Best Laid Plans

Sometimes I hear pregnant people talk about their "plans" after the baby comes. What sleep schedule they "plan" to get him on. How they "plan" to feed him only homemade organic baby food that they make themselves. How they "plan" to use cloth diapers and grow their own food and recycle and get eight hours of sleep every night and dress in matching outfits and always send Christmas cards on time and YOU KNOW WHAT, babies don't give a crap about your "plans". Babies have got plans of their own.

You don't plan for an infant to have an ear infection and cry for three hours straight until you pray to God that you, yourself will just go deaf for a little peace and quiet. You don't plan for the baby to throw up all over the brand new shirt right before you leave for church. You don't ever plan on giving your toddler mountain dew in his sippy cup but SOMETIMES YOU NEED THAT AS A BARGAINING CHIP!

You also can't possibly plan to love a child like you do your own. There's no way you can know before you hold that baby in your arms the absolute impact he's going to have on your life. How you'll truly feel like a tiny piece of your heart now resides outside of your body. You'll feel God's love for you more than you ever have and you'll be totally amazed that He trusts you with one of His own, even if just for a little while.

So while you're pregnant you may have your fantasies about what life will be like once the baby gets here but even with the best laid plans you never expect to wake up from a nap and find a pile of poo in your floor, BESIDE the potty chair...but sometimes it happens.