I think the babies already like music.
I was scheduled to sing at church around 7 and 9 weeks. On weeks I sing I have to be at church at 7 am for rehearsal and then we have three services and are done around 1:15. It makes for a long day. In those early weeks I really didn't feel well. Getting up earlier than normal left me feeling groggy and unfocused. The nausea was always worse when my routine changed. I ate before and after practice and in between services but I still felt so crummy that I asked to take a break from being on stage for awhile.
The interesting thing though, is that I felt 100% fine for the 15 or so minutes we were actually on stage singing - no back pain, no nausea, no headache. And then the other 45 minutes of service I'd have back pain, nausea and a headache sitting in the green room back stage munching on cheerios and almonds. And this wasn't the first time I noticed this. I helped lead worship for our Tuesday night Bible study during week 8. I had had a heck of a day with nausea and dizziness. I was so sick I considered cancelling and just going to bed. But I started singing praise music on my drive home from work and the nausea went away for those thirty minutes. When I got to church it was back in
full swing. I reluctantly got up on stage and just prayed to make it through the set. The second I opened my mouth to sing the nausea went away and stayed away until I got home around 9:30 and went straight to bed.
One of the songs I led that night was Good, Good Father. The words of the chorus are:
He is a good, good Father and he loves me in my discomfort. I think in those moments God was seeing my obedience in pushing through my discomfort to lead others well and in his love he took away that discomfort for a short time so I could focus on my worship.
Now I can't go around singing praise music every second of every day but on the days where the nausea got really bad I would put on KLove in my cubicle and let the words flow over me. The nausea didn't always immediately go away, but it would always lessen.
God shows up in the little things. He has given me the gift of music and I think my babies will have that gift too. They will come out singing His praises.
I've read in baby books that you should talk to your stomach, that by around 18-20 weeks their ear canals and little, teensy tiny eardrums are in place and fully functional. You're supposed to talk to them so they recognize your voice when they are born and know you are their mom. It feels silly but I sing to my babies. I haven't felt any movement yet, but I like to think they like it and my voice lulls them to sleep.
I was scheduled to sing at church around 7 and 9 weeks. On weeks I sing I have to be at church at 7 am for rehearsal and then we have three services and are done around 1:15. It makes for a long day. In those early weeks I really didn't feel well. Getting up earlier than normal left me feeling groggy and unfocused. The nausea was always worse when my routine changed. I ate before and after practice and in between services but I still felt so crummy that I asked to take a break from being on stage for awhile.
The interesting thing though, is that I felt 100% fine for the 15 or so minutes we were actually on stage singing - no back pain, no nausea, no headache. And then the other 45 minutes of service I'd have back pain, nausea and a headache sitting in the green room back stage munching on cheerios and almonds. And this wasn't the first time I noticed this. I helped lead worship for our Tuesday night Bible study during week 8. I had had a heck of a day with nausea and dizziness. I was so sick I considered cancelling and just going to bed. But I started singing praise music on my drive home from work and the nausea went away for those thirty minutes. When I got to church it was back in
full swing. I reluctantly got up on stage and just prayed to make it through the set. The second I opened my mouth to sing the nausea went away and stayed away until I got home around 9:30 and went straight to bed.
One of the songs I led that night was Good, Good Father. The words of the chorus are:
You're a good, good Father
It's who you are, it's who you are, it's who you are.
And I'm loved by you.
It's who I am, it's who I am, it's who I am.
He is a good, good Father and he loves me in my discomfort. I think in those moments God was seeing my obedience in pushing through my discomfort to lead others well and in his love he took away that discomfort for a short time so I could focus on my worship.
Now I can't go around singing praise music every second of every day but on the days where the nausea got really bad I would put on KLove in my cubicle and let the words flow over me. The nausea didn't always immediately go away, but it would always lessen.
God shows up in the little things. He has given me the gift of music and I think my babies will have that gift too. They will come out singing His praises.
I've read in baby books that you should talk to your stomach, that by around 18-20 weeks their ear canals and little, teensy tiny eardrums are in place and fully functional. You're supposed to talk to them so they recognize your voice when they are born and know you are their mom. It feels silly but I sing to my babies. I haven't felt any movement yet, but I like to think they like it and my voice lulls them to sleep.
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