5 results for tag: Anencephaly
The date was July 7, 2015. A typical July day in Texas—sunny and hot. I was about four months pregnant with our firstborn daughter. We had just found out that she was a girl, and had named her Annie Ruth after my great-grandmother.
I was sitting on the couch about to have my quiet time when I received a phone call from my doctor. I was told over the phone that some of the sonograms taken at the Sneak-a-Peak place did not look quite right. She tried to encourage me that the machine may not have taken good quality photos, or perhaps the issue was operator error. These were perfectly logical explanations, but my husband and I both felt uneasy ...
On June 13, 2010, I discovered that I was pregnant with our third child in three years. There was a great deal of shock and restlessness as we began to prepare our home for three babies. My first two pregnancies were textbook and without nausea or complications. So, as my third pregnancy began and the sickness ensued, it was even harder for me to accept that this was God’s plan for me. However, God laid Jeremiah 33:3 on my heart and began to transform my thoughts to His thoughts—“Call to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” We began to digest the reality, and we were ...
My husband, Matt, and I are high school sweethearts. We've been together since I was 15 and he was 16. We dated four years, married a year after we graduated high school, put each other through college, and had a relatively easy first eight years of marriage.
Since I was a little girl, all I ever wanted was to be a wife and mother. In the spring of 2003, we decided it was time to start our little family. On August 9 of that same year, we found out I was pregnant for the first time. We were elated and anxious to tell our families, as this would be the first grandchild on both sides. But, sadly, four days later, I miscarried. It was heartbreaking. ...
After just 6 months of marriage my husband and I were overjoyed to find out we were pregnant with our first child only to discover 3 months later that our little girl, Sophia Kyla, had a fatal neural tube condition called anencephaly and would not live once born. When 95% of babies diagnosed with a fatal condition are terminated, we were determined to carry her to term and celebrate every moment of her life no matter the cost. As Sophie’s story began to unfold, our community rallied around us to help us celebrate Sophie’s short life. Unbeknownst to Kevin and I, a secret Facebook page had been created for our friends to help us celebrate each ...
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"On Mother’s Day my oldest daughter was going to be baptized by her Daddy. It was the most amazing thing to be 20 weeks pregnant sitting next to my little 8 year old, and watching my husband help our oldest profess her faith in our Savior ...
