Monday, May 24, 2010

3 Little Letters

In the last several years, God's often said "No."

Today, we got these three little letters.



Y-E-S. Three letters, so simple on their own, but so powerful and generous when put together.

It's very, very early. (We did take a few tests at different times to confirm it wasn't a fluke). But it's so early, in fact, that the nurse at my doctor's office advised me to not tell anyone until after my blood test and ultrasounds, because "things might peeter out" and we don't want to go around having to "un-tell everyone."

That's one piece of "medical" advice I won't be taking. Our God is big and generous and these lives are already precious in His sight, and in ours. I don't care if we get to enjoy and bless them for 1 day or 1 million, we are going to celebrate their lives. I shall never regret this wonderful day we've had of telling family and friends, and knowing that so many people love these babies already.

We are just concentrating on enjoying these babies as long as we have them. God knows our hearts' desires, and our worries and our fears too, and we're just leaving them at His feet and celebrating the gift we've already been given and trying not to focus on what we might or might not receive tomorrow. God's grace is sufficient for today, and for every day hereafter. He knows what the future holds and holds it, us, and the babies in His hands. We are simply resting in that.

Our blood test is Friday. I don't know when any of the ultrasounds or anything after that will be. I've tried to be SO hands-off and laid back this time around, that I know surprisingly little about the next step(s) in the process. I don't know how many beta tests he'll do. I have no idea if this doc will do early ultrasounds or if he'll release me to my regular OB, at which point, I'll wait til the standard 8-12 weeks. I have no idea when we'll know if it's one baby or two who implanted.

I do know that if it's one baby, the due date is February 1 (according to the reliable internets ;) ) and if it's two babies, the due date is early January. My accountant husband is of course hoping that the two will be a tiny bit earlier, and give us a tax break ;) Haha! Stay put as long as you want, babies dear.

Thanks for celebrating with us, and covering these precious babies in prayer. We are praising God for exactly the amount of days He has numbered for them. Please pray for us too, that our hearts would continue to be guarded against worry and fear, and that they would be fortified with strength, peace, and trust.

Love to you all!

16 comments:

  1. Jen,

    This is so weird, because I've never met you in person, but I dreamed on Saturday night that you got a positive HPT and so, I have kept checking your blog to see if the dream would become a reality. When you dream something, you know it's really been on your mind a lot lately and I can promise you that God has brought you, Todd, and your babies into my mind a lot over the past few weeks (since I first heard you were having another FET) and I have prayed for you guys often. I'm praising God with you and can't wait to follow the rest of this pregnancy! :)

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  2. PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW! Y-e-s!
    Can you tell I am excited? Yes, we will sing praises for the little ones who you carry so snuggly in your womb! We will pray for safety and growth and God's special touch in their lives.

    I knew we were a lot alike. I am a POAS-a-holic and can NEVER wait! How many days past transfer are you? When is your b/w? You probably already said all of that in your post, but I saw 'yes' and raced to cyber (((HUG))) you!! Many congratulations mama! Thank you for giving us the honor to pray for your little tiny ones!

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  3. CONGRATULATIONS!!! This is awesome! I needed to hear news like this today!

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  4. I just can't tell you how thrilled I am with you, not just for the news but for the miraculous peace and joy that He's gifted you with, that you've chosen to hold onto right now...what a testimony to His joy being our strength and His amazing grace!! I have and will continue praying for you guys, God bless you!!!

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  5. YEA! Happy for you and praying for your hearts. You have great perspective and I can hear the peace in your blogging voice. Way to stay strong and rest in the Lord.

    -E

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  6. Oh I just said an extended prayer for you with tears in my eyes that this baby or these babies stay put if that is in God's plan. My heart jumped for joy when I saw your blog title! Please keep us updated with as much detail as you are able to convey and hug yourself and belly from me!

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  7. I love your perspective, Jen! You definitely know how to truly celebrate life! Your happy news made my day. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

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  8. Yay! Oh, I'm so glad to hear this news. God bless those little ones!

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  9. SO SO SO Happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. I am so excited for your good news! Your attitude is also an encouragement and a wonderful reminder to trust in Him.

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  11. Great News Jen!

    Y-E-S- Praise God!

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  12. Giving praise to God for such wonderful news!! -kriss

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  13. GOD is good! So happy for you and Todd - praying for our YES on June 7 :)

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  14. Grow babies grow! Congrats Jen and Todd! You are all in my prayers for a happy and healthy uneventful 9 months!

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  15. I have been following you through our mutual friend, Brenda, and I am just stopping in to say CONGRATULATIONS! How wonderful! I feel exactly the same way as you do about telling people that you're pregnant. People told me, "don't you want to wait until you know that everything is okay before you tell people?" And I always said no because even if something had happened, it didn't mean that our baby didn't exist just because we didn't tell people, and I wanted people to experience our joy right from the start.

    I am SOOOOO happy for you guys! (Odd coming from a stranger, I know!)

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