As I read, think and pray for my MOPS friend, Jennifer's little boy Stellan, I am overcome by gratitude to the God who saves me, that I have TWO healthy babies. I mean, TWO. The miracle of life is amazing. Having one healthy baby is amazing, I'm not trying to discount that, but imagine the miracle in having TWO! I have TWO reasons to believe in God, TWO reasons to get on my knees each day and praise the Lord, TWO reasons to laugh and giggle and learn not to complain.
When we first found out we were having a baby we were amazed. When I learned we were having TWO babies, I was in awe. As the pregnancy progressed and eventually the babies were born, I realized the significance of what had just transpired. God provided TWO healthy babies to us. Not only did he knit together one healthy baby perfectly, but he knit together TWO healthy babies, AT THE SAME TIME! There was enough space, enough fluid, enough nutrients, etc. Within minutes of each other they were born into this world. How does this happen? Seriously. Think about it. It's a true miracle. I wake up to TWO miracles daily. TWO babies born the same day, formed at the same time, in the same womb, turned out perfectly. How can you not believe in God?! It wasn't my good nutrition (Cheetos count, right?!), it wasn't the constant reading I did, it wasn't the weekly Dr. appointments I had, it was God. It was His hand in it all.
Did I mention we had a scare with Baby B (Owen)? At our 20 week, level 2 ultrasound we were told everything was great. When I got to my appointment my OB said, "You heard about the calcium deposit on Baby B's heart right?". um, no. I started freaking out as I heard it is a marker for Down syndrome. The Dr. said, "Baby B had no other markers of Downs, he will be fine." Um-you know the kids I work with daily right? This was not "fine". I was told my chance of having a baby with Downs just went up to 1/500, which are the chances a 35 year old woman faces when giving birth. This may seem unlikely to you, but at the time it was extremely scary to me. Of course we would have accepted a baby with Downs with nothing less than love and acceptance, but it was difficult. Because I was carrying twins there was no testing that could be done that was safe and would provide a definitive answer for us. We waited 18 weeks to find out if Baby B had Down syndrome. We prayed, we trusted, we waited. Praise God, when Baby B came out, he looked typical and we eventually found out he did not have Downs.
Miracles-they happen all the time. We have TWO! How about you? Miracles come in the form of Chase and Baby B, AKA, Owen. They also come in the form of Baby Stellan. Will you please continue to pray for him. Stellan goes into heart surgery tomorrow, a surgery that is rarely done on infants due to the complexity and difficulty of working with such a small heart. Pray for success!
Visit his site-www.mypreciouskids.net and be amazed at the miracle of this child and his mother.
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