When Plans Change

It's hard to prepare your heart for something new. Something unexpected. This journey has taken so many different turns, but God is still God and He is still good.

You'd think I'd stop making plans. Shouldn't I have learned my lesson by now? One would think, but here was our plan...

We decided to meet with a specialist back in September. I had my first consultation and felt at home, but mostly just comfortable. The doctor and staff were kind, understanding and wise. It was one of those "right place at the right time" moments.

We scheduled blood work a short while after that initial appointment to get the ball rolling. At this point, we still had no idea what was causing me to miscarry. At that appointment, the tech took 17 tubes of blood. Yes, you read that correctly. I jokingly told her she might as well have been a vampire, but I don't think she was as amused at my nervous banter.

Then, we waited. Waited for my next cycle. And we waited. And waited. Well, as most of you already know, we are pregnant and praising the Lord each day for this little miracle. 

The difference this time is that my progesterone regimen was greatly increased. If you remember in my last post (ages ago), I mentioned that my doctor in Orlando put me on progesterone once a day when we found out we were pregnant. The only thing was, he prescribed it incorrectly (or at least he did for me). Turns out I have a progesterone deficiency and needed to take it three times a day. Who knew! Thankfully, we had a team of specialists that were determined to help us have a successful pregnancy. 

I'm so happy to tell you that we are now 21 weeks along and got to hear our sweet Liam's heartbeat today. 

When I first started this blog, I wasn't sure about the road ahead. Hence, the long break between posts. I wasn't quite sure the direction it should take now that we are pregnant. My original plan was to focus on miscarriage and the real struggles women who have experienced a miscarriage often go through. It just didn't feel right to keep posting without giving you our full story. After all, we aren't perfect and never claim to be.

I guess now we will just see where this goes. Obviously, my "plans" keep changing, but God is faithful. He does answers prayers. There is hope. We still have a long road ahead, but each day is a new blessing. And today, I'm choosing to trust in His plan.

Until next time.