It has taken until today to find out the results of last week’s blood work. But everything is indeed normal. HCG levels are climbing appropriately, and the ultrasound looked good. Whew…
If all goes well, maybe we’ll not write much more of “Our Journey” on this website. This is, after all, intended to be a source of hope and comfort for those who find through infertility a struggle to hold on to joy and faith. Our purpose is to be sympathetic and advocatess particularly to those living that struggle, and it probably does little good to continue to talk about our pregnancy.
I’d like to just say one thing about the tablespoon of blood last week that scared us both pretty severely. From what we’ve read, it seemed a little late to be the embryo embedding in the uterine wall (although from my uneducated perspective I like to think of it as maybe the embryo nestling into a more preferable location). We don’t really know why there was bleeding. But ever since, it has occurred to me that this will hardly be the last time I worry about the life of my son or daughter. This will happen many many more times, well beyond 40 weeks.
And I am reminded especially that if all my focus on the fetus his/herself — and not the God who is mysterious in His providence and whose grace is sufficient — then I’m bound to experience the wrong sort of concern.
Lord, I commit this little one to Your awesome care.
Continuing to memorize Psalm 30:
You restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
Sing praises to the Lord, all you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name!
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
Are you one reading this who doubts if you’ll ever acheive pregnancy? Claim this – it is true. His anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Please register to write for this blog and help me make it a beacon of hope for all who are childproof.