Adoption, Foster Care, and Pregnancy!

Adoption, Foster Care, and now Pregnancy! 

Just typing the title made me exhausted! Lol   If you have been following my other post you will know that me being pregnant was a huge shock to us! 

To recap, we are in the process of finalizing the adoption with our daughter, just had her now two month brother move in, and am pregnant!

I have never been so exhausted in my life! Lol

Having all the trouble I do and with my history, this is considered a High Risk Pregnancy. I had an ultrasound done at 7 weeks and everything looked good. They did however see a small amount of blood in my uterus as well as around my current cyst. The doctor told us that lots of woman can have blood around the fetus and most of the time it will go away on its own. He also said that in the past the doctors would say that it increases the chances of miscarriage but he said that this is not accurate. 

My next ultrasound will be at the end of this month. I feel pregnant and boy am I nauseous all the time! Lol  I pray the baby still looks healthy in the next ultrasound. 

It's so hard to even share with people that I am pregnant because of the last abnormal pregnancy but I feel that it's important to share the entire process. As exciting or difficult as it may be. 

Well as always thanks for reading!

Oh! I almost forgot! Here is a photo we took as an announcement :)

Beth

My Story: Chapter 2

Hi all!

I'm just going to jump right into this where I left off before. 

Our adoption of our beautiful little girl is still going strong. We are hoping to finalize things in the next few months to make it all official! We could not be more excited! 

She is such a blessing to our little family, I'm so happy that God chose to place her into our lives and into our home. 

Now to share what's new:

Five weeks ago we moved in a three week old baby boy. As with our daughters case, we cannot provide any details surrounding this case. I will, however, share that he is our daughters half brother.  This is the reason we agreed to care for this precious baby. 

I know there are lots of questions but I have to answer most with I don't know or I can't share. We don't know what God has in store for us or what the future holds. If he becomes available for adoption, we will happily welcome him into our family. If he leaves us, we will care and love on him until then. 

 

It is our prayer that this little guy be raised in a loving Christian household where he will be safe and nurtured. We pray that whatever happens be in the best interest of him not all of the adults involved. 

Now let me just share I have a new respect for moms! Lol  We have never cared for a newborn for more than a few hours at a time. We moved this little guy in as a preemie and boy is he a tiny little thing! I have learned how to assist him eating to help him drop his tounge, how to keep his body temp at 98 at all times, and how to function on 4-5 hours of sleep! :)   Luckily I have a LOT of support! We have people who  have allowed me to get naps in, have prepared meals, bought diapers, and even done my dishes! 

We are learning as we go and googling the rest! Lol

Well that is all for now, thanks for letting me share! 

Beth