am in those situations, I kept my mouth shut and tried to move on. Thankfully, the doctor performing the ultrasound noticed my discomfort and asked if I needed to stop for a minute. I told her that would be great and she advised me to roll over on my side in order to get blood flowing back through my body like it should be. As I think back to that situation, I realized all I had to do was ask for a minute to take a break and feel better because this is a common problem among women having their first anatomical ultrasound. I then realized how applicable this is to other areas of life as well. I don't have to "suffer" alone in this life. I have a loving Heavenly Father to whom I can go at any time and ask whatever I need. He promises to "never leave us, nor forsake us". He knows my needs before I voice them but He wants me to come to Him with my wants, needs, and desires. I know that the correlation is kind of funny but so very true. Of course, I want to be constantly in touch with my Father even when I don't "need" anything. Personally, I hate only talking to people when I need something from them and I'm not the biggest fan of it when people do it to me. Why then do I do it to my Heavenly Father?
I love drawing analogies from every day life and seeing how the Lord is teaching and growing me. I just wish I was better at it...
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