The day I found out I was pregnant I woke up at around 6:30, went to the bathroom, thought I mind as well take a test even though I took one a couple days earlier and it was negative. I took the test and placed it on the counter, pretended to not be completely focused on it, waited for around several hours (3 mins) and then checked. I completely expected to see one line…meaning not pregnant. I was prepared for it. But I still wanted to know. But when I checked, there wasn't just one line…there was two!?! I silently screamed and jumped around! And checked again just to be sure. I didn't want to wake Darryl up (or scare him as I hadn't yet showered, brushed my hair, or done my make-up) so I hid the test and got ready for school. I kept it a secret from Darryl only because I wanted to make it special for him. So that afternoon I asked him to go on a walk with me. I told him we should bring our camera's and just snap some picture's. He was down. So on our walk we found a really neat place and told him I was going to take some picture's of him. After some pictures I told him "Just wait, I want you to have this", and I handed him an envelope with the test in it. Here are those pictures. I love him so much.
Such a special day. Feb. 3! We decided to keep it a secret because I was only around a month along. The next two weeks were great! But then February 14th came along… the night I started feeling a little sick. I woke up the next morning unable to keep anything down all day, I was dizzy, and had to lay down. This continued for around a week. I stayed in bed, needed help showering, drank water only to throw it up. We decided to go to the doctor. They said I had bad morning sickness and that they couldn't do anything at that time but if this continued a couple more days to come back and they would test my blood. Nothing improved so we went back around day 10. They began to see the emergency when my weight was dropping significantly, they said I would lose the baby if this continued. They came to the conclusion that I had "Hyperemesis Gravidarum". What's that?
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a complication of pregnancy characterized by intractable nausea, vomiting, and dehydration and is estimated to affect 0.5–2.0% of pregnant women. Malnutrition and other serious complications, such as fluid or electrolyte imbalances,"
They prescribed me a medication that they give chemotherapy patients (for their nausea) and said I needed to keep down 2 litres of water within the next 24 hours or else they would need to admit me to the hospital. I got a litre down and honestly did not have the strength to get into a car and drive to the hospital so we stayed put. Eventually after another 3 and a half weeks in bed I felt like getting up! I was no where near healthy again but it was definitely a huge break through!! We were so thankful for all the prayers, gifts, and support our classmates and the staff at Capernwray provided to Darryl and I, even though we didn't tell them at the time why I was M.I.A. for over a month! It took till we came home in April to start feeling like myself again fully. We thank God for bringing us through for sure the hardest time in my life so far, I thank God for a husband who brushed my hair, put my socks on, and lifted me out of bed, and we thank God for keeping our baby safe through this time!
(Two of my favourite cards given to me! Thank you to everyone who gave notes, cards, and sweet gifts!)
Below is a clip of the secret video I took of Darryl announcing our pregnancy to the whole student body at around 11 weeks. (Video only available on a desktop computer not through mobile phones!) We got a rubber duck at the talent show when we won the "Through sickness and in health" award. It actually meant a lot to us because we had gone through so much with my sickness that we really did have to honour that vow "In sickness and in health". So we used it in our announcement and afterwards everyone wanted a pictures with the duck. It was so fun! This video still makes me cry. We have the best friends and best classmates ever!
(instax photo's)
Two of Baby Wiebe's Californian aunties!! Photo taken that night.
(iphone photo)
The ultrasound we got the day before we announced to the school! Tiny little baby!!
(10 weeks 4 days)
I am now almost 24 weeks along and Baby Wiebe is reminding me daily that he/she is still here! God is so good!
(iphone photo @ 20 weeks)
1 comment :
I weep and scream every time I see that video. Darryl did such a smooth announcement!! It was so hard to be separated from you when we knew you were so sick. I am so thankful that Darryl is such an amazing young man and cared for you way better than a mother ever could. We are so thankful that you are so healthy again. We love the 3 of you so much <3
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