After almost 3 years and several miscarriages Jonathan and I are very excited to be expecting a baby in February. Please, please, please keep our precious baby in your prayers. Please pray for a healthy baby and pregnancy. Thanks for all your love and support.
It's still very surreal for me. I honestly wanted to wait a while longer before telling the world but Jonathan put his foot down. I think if it was up to me I would wait till the baby was born to let people know. However, God is continually teaching me through this process to trust in him and to have faith in him. Plus, every time someone tells me they are praying for us I'm glad I shared with them. I want to thank my friends, family, and my support girls. You have no idea how much you have helped me through this process.
Up next: Our 13 - week checkup on August 12th. Please continue to keep the baby in your prayers. Please pray that baby continues to grow healthy and strong. Please also pray that my body does what it is suppose to do through this pregnancy. I have stopped my HCG injections and will stop progesterone soon. Please pray that my body does great as I stop the extra HCG and progesterone and I don't have any bad side effects. I have definitely struggled with anxiety through this process. Just pray for me to have a healthy pregnancy and to have complete faith in God.
**My hope is that my story will have an effect on someone in a positive way. If you questions about my history please contact me. I would love to share. Also, if your someone who is struggling with infertility in any way just know there are MANY women out there. I am a part of an awesome group and would love to share that information with you too.**
Pregnancy so Far:
June 13 - HCG levels were 1003
June - 15 HCG levels were 2002
** They were very high and doubled.**
June 29 - 6 week and 2 day ultrasound - We prayed for baby to have a heartbeat over 100bpm (which we've never had). Baby soared and measured at 6 weeks and 6 days with a heartbeat of 134. Since my blood work numbers were so high the tech looked to make sure we weren't having twins! She saw one healthy baby. :)
July 6 - 2nd ultrasound. Baby measured 8 weeks with a heartbeat of 170. We passed a milestone - we had not made it this far in a pregnancy before.
July 13 - 3rd ultrasound. Baby measured 9 weeks with a heart rate of 178. We saw movement! Dr. released me back to my regular doctor.
July 18 - First OB appointment - we heard the heartbeat for the first time. Amazing! Almost 10 weeks.
July 25 - 4th ultrasound. Baby was moving so much! Heart rate of 165. Anywhere between 110 - 180 is normal. Baby measuring a few days ahead - 11 weeks 1 day.
July 29 - Mom went with me to hear the heart rate of the baby. Sounded great!
August 5 - Heard healthy and strong heartbeat. We passed the 12 weeks point!
4 comments:
I am so happy for you and I will continue to pray for you, Jonathan, and Baby Lindsey!
This is so wonderful!!!!! I am so glad you let the world know!
Keep updating us, and I can't wait to see a photo of baby L!
Erica! I couldn't be happier. I actually have been anxiously waiting your next blog post. It's like an awesome story and I am always so excited to see what the Lord is showing you next. I love you!
you said your 4 week check up was up next on aug 12. did you mean 4 month check up? i'm so so thrilled for you! it was a 3 year journey for us as well but God is faithful and our precious son is now 6 months old. :) i would love to talk with you anytime about anxiety, things you can expect, etc.
-bethany davis
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