Getting Close!

I love this picture of my girl. She's a mommy now...and we'll see the real Madison within the next 21 days or so. Erin is now 80 percent effaced and a tad dilated so things are moving along. I pray, Lord, for a safe delivery for Erin and Maddie...just a joyful day (or night) whenever she comes. I feel so blessed. I'm hoping she'll wait maybe 2 or 3 more days since we're supposed to get some snow/wind/rain tomorrow and both her Lito and her other grandmother are laid up with some health problems. Ha. Ah well...it'll happen when the Lord deems it is time. Thank you, Lord.

Answered Prayer

The doctor sent Erin for a sonogram on Wednesday to determine Maddie's position. ALL IS WELL! Hooray. Thank You, Lord. She is head-down and ready for "launch". Ha.
The bumps we feel on Erin's tummy are her rear and one knee. Kind of a weird position but we'll take it. So exciting...just within the next four weeks she'll be here, Lord willing. I'm working ahead at work so that when all of it happens I will be in good shape to take off some days to be with Erin at the hospital and at home. FUN stuff. :)

Transverse Lie

Interesting title, right? Well, that's the position of my granddaughter right now at 36 weeks. This is not a good thing. She needs to be head-down. There are things that could happen if she doesn't get moving before her mother goes into labor...so I have prayed this afternoon that God will turn her tonight. I pray He will. He loves Madison more than we ever could so I trust her little body in His hands. I'm amazed at the amount of love that I feel for this person I've never met. God gives us that wonderful capacity to love like that. That's what makes life such a precious thing and such a joy and, of course, can bring such sorrow. And that leads me to the certain knowledge that we will all be together with Him one day and that I should not be afraid.