Waiting

It's 10:41pm, I'm tired and I should be asleep but B phoned to say he is worried about his daughter, who was induced today but, despite that, her baby is happy in the womb.
So I phoned the hospital where a midwife quite rightly - (the Privacy act, which I am a big fan of, except when I want to know something! LOL ) - said she could tell me nothing but she would get my stepdaughter or hubby to phone.

So I sit and wait for a phone call and hope I haven't annoyed the parents to be or new parents as the case may be.

I have felt quite anxious as the due date has come and gone and still baby happy in the womb.

As a person of faith I sometimes find myself wondering at my lack of faith and hope.

Perhaps it is because for me it was pregnancy and motherhood that taught me, painfully, that things can go wrong and that we are not always in control.

Mind you I would have learnt that sooner or later and given how quickly life can change, sooner is probably better than later to learn that lesson.

So I say a prayer for L and S. I pray that they are doing okay and that L is not in too much pain. It's naive to wish her no pain. I mean she is having a baby. But I hope that all is going okay and that they are doing well in the waiting if they are indeed still waiting.

I want to know! Now!

Oops! Back to L and S. May they know calm and deep peace and hope and may this new chapter in their life bring them great joy and contentment, along with the hard things that being a parent can bring. Amen.

I remember too how a few minutes after my son was born I got the Cross. As in understood it. I got how a parent would willingly die for their child. I had for a long time been inspired by people who had died for their beliefs and hoped I would be willing to as well if justice called for it but secretly I had prayed it would never be necessary for me to suffer for my faith or for justice. But once I held my son in my arms I totally got the selflessness of the Cross and the generous love that would put another's life ahead of our own.
I pray too that L and S will soon know how big love can be as they meet their little one and fall in love with her or him.
BTW, I can't wait to be a step-Grandma and I am happy for the world to know that. Watch this space for photos of the proud new Grandma. That'll be me!

PS Introducing Chelsea Maie born 9:49pm Monday 11th May. 7lb 5oz. Chelsea and Mum and Dad doing well. Mum clearly besotted and mothering well despite being tired and sore. Stepgrandma bursting with joy and thankfulness. Hallelujah and thank you God and staff at William Angliss Hospital.