A few weeks after we moved into our new house, we learned I was
pregnant! We are beyond overjoyed and thank God everyday for
this blessing He has given us. Drew and I decided that we would wait until
after my first doctor’s appointment at 9 weeks to tell our family. My birthday
happened to fall right around that time, so we planned a fun dinner at Parker
House with our families to share the exciting news. The weekend before our scheduled dinner,
Drew’s mom had a brain aneurysm. She was rushed to UMC. Drew told his mom the
news when she arrived at the ER as the doctors were preparing her for surgery.
This was certainly not how we had planned to share the news. It took me awhile
to understand, but I am finally beginning to see that perhaps God had a plan much
greater than ours. Perhaps the timing for us to share the news with Drew’s mom
ended up being exactly what she needed to find the strength to make it through
the surgery and then continue to fight towards recovery. After 17 days in the
NSICU, Debbie was moved to an intermediate rehab facility where she spent several weeks. She was then moved to Methodist Rehab, a more structured rehab facility here in
Jackson, and now is at a rehabilitation center in Vicksburg. She is a miracle. That's all I can really say. It has been a long road and she still has a long road of recovery ahead of her, but if there's one thing I know about my mother-in-law, it's the passion and enthusiasm she has for life. She's a fighter, and I know that God will continue to take care of her just as He did during those 17 days she spent in NSICU.
We spent Thanksgiving in Vicksburg this year. Debbie was able to leave the rehab facility for a few days to come home. As we set around the table to say the blessing, I felt overwhelmed with thanks. Thankful for our sweet baby who I have yet to meet but already love with all my heart, thankful to have my mother-in-law sitting at the table beside me, thankful that she will be able to meet her granddaughter, thankful for Drew for more reasons than I could ever list, thankful for our family and friends who love us and help us through the tough times and thankful that our baby girl will have so many people who love her.
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