God is truly amazing. Quite frequently lately, when learning about "birthin' babies" (as Aunt Pittypat from "Gone With The Wind" put it), I am amazed at how God works in us!
Even beyond babies, I am constantly astounded that we can actually live on the planet at "just the right" temperature... Any closer to the sun and we would be breakfast in a frying-pan, any further away and we would be walking igloos (okay, maybe NOT quite walking!). Doug would tell you that I would request we be located a few inches closer to the sun, most definitely!
TOO MUCH INFORMATION (if you're faint of heart, my entry ends here!)
Reading-up on breastfeeding, I didn't realize until recently, that a woman's breastmilk doesn't "come-in" until 3-4 days after the baby is born. (The "factory" doesn't start working just yet). I ALSO didn't realize that a baby isn't born with a sense of hunger, and doesn't really even need to eat for 3 -4 days. Whaaaa? After birth, babies will still automatically "root" to find food, but they don't necessarily require food... Their "rooting" is just a reflex. I also heard (not sure if this is true) that babies are born with a brownish-looking patch on the back of their neck, which is fat stored to take them through the days they don't eat at first. I heard the patch disappears shortly after birth (within a few days). Not completely sure about the patch-deal, though.
Maybe God got the "rooting for Mom" idea mixed-up? Maybe babies should've been born with pom-poms? (okay... bad, bad joke!)
It just amazes me to think that God took the time to "sort" all of these things out when he was creating us. It baffles me to think that any pregnant woman could be an Atheist, thinking that what is going on inside her is something she purposed on her own. Even if not an Atheist, a woman would have to think (or question) that this little "being" is coming from a greater source / creator than themselves. God indeed has a plan for each of us!
Okay, more TMI for you...
I NEVER realized until a few years ago, that a woman won't (most likely, if she is nursing frequently enough / often enough) have a period AT ALL for the entire time she breastfeeds her child. I guess God figures if a woman is nursing, she has enough going on? Nature's own "birth-control" method, I suppose. I was really struck by this when I learned of it.
So, it amazes me that, as we (as a society) continue to "evolve" scientifically / technologically, we still have basic features ("bells and whistles") that man couldn't improve upon if he tried. God certainly is the best inventor, scientist, and artist of them all!
Please note: The next blog entry I will spare you these odd thoughts! (okay, for the most part)
Have a great day!
Shelly
P.S.-Also of great comfort is Emilie Shepherd's advice from a recent baby shower: "It's really hard to break a baby." - Thanks, MLE!
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