Bringing Home a Baby

 How soon does a normal person have everything ready for a baby? Over this last week multiple people, friends and strangers alike have inquired over the status of the preparation of our nursery, hospital bags and such. Although I admit being 30 weeks pregnant does make the impending delivery of our baby seem ever more real, I still am no less prepared for her than I was at 20 weeks. I have boxes piled and spilling over as we prepare for our big move into our new little home which is still over two weeks away. I haven't washed any of her clothes, unpacked (obviously since we haven't even moved yet) any of her gadgets, or set up any resemblance of a nursery. I haven't even come close to realizing what still needs to be done before we bring her home. 

        

          Suddenly the urgency to start preparing for the day we bring her home has sent me panic stricken to my stacks of boxes seeking for some way to prepare for her. However until we move there is little I can do. The one task I did manage to complete has been packing our hospital bags (which should have been packed two weeks ago after going into preterm labor- pregnancy has certainly induced procrastination). Once we get into our home I'll be about 33 weeks pregnant, with a large to-do list in pocket. 

        

        From your experiences what where the key things you felt necessary to have done to bring home your little ones? How did you determine what was necessary verses luxury while preparing your home and heart?

Welcome to Butterflies and Rosy Eyes

          Hello Ladies,

          Welcome to my blog Butterflies and Rosy Eyes. I have limited years of experience in blogging, but after recently becoming a stay at home wife and impending mother I couldn't resist the urge to beginning writing again. I have a passion for writing and sharing my experiences with others. I am hoping that as I embrace my new role as a mother to my little girl, that I will have opportunities to encourage and uplift other woman. I really don't have a clue what I am doing but with the support and encouragement from you, I hope to waltz into motherhood smiling!

         It is really important to me to learn how I can honor God with my family and home while taking on my new roles. As a young christian I've grown up fantasizing about how I would grow up and become a missionary saving people right and left of me. I so idealized the idea that the only way to effectually honor and glorify God is to be out in China living in a hut in the middle of a mountain evangelizing to the small villages around me. I wanted to be a superhero: saving orphans, feeding the starving and converting the lost people around the world. Somehow as much as I have always wanted to be a wife and mother, the life style of a housewife seemed far too easy and unimportant; a much less romantic endeavor.  However, since I have been married and now expect the arrival of my daughter, I am learning to appreciate the simple beauty of caring for my family. God created woman for the purpose of motherhood, and there is importance in our roles as mothers and wives. True christ centered motherhood is no easy venture.

        We are called to stand apart from the world and to raise our children up in the Lord. As much as washing dishes, folding laundry and changing diapers appear as a menial everyday necessity, the impact of doing everything we do with joy and a heart of servitude goes much further than I ever thought it would. I can still be a radical disciple of Christ while embracing motherhood and the role of a supporting godly wife. My goal through this next phase of my life is to find beauty and joy in the simple things of life. I want to learn to honor God in everything I do. I want my daughter to grow up seeing God in everything from little butterflies to the rosy eyes of smiling people!

          I don't need to be in China to be a devoted woman of God. I can be a active disciple of Christ everyday through everything I do!

      Much love,
Leah