Comforting words...

As a gift from my mommy, I was given the book "Zen Meditations on Being Pregnant" by Roni Jay. A while back I read through the whole thing and really found it peacefully comforting...such truth to her inspiring words. Well, now that I am at this point in my pregnancy, I am really absorbing her words about waiting patiently...

"Enduring the waiting...
In the Artic, the long winter seems to last almost forever before spring finally arrives. In arid tropical regions, the dry season drags by for most of the year until the rains finally come. Waiting for the birth, especially if it is late, can seem similar. We grow heavier and more uncomfortable, we are anxious to see our baby and to begin our new life with it, and everything just seems to stand still. We can only try to enjoy our last few days or weeks of free time, knowing that however far off it seems, the spring will come at last." -Roni Jay

"Patience...
As a pebble on the beach is slowly worn down by the sea, it sits patiently, and each day it is minutely smoother than it was yesterday. Our pregnancy might seem to last for ever, but each day is different. Each day the child within is being gradually shaped, like the pebble. If we wish the pregnancy over with, we wish away all those precious moments of our baby's life. However far ahead the pregnancy stretches, never after today will we be exactly twenty weeks pregnant with this child, or thirty-three weeks, or whatever it is. If we are patient, like the pebble on the beach, we will enjoy each day for itself and the moment of birth will still arrive when it is ready." -Roni Jay

Ah...I've also been thinking...pregnancy really does teach a woman a lot, especially about motherhood. It makes you realize that you have to accept things you cannot change, to let go and go with the flow. It prepares you for the sleep deprivation and tiredness you will feel in those early weeks and months. It makes you realize what it's like to share and give your body to another living creature. And also it gently demands the patience you will need for motherhood...

So all in all, the waiting to hold and meet my baby is a good thing...