Olive’s Blog

This pregnancy has understandably brought on many recollections of all that we had recently been through, but most of all, it has been very healing for me. I’ve been forced to shift my focus to the future. A brand new soul brews in my belly! A little sister or brother for Reid and Olive. I feel sooooo blessed.

After our eyes have been forced open to the evil that steals life and joy, our experience with this pregnancy is no longer the blissful, innocent experience that it should be. We have our ultraound this Tuesday where, instead of being excited about the opportunity to peer in on this new life and potentially get a sneak peek on whether I’m carrying a baby boy or girl, we are battling nerves and fears of hope for a healthy baby. I’ve chosen to simply not worry, though. My worries or fears will not change any outcome, nor will any outcome influence our decision to carry this baby as nature allows. So, I choose not to worry and I choose to hope.

Please hope and pray with us for kidneys and all other parts that make a healthy baby! The ultrasound is this Tuesday at 1:30. We’ve opted to have a level two ultrasound, which takes extra time to check on each organ in better detail. I’m not nervous right now, but I imagine we will be as we drive to the doctor’s office, as I lie on the table, as the doctor stares at a monitor for what will probably seem like an eternity before saying anything. Adding to the sense of deja vu is the fact that this pregnancy is only one week earlier this year than my pregnancy with Olive was last year. (If you look at the very first entry to this blog, you will see that this ultrasound with Olive took place on August 13th, while this one is taking place on August 12th.) So, please pray for baby and for continued peace for us. Thank you!!

Here we are during our recent mini-vacation to Vegas.  Check out the new belly!