I'm sorry it has been so long since I have written. The days have been filled with the madness that comes with the "nesting phase". I seem to have gotten a bad case of it this go 'round... much worse than with Isaiah. This evening I just finished painting the kitchen! I'm tellin' ya, I got it bad! As I sit typing this, lil Ms. Sadie is doing cartwheels. She is an active little lady. Most days she wears me out before the nesting phase does! I have just entered into my 7th month (28 weeks). According to the calendar I have about 12 1/2 to go... but I feel as though I am already at the 9 month mark! I'm sure part of it is due to the fact that when pregnant with Isaiah I was going to the gym all the time and was in much better shape..... but I think the majority of it is that I have a wild child to keep up with all day. Isaiah is non-stop but he is so much fun! When asked where "his" or mommy's baby is he raises up my shirt and pokes my belly button. (Then he raises his shirt and his daddy's shirt and pokes their belly buttons as well.) He will sweetly kiss my belly... (along with my broken toe, aka "boo boo"). I think he is going to be an amazing big brother, if he can get over not being able to have mommy and daddy all to himself.
I have three doctors visits coming up: two on the 16th and one on the 19th. The 16th will be with the perinatologist and the cardiologist. The 19th I will be seeing my regular OB. These should be fairly "routine". But I will keep you updated on anything that I learn. Also- the Lord sent another encouragement to us. We have been asked to be a part of a research study involving Turner Syndrome. Only 5% of girls with 45x, the more severe form of Turner's Syndrome survive past the first trimester. (5%!!! How gracious is our Lord to allow us to be in that 5%!) But because of this, there are few cases to research. Sadie's case is particularly rare because of her cystic kidney. Many girls have kidney issues, but not many have a cystic kidney. The tests that they will do are not invasive and the study is only a short drive from where we live. The blessing in this for us is that the doctor that we will be working with, works only with Turner's girls. Therefore she has a lot of experience and knowledge to share. She is very informed and has already been a wonderful resource for us. We are going into this very prayerfully and ask you to pray for us as well.
On a more serious note, yesterday Sean came home from work with a heartbreaking story to tell. A girl that he works with told him of a woman she knew that had just found out that the baby she was pregnant with had Turner Syndrome. The woman is 15 weeks along and is planning to abort the child. Of course Sean and I were both crushed. Sean asked his coworker to please give the woman our contact information in hopes that she would consider carrying the child and then letting us adopt her. Our church is full of families who adopt and are so supportive. It may even be possible that someone else in our church would want to adopt her. But if not, we would take her in and love her as our own. I do realize that some of you are thinking, "how on earth could they handle two babies with special needs?" His grace is sufficient, period. If it meant that little girl would have a chance to live, it would be worth it. There are no coincidences with the Lord. I had never even heard of Turner's before Sadie. And "it just so happened (?)" that this woman is an acquaintance of Sean's coworker who is aware of Sadie's condition, otherwise she probably would have never shared this information with Sean. We know one thing for sure, we are called to pray for this woman and this baby. It seems that she has already made up her mind, but we are praying that the Lord will change it. I am so thankful to trust in the sovereignty of God and know that He is able to do more than we can ask or imagine. So please pray with us! Pray for this mother and her unborn child! Pray that the Lord would intervene and change her heart! Pray that she would decide to not abort this child and either keep her and love her with all her heart or be willing to let someone else have the chance to love her. I already feel a love for this little girl and my heart breaks at the thought that she may never be given a chance to live. What a gift children are! Please pray... cry out to the Lord on her behalf.
I have three doctors visits coming up: two on the 16th and one on the 19th. The 16th will be with the perinatologist and the cardiologist. The 19th I will be seeing my regular OB. These should be fairly "routine". But I will keep you updated on anything that I learn. Also- the Lord sent another encouragement to us. We have been asked to be a part of a research study involving Turner Syndrome. Only 5% of girls with 45x, the more severe form of Turner's Syndrome survive past the first trimester. (5%!!! How gracious is our Lord to allow us to be in that 5%!) But because of this, there are few cases to research. Sadie's case is particularly rare because of her cystic kidney. Many girls have kidney issues, but not many have a cystic kidney. The tests that they will do are not invasive and the study is only a short drive from where we live. The blessing in this for us is that the doctor that we will be working with, works only with Turner's girls. Therefore she has a lot of experience and knowledge to share. She is very informed and has already been a wonderful resource for us. We are going into this very prayerfully and ask you to pray for us as well.
On a more serious note, yesterday Sean came home from work with a heartbreaking story to tell. A girl that he works with told him of a woman she knew that had just found out that the baby she was pregnant with had Turner Syndrome. The woman is 15 weeks along and is planning to abort the child. Of course Sean and I were both crushed. Sean asked his coworker to please give the woman our contact information in hopes that she would consider carrying the child and then letting us adopt her. Our church is full of families who adopt and are so supportive. It may even be possible that someone else in our church would want to adopt her. But if not, we would take her in and love her as our own. I do realize that some of you are thinking, "how on earth could they handle two babies with special needs?" His grace is sufficient, period. If it meant that little girl would have a chance to live, it would be worth it. There are no coincidences with the Lord. I had never even heard of Turner's before Sadie. And "it just so happened (?)" that this woman is an acquaintance of Sean's coworker who is aware of Sadie's condition, otherwise she probably would have never shared this information with Sean. We know one thing for sure, we are called to pray for this woman and this baby. It seems that she has already made up her mind, but we are praying that the Lord will change it. I am so thankful to trust in the sovereignty of God and know that He is able to do more than we can ask or imagine. So please pray with us! Pray for this mother and her unborn child! Pray that the Lord would intervene and change her heart! Pray that she would decide to not abort this child and either keep her and love her with all her heart or be willing to let someone else have the chance to love her. I already feel a love for this little girl and my heart breaks at the thought that she may never be given a chance to live. What a gift children are! Please pray... cry out to the Lord on her behalf.
