Our Christmas Miracle

Heavenly Father blessed our family with a miracle this Christmas! On Friday December 3, 2010 I found out that I was pregnant. We have been waiting so long for this. We have been trying to keep this little miracle a secret because of my history of miscarriages. It seems that in the past I have told everyone right away and then have to turn around and tell them that I lost the baby. David and our home teacher gave me a blessing when I found out. During the last few months I have been meeting with a Fertility specialist to find out why it is so hard for me to get and stay pregnant. After all the testing many things were found that have been causing my problems. David and I have a matching gene type, I have what they suspect is a hydrosalpinx (they couldn't do that test because I got pregnant), I tested high for Lupus, I have a Folic Acid deficiency, my body does not produce needed progesterone, I have a anti coagulation problem, I lack protective blocking antibodies, I have para-ovarian cysts, and I had an inflamed Fallopian tube. I think that is the complete list of problems working against me. Despite all these problems Heavenly Father blessed me with the miracle of pregnancy. I take 11 pills a day and I have to give myself a shot in the tummy once a day, and I have to have Immuneo-globins given to me thru an IV. This part scares me. I have my first one scheduled for this coming Wednesday. Thankfully TriCare has paid for the majority of my bills. They reimbursed the immune labs at a lower rate and they don't cover the IVIG at all as it is not FDA approved for treatment of miscarriages. I go in Tuesday for another visit with the fertility specialist. I like going to see him because at each visit I get an ultrasound. I already have two ultrasound pictures of the baby. If you go by the first day of my last period I am about nine and a half weeks pregnant. This may or may not be accurate as I do not have regular cycles. Hopefully on Tuesday I will get a better idea of where I really am in the pregnancy. My due date has been estimated around July 24, 2011. We have been praying and fasting that things will work out the way that Heavenly Father intends. We have been at peace with this pregnancy (at least as much as can be expected). We have a long road ahead of us before this baby is born. We are so excited for this baby!! As time progresses we will be telling more people but for now we are still keeping it within the family. Mom and Dad I am sure that you suspected that I was pregnant. And Ann was pretty convinced when we were at her house last weekend. I ate so much! So far I have not had any nausea and I crave really cold water, celery and McDonald's hamburgers plain with a packet of mayonnaise and extra salt and pepper. David has been so good to make sure that I have been taking it easy. I have been so tired lately, and take a nap almost daily. I hope that Heavenly Father blessed each of you this Holiday season and that the true Spirit of Christmas found it's way into each of your homes.
Miracles happen and we are so grateful to Heavenly Father for giving us this one!!