About Round 3

It's been awhile since I've posted a Clomid update. To my defense, this is all fair and just since I'm unable to move with being nausea, tired from the moment I wake and walking around with sore (and growing) breasts. What in the world?!

It's true. I am pregnant. We've known for two weeks (and I, slightly before that) and have had two ultrasounds. Today, I am only at six weeks. However, bright and early this morning we saw the heart beating on the ultrasound. This brought much relief since I started bleeding yesterday. As it turns out, I have a hemorrhage in my uterus that will heal itself, but cause unwanted grief for a mom-to-be.

I must say that I was not expecting to be pregnant with this round. Not only were the doctors concerned it didn't work, I developed something in my right tube that needs to be taken care of (and will now wait until early March - which is my due date). Everything seemed to go wrong. But it didn't,really. It was God's timing and His grace that lead us to this miracle!

Truly, I'm undeserving of this gift. I know full well that it's only by God's goodness and grace that we're experiencing the miracle of life growing within me. As much of a gift this child is, and will be, my greatest gift in all of this is that I was able to know the Lord more through this long trial. How incredible that the Lord graciously taught me to be thankful for my trial and my burden before I even knew I would receive the gift of a child. I'm overwhelmed by the responsibility and privilege to share what I've learned and seen for God's glory!

With that said, I knew I was pregnant because I was starving constantly and I normally don't eat much. Oh, and I teared up walking up and down the stairs because of the pain my in breasts. I took a pregnancy test one Sunday morning. With excitement and apprehension, I told Patrick and called my doctor. I got a blood test the next day with HcG levels of 189 (they consider 100 to be a viable pregnancy). Two days later, more blood work showed my HcG levels to be 616. They tripled!

Last week we saw the yolk sac and my HCG levels were a bit over 5,000. Thankfully, they don't need any more blood for a while. While we're still early on in this pregnancy, we're trusting the Lord and whatever He has planned for us. We're overjoyed and excited, but still a little nervous.

Thank you all so much for your support, your encouragement and your prayers. We couldn't have gotten through this without you! Please continue praying for us and our little baby and don't forget to take a moment to praise God for all He has done and will do. Praise Him for still being a God of miracles, even after a long wait and a hard road. I hope you all can know the joy found in seeking God through trials. Whatever the outcome may be, He is always worth it. I know that full well!