I wanted to share two blogs I found today. They make my life seem like a cakewalk. It's a great reminder for me that 1-things aren't as bad as they could be and 2-that my trials are specifically for me, which means I can overcome them.
Blog 1-Adopting William
a family adopting a special needs child. And he is definitely a SPECIAL child who needs all the love he's received so far from this wonderful family.
Blog 2-Confessions of a CF Husband
a blog written by the husband of a woman who has cystic fibrosis and is in a hospital awaiting a double lung transplant. And they are parents to a little girl that was born at 24 weeks gestation.
Showing posts with label adoption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adoption. Show all posts
Thursday, March 13
Wednesday, February 20
On Our Plate
We have a big decision to make soon. We knew my body would have some damage from having pregnancies back to back. After Josie was born and I was getting stitched back up Dr. Gordon gave me some bad news. "Your uterus is very thin. There is so much scar tissue there's practically nothing to sew together. Your risk of uterine rupture is very high now." He didn't say we couldn't have any more children, just that he would not deliver them.
-Get a second opinion? How? He was the only surgeon, and an ultrasound can't detect scar tissue.
-Wait 5 years and see if my body heals? again, how would we know after 5 years the condition of it (without surgery), and what if we got pregnant before then? We don't want to put ourselves in the position of having to choose between a child's life and my own.
It's such a bittersweet time in our home right now. Being faced with the very real possibility of never being pregnant again (feeling that little one move inside me), having a permanent method of birth control at only 24, and only having 3 children.
---But celebrating in the 3 very healthy happy children we have been blessed with, and savoring the joys of being their parents and watching them learn and grow and love.
And thankfully, we were somewhat prepared for the news. We discussed adoption a month or so ago. Some people have the opinion that you don't adopt if you can become pregnant and have your own children. However, we are of the opinion that if we can provide the home that child deserves then we adopt. We couldn't do it for many more years and would possibly foster before adopting, but we have it for consideration.
We need to get to the temple, soon!
-Get a second opinion? How? He was the only surgeon, and an ultrasound can't detect scar tissue.
-Wait 5 years and see if my body heals? again, how would we know after 5 years the condition of it (without surgery), and what if we got pregnant before then? We don't want to put ourselves in the position of having to choose between a child's life and my own.
It's such a bittersweet time in our home right now. Being faced with the very real possibility of never being pregnant again (feeling that little one move inside me), having a permanent method of birth control at only 24, and only having 3 children.
---But celebrating in the 3 very healthy happy children we have been blessed with, and savoring the joys of being their parents and watching them learn and grow and love.
And thankfully, we were somewhat prepared for the news. We discussed adoption a month or so ago. Some people have the opinion that you don't adopt if you can become pregnant and have your own children. However, we are of the opinion that if we can provide the home that child deserves then we adopt. We couldn't do it for many more years and would possibly foster before adopting, but we have it for consideration.
We need to get to the temple, soon!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)