Thankfully it has been a routine "high risk" geriatric pregnancy.... with the minor exceptions of PPE that has to be worn when I leave the house for drs appts.
Little dude 2 looks to be keeping up with his big brother... very active and not tiny! He is taking up every inch of my abdomen... which means having a lot of acid reflux... struggling to breathe as there is not room for my stomach and lungs and head butting my bladder requiring frequent trips to the restroom.
Thursday, April 16th I am scheduled to have a csection. With all the complications from the first pregnancy we are not taking any chances. Unfortunately with all that is going on right now... it is not the easiest time to give birth. Not something you can do through telemedicine! Or push off til a better time!
The more I know... the more my anxiety raises surrounding this delivery. I know I am not supposed to worry about tomorrow as tomorrow has enough concerns of it's own... but I could use extra prayer.
- we have been under a stay at home order for over a month at this point and besides drs appt... D and I have abided by that. J is an essential employee so he has just been able to be working from home for the last couple of weeks. And he is the one that goes out for groceries and prescriptions. Please pray we all stay healthy...
-please pray that we all get rest...
- please pray for peace during this time as the possibility of not having J by my side through this terrifies me and knowing I have to be wearing a mask the entire time in the hospital freaks me out. (I have already had a lot of breathing problems with this pregnancy and having to wear a mask that covers my nose and mouth especially during delivery while laying flat on my back sounds agonizing.)
-please pray for D's transition during this time as he has not been away from me or J for more than a few hours at a time... much less for 72+ hours. This mommas heart is struggling with this as well as I dont want this to be a traumatic time in his life.
-pray for quick healing of my body as this is major surgery. I realize I need to take the time to rest after and Justin will be working from home but trying to balance a 8+hour job... a very active 16 month old... a newborn... and a wife who shouldn't be doing too much is a lot to ask of any one person... not to mention everything that needs to get done around the house... cooking... dishes... laundry... getting groceries... etc.
With all of that said... we also pray for a safe and healthy delivery of this little dude.
My strength and joy is in the Lord... I just sometimes need a reminder to take a step back to count my blessings and to rely on others. I appreciate your prayers and look forward to sharing the news of this little dude's arrival!
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