Right after I heard this news I just got this overwhelming bleeding heart for their family. I could not help but remember back to my 6 week scare. Their baby boy is only at 30 weeks gestation. He will be delivered prematurely. I know that God has his hand in this and I am faithful he will be just fine.
All of this talk makes me really think of a great friend of mine, "Charlotte", that has been in the hospital for 5 weeks now. Charlotte is expecting twin baby boys. About 5 weeks ago she was admitted due to those boys wanting to come out early and meet their Mommy. Charlotte is only 29 weeks pregnant and the doctors just aren't sure how much longer they will stay in utero.
I talk to Charlotte almost daily and let me tell you, she is so amazing! Of course she has hard days staring at those 4 walls, but who wouldn't? She knows that this hospital stay is what her boys need. She knows that she is where she is supposed to be, and around the doctors that have hers and her boys best interests at heart.
Charlotte and I struggled with infertility together until we were both blessed with the pregnancies of "our 3 sons." I got pregnant with Hudson in April and her main goal was to be pregnant before I gave birth. Get this, Charlotte found out she was pregnant the week of my baby shower, in November, that she was co-hosting!!!! How Great is our God?
It was not until a few weeks later that she learned she was pregnant with not one, but two babies! I can't even begin to put her and her husbands elation in words. I received that phone call and the excitement in her voice, the remnants of tears of joy that lingered, and the shock of the life changing experience she was enduring. Wow, it was such a touching moment! I think I was more happy for her at that moment than I was when I learned I was pregnant. All of our prayers had finally been answered!
With Charlotte in the state she is currently in, I constantly pray that the daily roller coaster of emotions never gets her too down on herself. Of course she is so excited to be pregnant and can't wait to meet her boys, but then again knows that she will more than likely have to leave there without them for a short period of time. I just know that God has his hands over her womb and is giving those boys all the time they need to be healthy and strong when they are born. They may be little things, but Lord knows those little babies are the most resilient. I am going to continue to walk in Faith knowing that those boys will be born, nursed to perfect health, be home in no time, and the play dates will begin. I don't know though, 3 is a crowd. Those little cowboys will be ganging up on my cowboy before we know it. Ha!
Charlotte, every morning you wake up and those babies are still in your belly,and even once they are delivered, I want you to be reminded that you are constantly in my daily thoughts and prayers. This time in the hospital will feel like it was only 3 days once you are home with those babies and your true chaos begins. I also want you to look at this beautiful picture below and know that miracles do happen, babies do prove those doctors wrong, with a little help from you. Even when they are born so little and fragile, they can still end up with the chunkiest cheeks in the world! I know this goes without saying but I also hope that you to continue to Praise God in Your Storm! Love ya, Girl!
***Update***
Mike and Becky's baby boy was born weighing in at 3lbs and he is breathing on his own. Thank you, Jesus!
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