Until God says No, Keep Believing YES

Yesterday started off with a bit of a stomach ache. Emily and I had Macaronni Grille at 9:30 on Friday night so I figured the chicken canalonni was a bit heavy for me & my little one. As the day progressed the stomach ache subsided but the cramps worsened. By 6pm the cramps were pretty bad and some other less than pleasant "warnings" were occuring. By 8pm we were in our local Emergency Room with family and friends. After an ultrasound and a pelvic exam, the early indications are that we have miscarried. We will not know for sure until Monday or Tuesday when I can get in with my doctor.

Before the ultrasound the ER doctor told us that if we were not very far along then we might not see anything with the scan. After the radiologist read my films he did say that there was a sac in the uterus. However, the later pelvic exam showed some questionable "tissue." The ER doc thought that MAYBE there were twins in there and one miscarried and there is still one in my uterus or that the sac was what became the "tissue" in the pelvic exam. He really has no way to know since we are so early in this pregnancy.

My hCG level was 1733 which shows that we were in our 4th-5th week of pregnancy. I will get a call in to the doctor first thing tomorrow and try to get in there either tomorrow or Tuesday. If the "numbers" go up, then we are still pregnant but if they go down then it is proof of a miscarriage.

I guess I will have to tell work something now, but I feel certain that they will be more than accomidating.

Please pray for Lance and I and our families as we travel this uncertain path. It's hard to know what to think or feel at this time and I know that God's grace and love is the only thing that's 'concrete' at this time. Stacey told me that "until God says no, keep believing YES." That's a hard thing for me to do right now since at the top of our discharge papers it says MISCARRIAGE but I guess the final word will come from my doctor when we can get in to see her.

I will update again as soon as I know more.

Thank you for your prayers,
Lance & Annie