Life in Slow Motion

You know how when you are having lots of fun, like when you go on a wonderful vacation, the days just FLY by. Well, we are living in what feels like a very slow motion limbo. It's really hard to describe, but for those of you who have had babies, and have been overdue, you probably have a very good idea what I'm talking about.

Yesterday, like every day recently, there are lots of ups and downs. Fun times, interspersed with sad times where Kelly feels like she just can't do this anymore and worries that labor will never happen on its own. And then there are the times when she trusts that everything IS moving along, just not at her desired pace. Her body is testing out all the systems and getting ready to "eject" this little one from her cozy uterine home.

As Kelly's mom, and as someone who does trust in the body's ability to give birth, I know that this process is something neither of us can control, as much as we might want to. I know that I have to surrender and trust, and that is so hard. It's so easy to move into the doubting mode, especially since it seems like every woman you talk to has been induced. It's harder than ever to believe that your body is meant to give birth on its own when nobody around you believes that.

So, we wait and hope and pray!