Just two weeks shy of my complete hysterectomy - with only one dysfunctional ovary remaining and severely painful stage 3 endometriosis - we had miraculously managed to conceive. How about those odds? Not to mention the threat to the baby that came from withdrawal from my pain management protocol.
March 2010: 5 months |
Well, this second biological baby was about to throw a total wrench in our living situation. Due to census requirements, we were unable to have additional children of our own and continue living in the house - which was part of the job requirement. We knew that God was moving us in a new direction, but we had no idea where.
We began looking around for jobs while praying for wisdom and guidance. I wasn't becoming less pregnant and we needed to transition quickly because it wouldn't be long before my ability to assist would be even more limited. I had just come off all of my pain medications and although some of my pain took a hiatus during the pregnancy, I still had scar tissue and nerve damage pain that did not go away. I also had an exceptionally difficult time with morning (more like all day) sickness - a huge variance from my first pregnancy - all throughout my pregnancy.
May 2010: 7 months |
In April 2010, we moved to my hometown in northern Maine. I was a little more than 5 months along in my pregnancy and had already gotten my records transferred to an OB/GYN who also happened to be married to one of my childhood friends... #smalltownperks
The remainder of my pregnancy was fairly uneventful and on July 13, 2010, we welcomed our second little miracle, Emily, into the world.
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