Well, my expected grandchild has not yet arrived. If nothing happens tonight then my daughter-in-law will have labor induced tomorrow evening. We don't know if it is a girl or boy yet so we will be surprised. This is the child that my daughter-in-law and son say is the result of so many people's prayers.
You see, years ago my d/i/l had an infected cyst that caused appendicitis. Her appendix was removed but the infection smoldered. After many months and continual pain she was opened up again. At this point a tube was removed from one side and the ovary from the other side couldn't be saved either. Organs were adhered to each other and were painstakingly separated. Her uterus was cleaned out and was left in place.
Those of you who have gone through the infertility wilderness know how exhausting it can be.......both physically, emotionally, and financially. They were in this wilderness for a long long time. It took it's toll on them and when their final IVF was unsuccessful and my heart surgery was imminent, they decided to rest a spell and re-evaluate at a later time.
The four of us went to Cancun for a week just prior to my surgery so we could all decompress. Less than two weeks after we returned home I was on the bypass machine and Heather was having a pregnancy test confirmed in the laboratory at Duke (along with several other tests since she was very high risk for a tubal pregnancy)
Jon is 36 and Heather is 34. This is a very emotional event for our family. I will let you all know how things go. We are expecting to be rejoicing very very soon!
You see, years ago my d/i/l had an infected cyst that caused appendicitis. Her appendix was removed but the infection smoldered. After many months and continual pain she was opened up again. At this point a tube was removed from one side and the ovary from the other side couldn't be saved either. Organs were adhered to each other and were painstakingly separated. Her uterus was cleaned out and was left in place.
Those of you who have gone through the infertility wilderness know how exhausting it can be.......both physically, emotionally, and financially. They were in this wilderness for a long long time. It took it's toll on them and when their final IVF was unsuccessful and my heart surgery was imminent, they decided to rest a spell and re-evaluate at a later time.
The four of us went to Cancun for a week just prior to my surgery so we could all decompress. Less than two weeks after we returned home I was on the bypass machine and Heather was having a pregnancy test confirmed in the laboratory at Duke (along with several other tests since she was very high risk for a tubal pregnancy)
Jon is 36 and Heather is 34. This is a very emotional event for our family. I will let you all know how things go. We are expecting to be rejoicing very very soon!
