Even before Annabelle arrives as a real live person at
birth, we have been preparing for what seems like months for her. Getting her
nursery ready and having all the necessary baby products prepped becomes
all-encompassing in terms of the time commitments to come. After moving into a
new bigger apartment, my Dad spent hours with Lisa assembling all
box-ready-made nursery furniture delivered from Graco’s manufacturer lines. My
Mom also worked extensively cleaning and organizing our new home to make sure it
was spotless and ready for our little baby girl.
However upon her delivery, I cannot help but think
there will be an experienced pride and joy unlike any feeling ever before
encountered in my existence. I am trying to mitigate my own expectations
without really trying to expect anything in my own preconceived notions. In
other words, our preconceptions can sometimes disappoint us or maybe, on the
other hand, even exceed our expectations. I personally think it is best to
enjoy each moment coming without preparing too much for the future. One cannot
imagine the arrival of a firstborn child. One can only embrace it with the
immaculate conception of a child of God coming to their earthly home.
While I am not the usual person with a type one
personality to let go of life so easily, I think the approach to letting go and
trusting makes raising children more blessed. When consumed by worries that
typically no one has control over, the gratefulness to simply have a beautiful
child can be overlooked by focusing on the things that never will be. Sometimes
we give the most attention to those thoughts and things that absorb all our
energies to zap the good that remains before our very own eyes in the present.
There is good in the creation that we currently stand in, and a child is no
miracle that should easily be taken for granted or overlooked by anxious afterthoughts.
A child is a miracle meant to be cherished. And that is the reality that
parents should focus on most.
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