Jenna's birth is a witness to our Lord's grace, love, mercy, and faithfulness. The promise of her birth was given to us almost immediately following several intense months of trials and testings on several different fronts. The Bible gives us assurance that children are a blessing, and as a family of now eleven on earth, we know this to be true. The whole family was so joyful at the news of a new baby on the way. It cannot be denied that having a large family does indeed take faith and it is almost never easy to surrender and rely solely on the Lord for provision. Nevertheless, the Lord is good and has continually been teaching us that it is better to trust in Him than in any other source - this lesson has rang true especially in the months prior to Jenna's birth.
God's gift of life is truly a miracle and we are so thankful for our little Jenna Beth. The Lord was gracious to all of us - primarily Yvonne- during the entire childbirth process. Though it was not exactly on our schedule, it was on His. He was so good to us, even allowing Jenna to be born in '09 (the due date was December 31st) so that the insurance would cover the entire medical bill. It took some time to get little Jenna into this world, but once it happened, it happened fast! What an answer to ours -especially mom's! - prayers. Below is a time-line of Yvonne's initial contractions the morning of the -th, to Jenna's birth in the wee hours of the -th. Thank you all for your prayers they are truly cherished.
January -, 2009
4am ~ Serious contractions start (2 hours)
6am ~ Called Midwife to advise status; contacted friends/family for prayer support
10:30am ~ Water breaks / Midwife contacted (she on her way)
11:20 ~ Contractions subside
11:30 ~ Midwife arrives / 1st exam good: 5cm
12:15pm ~ Midwife & Assistant step out for lunch / minimal contractions
1:30 ~ Pool has 5” warm water in it, contractions are sporadic
4:30 ~ Blue/black Cohosh administered 3-4x, but nothing regular yet
8:30 ~ Additional herbs administered with the threat of Castor oil
10:30 ~ Castor oil administered
January -, 2009
12:00am ~ Hard contractions start
12:41 ~ Regular(?) firm contractions….the pool is ready
1:00am ~ In the pool!
1:33am ~ Jenna is born
9lb 4oz, 21.5”
14.25” circumference (head & chest)
Elisabeth ~ My God is an oath or God’s promise
2 comments:
Hello Orr Family,
We rejoice with you with the birth of this very special blessing. We are so glad to hear that everything went well. We read your blog often. May God continue to richly bless your family.
Blessings,
The Hope Family
Jim, Michele, Lauren and Joseph
(we live in Florida and have visited Hope Baptist Church a few times. We are still trying to sell our home and praying for the Lord's direction to move us.)
Thank you so much for your comment (we do remember you also, and I enjoy reading Lauren's blog)! We are really excited about Jenna's arrival - as I'm sure all can tell : ).
You are in our prayers.
Blessings,
Anna-Rebekah
for the other Orrs
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