It has been a long time, but it has gone by so quickly! I am now just two weeks shy of my due date (July 25th) and wanted to start collecting any prayer requests that you ladies have. I'll be keeping them with me to offer up during the pains of labor. If you have any specific intentions, please leave a comment or you can pull my email address off of my profile. I'll actually get started on the prayers right away as I am in a decent amount of pain throughout these days. It is amazing what an extra 30+ pounds will do to a body!
Everything has gone really smoothly with the pregnancy. It got much easier over time as I was able to wean off of various meds and relax some of my monitoring. I have found such peace and joy during this time. The pregnancy has helped to heal many wounds and I am praying that each of you get to experience the same thing one day. We are still in amazement that this is actually happening. Just the other weekend, the hubs and I got to talking about how different things are now than they were just a year ago. Our cat had emergency surgery on the 4th of July and was in rough shape. We lost our third baby a year ago this weekend. The day after I had my D&C, we left for family vacation and had to put on a happy face for the week admist 30-40 of our family members, about half of whom were babies and children. I cried myself to sleep the first night of our vacation because when we entered our bedroom, the first thing I saw was a crib that had not been in there the last time we had stayed in that room (my husband disassembled it and put it in the closet that night - God bless him!). It was such a difficult time and to think that it is just a year later and we are moments away from meeting our baby boy is so amazing!
In practical news, I was able to negotiate a 10-hour work from home gig after my maternity leave. I am so happy that my company was willing to work with me on this. I have always wanted to be a stay at home mom, and it is mind-boggling to think that I only have a couple more weeks left in the office! If things aren't working well, my husband is more than willing to let me quit my job, but it is nice to have the extra security right now.
You may recall that my sister was expecting a baby just a month before me. Baby Olivia Ann was born over a month early! She weighed just 4 lbs. 7 oz., but is absolutely perfect. She and my sister spent about a week in the hospital while they both worked through some medical issues. Olivia is now 7 weeks old and over 8 lbs! I have yet to meet her in person as they live halfway across the country. We are looking forward to meeting her this fall when we have our baptisms.
Although I have not been keeping up with commenting on blogs, I have been following what is going on. I am so excited about all the little blessings that are coming along right now! It is amazing how many lives have changed over the last year. I continue to keep everyone who is dealing with infertility and pregnancy loss in my daily prayers. May God bless each of you with the deepest desire of your heart!
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Oh I'm so glad you're back! Please pray for my own healthy pregnancy and delivery. I'm 19 weeks now, and you're so right about things getting easier as you get further along. Dr. K-K is INTENSE, or at least her protocols are...I'm happy to be able to relax a little now.
ReplyDeleteSo good to see this blog active again and to hear that all is well. I would be so appreciative if you'd remember me and my little family in your prayers...for a successful and smooth adoption to happen next month and if God wills it, for us to be blessed with more children--perhaps even a pregnancy--down the road.
ReplyDeleteWe'll be sure to keep you in prayer as well! Your due date is the day before the feast of Sts. Anne and Joachim--our special IF intercessors. :)
Boy, the time has seemed to fly by! If you could remember my "private" intentions...that would be great. Also, my brother is going through a rough divorce...he needs all the prayers he can get.
ReplyDeleteI'll be praying for you too!
Thank you for remembering us girls while you are in labor! So thoughtful!
It is great to hear from you, glad all is well! Please pray for my older sister. She is broke, in an abusive marriage, and suffering from depression. Her three kids (6,8,17)have definitely seen more than they should at their ages and could use some prayers as well. Thank you for asking!
ReplyDeletePlease pray for my daughter who will be having surgery in September for scoliosis correction. I am also thinking of having more children, my last miscarriage was in November of last year. And with my daughter's surgery I have postponed getting pregnant until my daughter recuperates from surgery.
ReplyDeleteWow, you are so close! I'll be praying for you! Can't wait to meet you and your little man in Sept.! :)
ReplyDeleteAlmost there! You give me such hope for our future with 3 m/c (like us) and now a baby on the way. God bless you and your son, we'll pray for you! And so sweet to offer pain for our intentions, please pray for me to be pregnant again soon with a healthy pregnancy free of worry and healthy baby. Bless you TBHW :)
ReplyDeletePlease pray for my mom's cousin who has breast cancer. Also, please pray that my abnormal bleeding will continue to stay away, and that we might conceive and have a healthy pregnancy.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you are so close to having your little one. I'm glad to hear your niece is doing well despite being early. I'll be praying for you.
Oh, it was great to read this update from you! I remember reading your "announcement" earlier this year and am so excited that you are close to meeting your little one! I would appreciate it if you would pray for my DH and I to conceive and bear children (or adopt) and raise them to the Glory of the Lord and that I will be healed of my issues with perfectionism and anxiety. God Bless you and you are in my prayers!
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! Paul and I are so excited that you are about to give birth. May God bless your little family and we'll be praying that your labor goes smoothly. Love, Paul and Ann H.
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you!! My intention would just be that we would have a wave of new pregnancies and adoptions on the IF blogs. For me, just that I might live my vocation well. God bless you!!
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