Second Appointment

We had our second appointment on Thursday, February 11th.  Wyatt was able to come with me, which was great.  At this appointment, we were able to hear the heart beat for the first time.  (I say we, but actually, Wyatt hadn't made it into the room yet, so he unfortunately missed this part).  This was exciting, but it was a little nerve racking for a couple moments as the nurse had to search for a while before she was able to find it.  It was also pretty interesting for me, as a first time pregnant lady, how low the baby was sitting at this point in the pregnancy.  I had no idea how low the baby starts out! 

Next we went to have another ultrasound.  I don't think this is the norm for a second appointment, but since there was some confusion as to my actual due date, they decided to do another ultrasound to see if they could narrow down the date.  We saw the baby again, including the beating heart (which amazes me every time), and they were able to give me a new due date of September 3rd.  It was great to get this date set; I know the date doesn't mean a whole lot in relation to when you have the baby, but somehow it was reassuring that the baby was actually due when I thought it was supposed to be.  Why this was relieving, I don't know.  Let's blame it on weird pregnancy emotions.  So, based on the new due date, as of this appointment, I was 10 weeks 6 days along.

One thought I had while looking at the ultrasound...  I was thinking how fragile and dependent the baby was.  I thought about how tiny it was, and yet how immensely valuable, precious, and loved this baby already is.  In so many ways, this brought to life the verse in John where Jesus calls himself the vine and us the branches, and says that for us to bear fruit, we must remain in Him, and that apart from him, we can do nothing (John 15:4-5).  The baby on the ultrasound gave me a picture of what we must look like from God's perspective: precious, valuable, and yet entirely dependent on Him for all that we need in life.  The problem we face is how easily we forget our need for God.  My current prayer is that I'd be reminded that as much as any baby in the womb needs its mother in order to sustain life, we as believers need God immesurably more than that.  And the great thing is that God is ready and able to answer every prayer and fufill every need that we have.     

The baby excitement is definitely growing at this point!  We are so blessed to be on this journey.