Wednesday, April 1, 2009

tough

Life can sure throw some curve balls. I have always wanted a largesh family, have two of my own then adopt. K wants 6 kids of his own. I have been willing to have that many. Things change. We found out that I am a balanced carrier, this simply means two of my chromosomes are stuck together. Our chances of having another child with ds is a 10 to 15% chance, and almost 30 to 35% chance of miscarriage. The rest is split between a normal child and a child that is a balanced carrier. I do want to have more children and if I have one with Ds how much harder will it be with two? but I am not sure, I think I will be very worried about it for a while. We have at least six months before we think about trying for another and I am trying not to think about it yet, today has enough worries without adding more. I need to go home, till next time.

3 comments:

Charity said...

Oh, Heather - I can't imagine how difficult this must be for you, but I can promise you that I will be lifting you up in prayer during the days, weeks and months ahead as you begin to process all of this. The truth I cling to is that "God is faithful" (I Cor. 10:13) . . . always and no matter what. Love you, sister!

jason said...

WOW! I agree with Charity that this has to be an incredibly difficult time. We will be praying for you guys! This is Jodi by the way.

Kati said...

I can only TRY to understand. Thankfully, our Lord DOES understand. He will give you the grace to face whatever He calls you to, Heather. May He be with you as you care for Arabella, and as you make decisions about the future.