I’m going to be an aunt (again)!

I realized last week that I had failed to let everyone know that — surprise! — I am going to be an aunt, again! My sweet, sweet sister Mandy and her husband are expecting their second child, due sometime in mid-February. In fact, in a little over three weeks, they find out the gender of the [...]

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Recovering

I am still recovering physically from Tuesday. Mostly I am sore and have a hard time moving around. I think I am getting around easier, though by the evening my stomach is pretty swollen! Yuck! I can say I hope I never have to have a c-section!!
I have been so thankful for Rust and Mandy. [...]

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Thankful

In an attempt to process all of this, I made a list of things I can be thankful for through this whole experience…

I am thankful that the doctors discovered the ectopic pregnancy in time before it became truly life-threatening.
I am thankful for anesthesia!!
I am so, so thankful for all the people who have prayed for [...]

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Update

Rust and I are back home now. I was released from the hospital last night, about three hours after the surgery.
I am still a little fuzzy with the details, as Rust did all the communicating with my doctor who performed the surgery. But I know the pregnancy was ectopic (tubal…outside the uterus), and my left [...]

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Please pray

I can’t believe I am writing this.
Please pray.
Rust and I are heading to the hospital for emergency surgery for me. We found out we were pregnant about three weeks ago, and today at my ultrasound found out that it was an abnormal pregnancy. It looks like there is fluid in my abdomen which points to [...]

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