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redheadmama
	Age: 25 Country: USA Province/region: City: Partner: Husband - RedheadDada Children: Yes, 1 Pregnant: No Occupation: Homemaker & Wife & Mommy
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Redhead Wifey--

I married Redhead Husby in May 2007. He's the most wonderful gift from God, and I am daily blessed by my loving & sacrificial husband. There isn't a day that goes by when I don't wonder why the Lord ever gave me such a blessing! I am very thankful.

On July 6, 2007 we found out we were expecting our first baby (that's when we became Redhead Mama and Redhead Dada). We were overjoyed! But a number of weeks later, I miscarried. We named our baby Covenant Hope. This was a very trying experience for us, and we grew closer together and also closer to God through the struggle.
Very soon thereafter, we were blessed with another baby! On September 15, 2007 we found out we were expecting "Baby Two"! This was a wonderful pregnancy and resulted in giving birth on May 23, 2008 to the most beautiful boy I've ever held. His name is Gabriel David (aka Redhead Boy), and he is the love of our life.
On March 23, 2009 we found out that God had blessed my womb with "Baby C", due around Thanksgiving. But then on March 30, 2009 our little Redhead Baby was lost in a miscarriage. We named our baby Glory Hesed (Hesed is a Hebrew word describing God's covenantal love and faithfulness). Again we felt crushed beneath a mountain. And yet we know that God is good, and works all things together for the good of those who love Him. We survive trials by His grace alone.
On May 25, 2009 we found out that yet again God blessed my womb with a baby! "Little Babe" was due on Feb 2, but on June 20, 2009 we lost our sweet child at 7 1/2 weeks. We named this little one Promise Anastasis which means "promise of resurrection."
We spent the summer of 2009 working with a reproductive endocrinologist, undergoing testing and research. We were able to uncover borderline low progesterone and hypothyroidism -- both of which we are able to address regularly and easily! We are so thankful for that. I also have high FSH and high LH, and although we are currently uncertain what that means for our future, there isn't anything we can do about it. :)
On October 14, 2009 we found out that we were expecting our fifth arrow. It was a long sequence of weeks with good results, bad results -- beautiful heartbeats on ultrasounds but ridiculously low hormones. After seven weeks in our family, our Peace Nikonos joined his siblings in heaven. The baby's name means "peace of the One who overcame" or "peace of the Victor." We love and miss this child so much -- the vacancy in our home is painful and devastating.

Four children in heaven.
One child in our home.
We still want a large family, and feel called to have a housefull of little redhead kiddos. We know that God has given us this desire, and that He delights in giving us the desires of our hearts. So we plod onward by faith, prayerfully seeking the Lord's will & wisdom in all of this.

May God have mercy upon our family. May He fill our home with laughter and dancing.

As far as my mommying practices... I am "into" cloth diapering (cuz it's cheaper, hehe), babywearing (cuz it makes life easier, hehe), breastfeeding (hello easy!), making my own baby food (have you ever seen the Beaba Babycook?)... I am not, however, a true "hippie mama" as I like to say. I'm not crazy about organic food and especially not organic clothing. lol. Yes, I drink coffee (although decaf these days, hehe) and eat refined sugar. Yes, I do [most] vaccinations. I am a stay-at-home wife & mommy, spending my days serving my family, keeping my home, cooking from scratch, learning to be frugal, training my son, and preparing to homeschool in a few years.
So now you know a little of my mommying philosophy. :) I love people who have similar practices/convictions, and also those who differ from me. I love to glean from others' experiences.

Message me if you'd like to chat. I love talking about babies, encouraging others through miscarriages, and being myself -- I'm pretty open & honest about things.

Blessings to you, and may you have many olive plants around your table (Psalm 128).

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ImWaiting4Baby - 6.8 hours ago
Just posted new pictures of a different kind of HPT. You can actually see both the lines.

firstmommy08 - 7.8 hours ago
I know I am ovulating. I know my body... do you ladies think I should BD or should I wait til I see the specialist?

girlinterrupted - 35.5 hours ago
Hi everyone,
I want to say thank you so much to all of you that commented on my blog and... we have a heartbeat
I called the EPU this morning and they said to come straight in. The u/s tech saw the hb straight away and as soon as she saw it she turned the screen round so I could see it too. She has me dated at 5+4 which sounds about right to me.
I am so relieved but I am also aware that it is early days.
Jayne xx

aubree0730 - Thursday, 19 November
Hi! I tried to respond in the forum last night but my computer went crazy. I just want you to know that I am hanging in there. I have not so good moments I was suppose to be hitting a milestone next week and it is hard I won't be celebrating the end of my 1st trimester. I hope you are doing well and healing. You are a strong woman and I am praying that you get your 2010 BFP and your 2010 healthy baby! ((HUGS))

sarahbeth13 - Wednesday, 18 November
Hi Dear Sweet Red, Just wanted to send a big hug and to say hello. As I am sure you have noticed I am not on-line much anymore. Things on my TTC path are not going so well. No matter what though I think of everyone often and I cried when I saw what you had to deal with recently. I hope you have seen my messages of support. I think of you often and am so hoping that you are feeling good today. I am sure every day is hard but I know how strong you are and that you can get through this, even though it must be really really really difficult. Big hugs to you my dear! Thinking of you often! xoxoxox - SB

roosa - Tuesday, 17 November
Red, thank you so much for your prayers and support! You are amazing. I know times are tough for you too but you are always there for others. As you may have read by now the results came back negative, praise the Lord!! Still my cervix is shortening so that is a bit nerve wrecking. But once again God is blessing me with peace. I will just try and take it super easy. My doctor so does not believe in bed rest. Either way my mom arrived yesterday and will be here for 7 weeks so I can take it much easier. I will have another scan and swab in two weeks time and hoping for good results. How are you doing?? Thinking of you lots. Hugs, Karin

roosa - Tuesday, 17 November
Just got my test results back and they are negative, yay! That means the risks of anything happening the next 2-3 weeks are very minimal. I am contemplating whether or not to basically go on bed rest though, since my cervix is still shortening. My own doctor is not a fan of bed rest, but so many sites say it may prevent early labor when you have incompetent cervix. After all the baby is pushing less down on the cervix when you are off your feet. My mom arrived yesterday and is here for 7 weeks, so that is good. It means that either way I can take it easier. I am also waiting to hear back from my doctor about whether or not we can do progesterone injections which is known to help prevent preterm labor. I can't thank everyone enough for the kind and encouraging comments you sent me after my last post. I was so touched by the friendships I have here and so thankful for the prayers. Much love, Karin

roosa - Tuesday, 17 November
Dear friends, please pray for me and baby. I had an extra ultrasound today that I personally requested because is has been 8 weeks since they checked my cervix. I am funneling - meaning my cervix is getting shorter. It is now about 2.7 whereas it was 3.5 8 weeks ago. Studies have shown that women with a cervix shorter than 2.5 has a 50% chance of going into early labor. My doctor took a swap to test for Fetal Fibronectin, a protein that is produced when the body is preparing for labor. I should have the test results by the end of the day. If they are positive there is a 15% chance I will go into labor the next 2 weeks. Please pray it will be negative!! Either way they will be keeping a close eye on me and I will have another ultrasound in two weeks. I am so glad I followed my heart and requested this extra scan, even if I don't have any labor symptoms. Of course I am anxiously waiting for these results - it will be a long afternoon. Please pray for me. xox Karin

readyfor2 - Tuesday, 17 November
how are you hun? x

danielle*-o-* - Monday, 16 November
my pleasure!!!

danielle*-o-* - Monday, 16 November
just in case girlfriend, dhrcheercoach@comcast.net

AVERYSFAIRYTALE - Monday, 16 November
Hi Love,
It's good to see you here. I have been having lots of trouble with the site also. I am at work so I will have to write you a longer message later but here is my email just in case averysfairytale@aol.com. Talk to you soon.

littlesunshine - Thursday, 12 November
Just had appoinment with the midwife and both boys are head down. Twin one has already droped to so he will now stay head down. This now means I can refer to them by name when I feel them move instead of calling then twin one and twin two. Everything else is great. Although I did fail my GTT and now have GD. I just really hope that I can diet control it like I did with DD.

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08-7-2009 - Miscarriage Etiquette
03-7-2009 - encouragement for this mourning mommy
27-6-2009 - The Love of God
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