I wanna share the whole backstory to what is going on in our lives. Just like Transformers, there's more than meets the eye. This isn't just another, "oh look, we got pregnant" kind of story because it involves a lot of heart ache and tears along the way.
We've been married for 2 1/2 years and have talked about having a family for some time, because let's face it, it's one of those questions you just have to address from the get-go. Do you want to have kids? How many? When? etc. Those are all basic, elementary, I'm-going-to-spend-the-rest-of-my-life-with-you questions. We've always known we wanted to start a family, want 2-3 munchkins around the house, and we wanted some time together as a couple before starting the parenthood journey. So we waited. Like all newly-wed couples, she started on the pill, which let me tell you isn't a good thing always. That stupid little pill can mess up a woman's hormones, their hormonal balance, etc. and can cause more problems than needed. Because of hormonal issues, she stopped taking it, thinking things would get better, but they only got worse.
In September of 2009 we had a chemical pregnancy. We went to the doctor, because all the symptoms and signs were there (I admit we were a little nervous and shocked). We had just started language school in Costa Rica in preparation for coming here to El Salvador as missionaries. Ultrasound confirmed that there had been growth in the right places but there was nothing there. Just a day earlier Lisa had an episode at home and the doctor said it could have been her body rejecting and flushing out her system or just a chemical pregnancy. Either way, it was devastating. We cried, moped, were depressed, etc. for quite some time. That incident created a chain-effect that lasted for over a year. Lisa's body got thrown WAY off balance and she started having issues. Doctors tried putting her on hormones, another round or so of birth control in an attempt to jump start her system, etc. Nothing seemed to work. She kept having problems and they couldn't get things back on track.
This lasted until October of 2010. We went to a doctor here in El Salvador, after a year of tests, medicine, etc. The doc here started her on a different round of hormones and after a few ultrasounds told us that her body wasn't ovulating and she had polycystic ovaries (a condition she probably developed in adolescence). Essentially, it looked hopeless. In December 2010 we had an evangelist, Mark Triplett (Don's brother), here and were having a healing crusade. I told Lisa the first night that we were going down and God was going to do something. I knew that God would answer our prayers and do something. So we went and when it was time for prayer, we were some of the first ones down. I don't exactly recall all of the details, because Mark was talking with Lisa, but another MA, Tammy, came over and prayed for Lisa and told her that her body was going to return to normal and she would get pregnant. Mark prayed for her and during prayer Lisa began to feel a burning sensation on her right side. We had a doctor's appointment a week later and leaving that service we were confident that God had done something. When we went to the doctor, an ultrasound showed that the left ovary was still useless, but the right one looked almost normal.
That brings us to today. This baby is a testimony of God's healing power. Her body wasn't working, the hormones were off, and cysts were creating a situation where she wouldn't conceive. God touched her body, healed her body, enabling us to finally conceive a child. Most people say you shouldn't say anything in the first trimester because the most issues and the highest risk for miscarriage happen in that time, but I don't care. For me, this is a completion and fulfillment of healing that God did in December. This baby is going to be fine because God made it possible for us to conceive. If you don't believe in miracles, let me introduce you to my baby!
Sometimes the miracles that God does are instantaneous and sometimes the results aren't seen for a few weeks, but our little pea-size baby is testimony to God's healing power. He cares enough for His children to provide every single need. He knew how much a child meant to us and cared enough for us to make it possible and prove His faithfulness to us in an amazing way.
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