Priase the Lord

Yesterday, March 29, 2010 Luke and I found out that we are having a healthy baby due October 18, 2010.


We found out 4 weeks ago that I was pregnant.......This is how it all started.......one Tuesday night I was at my parents house. I had already taken an at home pregnancy test and it was negative a couple weeks before. I thought there was no way I was pregnant....Sari is getting married this summer and it just seemed too soon after losing baby #3 this fall. Well I took pregnancy test #2 and it was immediately positive. I had been in denial for about 3 weeks.


These last 4 weeks have been very trying for us as we weren't sure if our baby would have anencephaly or not. Because we have had 2 babies with anencephaly we had an 11% chance of having another baby with anenecephaly. That gave us an 89% chance to have a healthy baby, which is huge, but with the luck we have had I just felt like you never know. Our lives are not our own, they are God's.

So after a couple nights of no sleep we headed to the MN Perinatal Clinic in Maple Grove yesterday morning at 8:30AM. We waited for what seemed like forever and then had the ultrasound. I closed my eyes at the beginning until I heard the sonographer talk about the brain and the shape. I opened my eyes and saw a head roundly shaped and the tears started rolling. We had an hour ultrasound. The doctor told us that he definitely doesn't see any signs of anencephaly or spina bifida or any neural tube defect. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!!

We are so excited to think that it is actually our turn to become parents. We couldn't be more excited and actually feel more ready than ever.

All the praise and glory goes to God!

After talking with the doctor, we will be going in every 2 weeks for an ultrasound and then at 20 weeks have an in depth level 2 ultrasound. My nurse practitioner told me that they will be watching me like a hawk! I am definitely ok with that.

So......I get to actually be pregnant for more than my 1st trimester. I am so thankful and it brings tears to my eyes knowing that I get to have a healthy little baby.

Obviously anything is always possible, so please just keep this little baby in your prayers that it will continue to grow and develop into a healthy baby.

Thanks friends and family!