Happy Miracle Day Anniversary!!

The following is the first post I ever did on Addison's baby site.  I'm reposting it to celebrate this special day for our family.

Our Miracle Baby


Date: 03/22/2008

I got my first positive pregnancy test on February 20th. We were elated and a little shocked that it happened so soon. We took our time only telling a few family members at first. My first doctor's appointment was scheduled on March 13th. Erik and I both took the day off of work, and it seemed to take forever to get here. The Monday of that week, the doctor's office called and said that they were unable to see me on the 13th because the ultrasound tech wouldn't be there. They said if I wanted to try and see a heartbeat I had to be seen that day (the 10th). So of course I said yes, and I called Erik and after canceling a few patients he was able to make it as well. As soon as we got there they did the ultrasound first. It was not good news. All they saw was an empty sac - no baby, no heartbeat. We were devastated. The doctor came in and said at that point we definitely should have seen something. He tentatively diagnosed me with a blighted ovum which is where a baby is conceived but does not implant. He said he wanted to see me back in one week just to confirm. He told me he was 99% sure that I would miscarry. That was one of the worst weeks of my life, although I think I handled it a lot better than I expected. I had fully accepted that this was not going to be our time and was just ready to move on with our lives. We had also asked family and friends for lots of prayers to help us through this difficult time. The day of my follow-up dragged on until my afternoon appointment finally arrived (on St. Patrick's Day). They started with an ultrasound and this time there seemed to be a shadow of something in the sack. I gasped and Erik grabbed my hand. Then as the tech kept moving the wand, she explained that we were actually seeing a baby!!! Then there was this little flicker that was the hearbeat! She even turned the sound on the machine way up and we could hear it! We had gotten our miracle! After the ultrasound the doctor ran in the room and grabbed the ultrasound report. We heard the tech telling him in the hallway about how she almost fell out of her chair. We he finally came back in he said that he had to compose himself because he was about to cry. He completed my exam, and said by all indications this was now a healthy pregnancy! The heartrate was 143 which is very healthy and strong. He said he didn't need to see me back for 4 weeks, although he did caution against announcing the news until I made it past 12 weeks. I will never forget St. Patrick's Day and all the people that prayed for us. God really showed me what he can do even against incredible odds. Thank you God for our little miracle!!

And here is the little miracle on the day she was born (excuse the quality, cell phone pic)...

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!