Becoming the New Me: Second Chance

2013 rolled in, and I was ready to make a change.  I knew that if I was ready to try and have another baby, I was going to have to make peace with my past.  I was going to have to put on some type of ‘armor’ if I was ready to run the risk of miscarrying again.  I was going to have to get myself together, if I was going to become a mother.

I made a vow with myself that I was going to make a change and become more positive.  Think of the good things, ignore the negative; boy did people notice!  I was fine with not having ‘friends’.  I was fine with working on my relationship with Mr. I was fine with being told, “You’re fake.”

I can’t tell you where this epiphany came from.  (God!)  I just knew that if I were going to be a good mother, I was going to have to have a good attitude.  I was going to have to stop gossiping.  I was going to have to apologize to ladies whom I was jealous of because they were expecting.  Most importantly, I was going to have to make peace with God.   

Can I tell you that it’s hard to put your pride aside to do the right thing?  I needed to ask for forgiveness.  It wasn’t easy, it was embarrassing to go to ladies and be honest with them about how envious I was.  It was hard to separate myself from ‘friends’ who let me gossip (old habits die hard).  It was hard to come before God after being so rude to Him, and ask Him to forget what I had said and done to Him.

I had to ask God to forgive me for being such a brat.  I was absolutely hateful to Him.  I didn’t deserve His forgiveness.  I didn’t deserve what He was about to give me.

(Can you see why people thought I was ‘fake’?  I was trying my best to get back to the real me, and the devil still wanted to put obstacles in my way.  I didn’t care though- I needed to not only be physically healthy to have a baby; I needed to be mentally healthy as well.  Being more positive was the one thing I really needed to work on.  Getting back into The Word, reading my devotional- that helped too.)

February rolls in, and I find a huge surprise.  I was pregnant with our second baby.  I couldn’t believe it.  I mean, were we trying- yes.  Did I expect it- no.  It had been five agonizing months of negative pregnancy test after negative pregnancy test.

Mr. and I were elated.  I thanked God for blessing me with the opportunity to be a mother.  I thanked Him for giving me a second chance.

April 27, 2013 was a day I was dreading.  It was Baby One’s due date.  With strength that only God could give, and the fact I knew a little brother/sister was growing inside of me- I made it through the day.  I silently sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to them, and was happy to know that they were celebrating their birthday with Jesus and my Papaw.

With the silent celebration over, it was time to let everyone know that Mr. and I were about to become Daddy and Mommy.