Sunday, September 14, 2008

So here it is...

I'm pregnant.

Crazy, right? How wild it is to even type those words in such an incredibly public forum. 7 weeks pregnant. What a miracle.

And the crazy thing is, we weren't even trying-- and I didn't think it could even happen. I was fully prepared to see a specialist this fall in order to start trying in January. But the Lord? He knew. He always knows.

But I had no idea how scary it would be. At once, I'm completely excited and totally petrified. I've been surrounded by all of these pregnant women all of these weeks with no clue about what was going on inside my own body, but mesmerized at what they must be going through. But I didn't consider the constant awareness that your body is not your own. That every weird ache or pain would send my mind down fourteen possible paths, none of which are positive. That I thought hypochondria was bad when I was alone in my skin...but now, there's two of us and I need to get. a. grip.

But I never was alone. The constant, never-fading presence of my God was and is felt.

I woke up with spotting this morning. Just a bit, and it stopped after the first...well, I won't go into details, but it didn't last at all and was always pink and that was incredibly early this morning. I've downed about a million ounces of water today and haven't seen anything to lose my mind over (except for a tiny amount of darkish brown this afternoon and that was it). I called several of my pregnant or have been pregnant friends and got a ton of sympathy and advise and also called my doctor, who told me to lie down all day-- so I did and was bored like crazy. Called my mother about 20 times. And felt all kinds of ghost pains.

You know I'm not allowed to look at WebMD. I'm not allowed to even peek at online medical symptoms sites. Because if I read it, I've got it. So of course my left shoulder has hurt (ectopic pregnancy), but so has my entire body-- I'm aching like I'm about to get the flu-- but it's normal.

So I turned over a new leaf midday. I decided that I will only read the positive comments on this website my sisters-in-law both told me about (it's a great site: babycenter.com). Look, if something bad is going to happen, something bad is going to happen-- there is nothing I can do about it. I am taking great care of myself and am doing everything I can. The rest is up to the Lord and I trust Him. But I can't go feeding my imagination.

For 9 months. OH, the drama.

I need to be delivered of this fear!!

So, in the spirit of the Year of Not Taking Things for Granted, I am not taking these days and this feeling of something amazing happening inside me for granted. No matter what happens tomorrow, next week or next year, this is now and it's unlike anything I have ever experienced. And I am not alone in it-- even in the dead of night when my child's father (oh, the awe of those words) is sleeping peacefully and my usually-exhausted self can't go to sleep, I am not alone. My earthly father has always referred to the verse that talks about the fact that the entire universe is held together in the expanse of God's hands, and I've been thinking about that today, wondering what is going on with this little one buried deep inside me. God's huge hands hold the expanse of the universe but somehow, miraculously, can go so small and tiny that they hold the life of this baby in perfect balance, too. Amazing.

Not taking that for granted, no sir.

Thank you Lord!

8 comments:

kristin.mccown said...

Wow! Congrats!!!! It is an awesome feeling when you find out, isn't it? I wondered if this is what your facebook status was about the other day.
I totally agree with you, stay off the websites that talk about everything that could go wrong. I too had shoulder pain and was determined that it was eptopic. Every little twinge I felt I obsessed about, until one day I said to myself, "Whatever happens happens and it will be in God's plan."
I will be praying for you, Don and your little one!

Samantha said...

thank you kristin!! it's always good to hear your insight into stuff!!!

blessedjourney said...

I am thrilled--you will be a fabulous mommy! Stay off those medical websites.......

Samantha said...

no problem!! :)

Melissa said...
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Melissa said...

Hey Sam,

Give me a call sometime when you want to "Mommy-Talk". I think those nine months of life are the most precious a woman can ever experience. I absolutely loved being pregnant, and even with some major spotting at four months, Lizzy is just as loveable as ever at the ripe old age of five! I'm doing the happy dance for you!!! I'm SO excited! I can't wait to see what an AWESOME mom you will be!!!!

~Melissa Foiles

BCF said...

A HUGE congrats to y'all! Another kid (who will obviously be really cool) to add to the Conyers Fam.

Kayleigh Shebs said...

Yay! Congrats!! OMG this kid will be the COOLEST kid around.