Did anyone else catch the Royal Baby announcement yesterday? Soooooo many pregnancy announcements this week! But seriously, I really am happy for these people! Finding humor is just sometimes one of the best strategies to make it through the sad days. Humor and GRACE! LOTS OF GOD’S GRACE!
Out of His fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
John 1:16
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
When Danny and I first talked about names for children we agreed that we wanted a biblical name for a boy or girl. I am also really into name meanings. I love that God often changes people’s names in the Bible to represent a change that has occurred in their life, more often than not for the better. Knowing God uses specific names for His children made me want to have very specific names for our children in hopes they would identify strongly with their meanings.
Getting Danny to agree on names may have been one of the top 5 most challenging experiences we have dealt with as a couple. Some may call me crazy but I get excited about daydreaming of names even before I’m pregnant. It carries a certain amount of hope and excitement. We had our boy and girl name picked out before we knew what we were having. Even now I daydream of names and make Danny talk to me for hours on end about said name in an attempt to get him to say, “Yes, that’s the one!”
The Myers family was well known to produce a good crop of boys only for quite some time. I was certain our little one was a girl from the get go, and on August 23, 2016 it was confirmed that we were indeed having the first Myers girl in 65 years! Her name was Sara Grace! Getting my sweet husband to agree on a girl name was waaaaay harder than agreeing on a boy name. He likes traditional while I like unique/different. After much debate we finally agreed upon Sara Grace. Sara met our criteria of being biblical, and it’s the name of one of Danny’s grandmothers as well as one of my best friends. Grace was given to her because we wanted her to always be mindful of God’s grace. Sara=Princess and Grace=God’s favor. Her name literally means Princess of God’s favor! My daily prayer for her is that she would one day truly recognize she is a child of God and receive His grace through salvation! And don’t you dare just say Sara….It’s Sara Grace….get it right! The double name is everything these days and I love the southern charm it carries with it.
So, do I have names picked out for a potential number 2? You betcha! The good news is we already have our boy name picked out should we be blessed with one. The bad news that really isn’t bad is that coming up with a girl name again proves to be challenging because I think Danny likes to give me a hard time about agreeing on a girl name. I’m like 90% sure…or at least hoping…if/when we do possibly have another girl he’ll say to me, “Yes honey I LOVE that name as well.”
Back to grace though! I already mentioned that in short it is God’s favor, but it truly is so much more than that. Grace is the very character of God’s nature. Our God is “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin” (Exodus 34:6–7). How do I know I need God’s grace and can trust His grace? There is no other place I feel more content and safe than when I am in communion with God through prayer and when I am obedient to staying in His word. The less I read my Bible and pray, the more distant I allow God to feel, and I allow myself to have less grace for others and become angry/sad in my circumstances. That is why Philippians 4:6-7 holds such powerful truth. It says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” On my worst of worst days I can have the peace that only God can provide when I pray and when I read His word!
Here is a great article explaining God’s grace and how mind blowing it can be.
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/gods-grace-is-mind-blowing
Plan of action update:
My OB did agree to begin me on femara for this next cycle. I am really hoping it has less side effects than the clomid like I hear it does. My emotions and temper can not handle anymore outbursts! Thank you God for your grace, and to all the others who so freely forgive me when I’m acting a fool!
8 days y’all! Only 8 days stand between me and my specialist appointment in Dallas. I’m nervous, excited, hopeful and lots of other things. I spoke with the office this morning to see if they can go ahead and schedule a hysterosalpingogram (fortunately known as an HSG test). They typically like to do this test at some point on cycle days 1-10. I will be in the office during this time frame and since I live 3 hours away it will be nice to expedite the process to avoid multiple drives.
An HSG is a special type of x-ray examination of the fallopian tubes and uterus. During the procedure, a thin catheter is inserted through the cervix into the uterus, and a special radio-opaque contrast material dye is injected. The dye allows the shape of the uterus and fallopian tubes to be seen. The progress of the dye is followed through fluoroscopic x-ray to see how it moves through the reproductive system.If there is no blockage, the dye should flow freely through the uterus and fallopian tubes. If the dye is stopped at any point, it may indicate that a tubal blockage is present. In that case, sometimes a laparoscopy or other surgical repair may be required.
Because I’ve had a c-section there is a chance that scar tissue and adhesions may be present and causing tubal issues. Praying this is not the case! I’ve also read stories that sometimes an HSG won’t show a blockage but they can just clear out “junk” from the fallopian tubes which in turn can assist with pregnancy occurring. The scheduler I spoke with today said Dr. Saleh should be able to perform the test the same day as my appointment and she notated it in my chart to allow for time that day.
Until next time, thank you for your prayers and for taking time out of your day to share in our story. Over the next week I’m asking for prayers for safe travels to Dallas, good outcome of the HSG, and a solid plan moving forward! And as always, feel free to message me your prayer requests!
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