This Week in Review

Here is a quick recap of this week:

1) We recieved an email yesterday that our family profile was officially live on our agency's website! Check us out! Do you know anyone pregnant and considering their options? Friends, family, church, school, work?  Please refer them to our agency in Yellow Springs, Ohio. They will take good care of the mother and help her find a perfect family... it could be us. :-)

http://www.adoptionlink.org/index.php?page=waiting-adoptive-families

2) I am so excited about this weekend because it is the first one that I don't feel like I will be running around like crazy! This week was fairly uneventful until the end of the week. We recieved another email about an "unusual" situation with a birthmother. Again, it was so hard to say no but we feel so sure about our decision that we know it was the right one. It is tough though. Some of the things that these newborns must endure not only in the womb but right after they take their first breath is just heartbreaking. Although this particular situation was not right for us now I can feel God working on my heart to someday being more open to this type of situation.

3) Yesterday started out as any other typical day until about 9:00 am. I had just walked out of a patient room and wasn't feeling quite right. I went to the bathroom as I had some abdominal cramping and felt nauseated. Well one thing led to another and I ended up in the ER after nearly fainting. My blood pressure was super low and my heart rate slow for a few minutes. It was scary. That is the thing about working in the medical field, as the nurses were hooking me up to all sorts of monitors I could barely hear because of the ringing in my ears but could hear enough medical jargon that I knew a little about what was happening to me. I was started on an IV right away, they took several vials of blood, did an EKG, and asked me a ton of questions. *Note: this next section might be TMI, so stop reading now and scroll down further if you wish* The one thing the doctor wanted to know was if this has happened to me before. It has, but not to this extent and is usually associated with my menstural cycle. I have had this happen to me since about the 7th or 8th grade but inconsistently. My tests all came back normal (and no I am not pregnant although that would have been an awesome surprise) but based on my history the doctor is pretty certain I have something called Neurocardiogenic Syncope (fainting). It is very common in young, healthy individuals but there is something that triggers the response I had. The doctor thinks mine might be related to abdominal pain/cramping associated with bowel movements. Long story short I am not in any immediate danger, was told to increase my sodium intake (apparently this helps deter the episodes) and I have to follow-up with my doctor. I will probably be making an appointment with a specialist in the area as well because there are medications/nasal sprays that can help with this too!

4) Our nursery furniture has been ordered and will be delivered next Friday! We spent Thursday night clearing out our office to make room for everything. It is a good thing we have started this now. We have a lot to organize. I can't even imagine trying to do all of this with a newborn.

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, "Abba, Father."For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. Romans 8:14-16