If I could sum up Dakota’s birth in three words, they would be “God is good.” We had so many prayers on our hearts leading up to Dakota being born and God went above and beyond in answering them all. Just thinking about His provision has my heart bursting with gratitude.
Gestational Diabetes
Pregnancy Diary: Full Term!
February 24th, 2025
Before I post this post below… I wanted to share that we had our baby! She is healthy and doing great and so am I! Praise be to God! He is so good! I didn’t get a chance to post two more pregnancy diary posts that I had in my drafts, so here’s the first of two. Then an introduction to baby and her birth story! Thank you for following our journey 🥰
Tuesday February 11th, 2025
We hit the 37 week mark last week–full term! That means baby girl could safely arrive now… or at 42 weeks, which is like five weeks away. How crazy is that? I feel like the time between 37 weeks through delivery is a mental trip of being slightly on edge… is this the day? Should I do this cleaning thing now or put it off? Should I make those plans? When and where will the birth happen?
So many things can happen and change in the last few weeks and everything feels up in the air. Will my blood sugar and blood pressure stay in a good range? Will labor start on its own? When? Will I go past my due date for the third time!?
Basically, lots of questions and lots of wondering. Every time I start to take a trip down question lane, I remind myself that God already knows baby’s story. And if He planned it and He’s in control (which He is!)… then I don’t need to worry for one single second. Because His plan is always good. No matter what.
At 36 weeks and a few days, Jimmy and I headed to the hospital to have an ultrasound and appointment with maternal fetal medicine to check on baby’s growth and to go over options and such due to my gestational diabetes.
I can’t wait to see her little feet in person!
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