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First, the Good News. I am 19 weeks pregnant with our 4th child. We had an ultrasound on Monday afternoon. There is only one baby with what appear to be boy parts. Hooray! We were all hoping for a boy. This makes some practical things much easier for our family. (3 girls in one bedroom would be pretty tight.) The bad news is I have complete Placenta Previa with a very large placenta. I was told it is unlikely to move. I am taking that to be unlikely, but not impossible. We know that God can interevene... just not if He will. It has warmed my heart to hear my kids praying for me and asking God to "move Momma's placenta so she can have a regular birth". The fact is that I have the most serious kind with some scary possible complications. After reading up on it on the Internet, I know what to look for/expect. I was told to expect to bleed sometime during the 2nd and/or 3rd trimester(s). The timing and amount is what will determine the treatment. At this point, it means limiting activities- "house" (ar)rest, no exercise, no marital relations, no travel, etc. I am not used to being limited. This shall be interesting. All of the activities I had planned on participating in have been cancelled or modified. I am dreading this summer when it is 100 plus degrees outside and we are confined to the house. One day at a time, right? No borrowing trouble. Current situation: We have a month of school left. It looks like we won't be "catching up". We are so far "behind", it isn't even funny. This week has been quite an adjustment for our family. It is kind of impossible to stay in bed or on the couch all day with 2 homeschooled kids and a toddler to take care of, but I am doing my best to take it easy.
Emotionally, it has been hard to process, but I think I am pretty much all cried out and on my way to accepting it. Another object lesson in trust. (Surrender?)
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