I decided to find an Ob/Gyn who was located close enough to my home that William would be able to be involved in the prenatal care. I picked an office that I had heard good things about, but I couldn’t really ask any friends for input at this point because we are keeping it a secret. I had to attend a prenatal class first. Most of the information was nothing new, but I know that I still have a lot to learn.
I was disappointed that my Ob doesn’t get first trimester ultrasounds unless there is uncertainty about dating. Well, since I have been keeping track of my cycle for the past 6 months since dropping the pill, I had no problem with dating my last period. I’ll have to wait until I am 20 weeks along before I get to see the little genius forming inside me. My first visit was nothing out of the ordinary from other gyn visits, so I told William he could stay home. At the next visit, we’ll get to hear the heartbeat, so I’ll make sure he comes along for that one.
When I turned 18, my dad gave me a book that he wrote in which he told dozens of stories of my early childhood. In this video I read the story of my birth and put images of our family to music and the narration.
For the past year, I have been praying for the right time to have a baby. I know that being in medical school makes the timing and planning a little more complicated, and having kids is no small matter. When we did the pregnancy test tonight, I knew that if it was in God’s plan, I would be pregnant. If not, then we would keep trying and praying, trusting in God’s perfect timing.
Tomorrow is the 10 year anniversary of my ovarian surgery. After William and I got engaged, I asked him how many kids he wanted. Knowing about my surgery, William said, “Wait, you can have kids? I thought that surgery took away your ability to have kids!” Knowing how important kids are to William, I felt loved beyond compare that he wanted to marry me even if I wasn’t able to give him children of our own. And today, we discovered that my surgeon was right, my fertility was spared. Praise God! Continue reading ‘I’m going to be a mother!’
Wow, where to start! God is so great! I get really excited thinking about bringing a new lifeinto this world and teaching him everything I know. I also get really scared… What if I screw up? What if he/she finds out I’m a fraud and I’m not the greatest human on earth? What if I let him/her down? The great thing is that I have a father and a grandfather who set a great example for me. I also have a Father in heaven who has set the greatest example.
While in college I had a part-time job at an afterschool daycare center for a year and a half. It was there that I realized how great it was to play with kids and teach them. I also saw how important a male role model is in a child’s life. So many of the kids I worked with came from single mother homes and didn’t have a father figure. For several of them, I was their only father figure. I can’t wait to be in that role model for my kid!
I’ve got so many ideas, dreams, and experiences for my kid and I’m counting the days to get started! I’m so blessed to have a wife who will be the most caring, most fun, and coolest mom ever! Together with our child we will be the best family ever!
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