Blessed

Blessed....that is the word that sums up how I feel right now. Things are going well. And I continue to be reminded daily, especially in this pregnancy, that I am not in control. I have no control over anything. And it kind of feels good that it is outside of my hands. All I have to do is take care of myself and pray, God is handling the rest.

Last Thursday I went to Columbia for my interview with the Board of Ordained Ministry. There were ten of us there for interviews. We got started late, but I was one of the ones to be interviewed in the first time slot. I was thankful to get it over with, but it meant I had to wait the rest of the time. And we all know, waiting seems to be the worst part of anything! I finished my interview at 11:05, and I found out my results at about 12:50 my results. I passed!!! I will be getting commissioned at Annual Conference in June, if I don't miss it due to pregnancy issues! I am so excited and proud of myself. I knew I could do it. Thank you to anyone who prayed for me throughout the ordeal. It means so much.

Then on Friday I went back to the OB. My fluid levels were much better. Rachel looked and sounded good. My cervix still looks fine. My blood pressure was low, no excessive protein, and no swelling (pre-eclampsia symptoms) so things seem to be looking good. Rachel is still measuring a tad on the big side. My iron is still a little low, but we are watching that. It is from the anemia, and if that is my only struggle the remainder of my pregnancy, then I am doing good. I took my gestational diabetes test, and was told they would call me today if I needed to take the 3 hour test. I did not get a call, so I am assuming that I did not fail the first test, which means no diabetes. My OB was so pleased at the appointment with how I am doing and how things are going. She even said to me that over the past several weeks she had been looking for, even expecting, something to go wrong, and she just can't find it. She said over the past 2 weeks that they had looked for everything and I am pretty normal. She said this is as close to a textbook pregnancy as you can have after pre-eclampsia. I can't tell you how I feel, other than thankful. I am finally starting to believe that we will get further than I got with Joshua, and maybe even pretty close to term. Please continue to remember us in your prayers!