Beginning the Long Wait

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ...Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Phillipians 4:4, 6-7

As this waiting process begins, I would definitely say the above verse is one we will be standing on! It is hard not to be anxious and nervous. It has been such a long road to where we are now and it all hangs on these next 8 days.

I got the phone call this morning from Jaime, the embryologist, about our other embies. Unfortunately, all of them stopped growing so we were unable to freeze any. I was not necessarily surprised at this news after our report yesterday, but at the same time I am sad to know none were able to be frozen. Our report yesterday was that they had significantly slowed in their growth and had fragmentation (abnormal cells growing that can delay normal growth). She said that the fragmentation had grown to the point that the abnormal cells were drowning out the normal cells so that they couldn't grow anymore. Apparently this is thought to be due to genetics or some sort of defect with the egg or the sperm. Nothing can be done on our part or the lab's part, it just happens. Nonetheless, it is disheartening.

We must shift our focus, though, to the blessing that God has given us with the 2 embryos we transferred yesterday! And they are a blessing! Constant prayer that they implant and continue to grow! Bedrest is making it easy to do a lot of thinking and praying. However, that also means constant thought about the next 8 days. I have to follow the direction of God's command--Rejoice ALWAYS! Give over my thoughts, worries, and anxieties to Him through prayer. Then His peace will take over. I definitely need His peace! Each step brings me closer to our Lord and am amazed at how alive and true His Word is!

I would ask that over the next 8 days you pray diligently with us a very specific scripture. As we left the office yesterday, we are technically pregnant! We must pray and trust that the Lord will continue to grow these babies. This is why we believe this scripture is so important and pertinent!

"Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and NONE WILL MISCARRY or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span." Exodus 23:25-26 (emphasis mine)

Prayfully, The Earharts