Answered Prayers

Wow! I am not even sure where to start except a HUGE thank you to all those who have been praying for Jordan, myself and this little blessing. All your prayers were felt, appreciated and ANSWERED!

This past Monday was my weekly appointment. I was pretty anxious about what the ultrasound might tell us. Jordan's job required that he had travel out of town for the week so my mom went with me to this appointment. Over the weekend, my prayers were desperate for a heartbeat because I don't think I could handle any more bad news with Jordan gone. I woke up Monday morning with a pretty terrible headache (as I am very familiar with during this pregnancy), and decided that I should probably stay home from work to avoid staring at two computer screens all day and stressing about work. I tried to stay as busy as I could throughout the day to take my mind off the anxiety that was creeping into my heart before this appointment.

Before walking into the building, mom and I prayed for peace and that His will would be done. Since all of this began, I have definitely learned that waiting is going to be a major part of this pregnancy. Waiting for my name to be called, waiting to see if there is a heartbeat, waiting to find fluid. God is teaching me a great lesson in patience.

Susan was scheduled to do my ultrasound again. She got everything ready and started looking around. It was almost immediate that I could see that little heart fluttering away. She brought the sound up and measured the heartbeat. It was a strong 145, Praise the Lord for an answered prayer. She continued to look around at the spine, brain and other organs and said everything was looking just as it should. She pointed out the bladder and the stomach and could tell there was fluid inside both of those organs, which is evidence that the baby is taking in fluids. As she was looking around, I was looking at the screen and saw some black spots indicating fluid. I asked if that is what it was and she found a little pocket of fluid. Another evidence of answered prayers.

After the ultrasound, we were led to a room to wait for my doctor. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face! The doctor walked in and had a totally different demeanor. He asked how we were doing to which I responded "really good now!" He responded back "I hear we have some good news today." He asked if I had any questions before he gave me some information. With all the good news, I couldn't really think of any new questions that I wanted answered. He proceeded to tell me to continue increasing my fluids, resting and making sure I am not getting a fever. From this point on in the conversation, he was cautiously optimistic about the future of my pregnancy. He spoke about what the next couple of weeks could look like, but he also didn't want to think too far into the future. He told me how impressed he was with how I was handling the situation by being very positive and hopeful but also realistic. It was at that point during our conversation I was extremely thankful to have the strength of the Lord.  I know that I wouldn't be able to have the outlook or attitude I have had the past few weeks without the strength and peace of the Lord.

I would like to pause and say thank you to all those who have prayed, sent sweet messages, and walked along with us during this crazy time. I have been so encouraged by everything.  God has brought some incredible women into my life through this situation who have had similar stories or just loved Jordan and I well. As another soon-to-be momma shared with me, Baby E already has a testimony and God is already using his or her life to reach others for God's glory. What a sweet thought to hold on to as we wait...