visits, and I had to eat low carbohydrate meals. In the months to follow we had several more ultrasounds, dr. Dwight and I again felt blessed with this news. Barsoom performed the first of many ultrasounds and the heart looked terrific. On our way to Omaha, Dwight and I were still in shock, but knew other parents of children with Down syndrome, began our research on the topic, and started looking for ways to be prepared. That night we called and e-mailed our small group from church and knew prayers were being said for us and our family. We were chosen by him to care and love a child with special needs.

That night as I prepared for my sub, I asked God to watch over my family and help us to prepare for this wonderful child, whom he had given to us. Then she stated, вЂњYou need to go to Omaha for an ultrasound of the heart.вЂќ With Down syndrome infants a concern is having a hole in the heart. We donвЂ™t need to have this conversation.вЂќ She said, вЂњOkвЂќ. Johnson stated, вЂњYou are at a critical stage,вЂќ I cut her off and said, вЂњGod gave us this child. I was trying to grasp all this information. She stated a person my age, 30, normally has a 1/660 chance of having a child with Down syndrome. He was just beginning the track season, so to me he seemed preoccupied with the thought of missing the вЂњ1stвЂќ official day. office I began thinking what did I do wrong. She hugged me and said donвЂ™t worry about school you have bigger things to be concerned with. She asked, вЂњWhy?вЂќ and I told her that my child could have Down syndrome. I informed Misty, my partner teacher and friend, I wouldnвЂ™t be at school tomorrow because I had to travel to Omaha and have a level three ultrasound done. He proceeded to tell me our child has a strong possibility of having Down syndrome. Johnson was going to meet me at Family Practice to discuss the blood results. I called Dwight very exasperated, and then I knew something was wrong. appointment for Austin and I was on my way to meet Grandma there. I was bewildered because on March 8th he was to stay home with Austin because he was sick. March 7th Dwight e-mails me, at school, to tell me I was to prepare for a substitute. The two previous pregnancies came back fine and I thought this would be a precautionary measure. In late February, I had some blood drawn for the possibility of any birth defects, mainly Down syndrome. I began having contractions as 9 weeks and from there I was frightened, but kept in my thoughts that God was in control and he had sent this child to us because he knew we could handle whatever laid before us. The first two months went without stress. She said, вЂњWell, you made it over the first hurdle.вЂќ I called the office the next morning to schedule a check-up a few weeks later. We got a call shortly after, and I remember stating to her that I do not usually call and say I am a private ob patient, but I was pregnant and wasnвЂ™t sure what to do. I went into the bathroom, took the test, and could only respond with, вЂњOh my! What do we do now?вЂќ We decided to call Dr. We picked up Austin and Natasha from Grandma and GrandpaвЂ™s house and came home and took the test. We drove home talking about the possibility and what if we actually were.

The whole day the thought of me being pregnant consumed my thoughts! That night, Dwight and I went to choir and after choir we went to Target and bought a pregnancy test kit. I talked with Misty, my team partner, and she said, вЂњYou had better get a test.вЂќ I told her I was going to wait, because the fibroid was probably causing me to be late. I began the morning off at school thinking I saw a pregnancy line on my stomach and my chest was unusually sore. The next day was Wednesday, December 8th. He e-mailed to my response-whatever you think. I told him I thought we should get a pregnancy test. He e-mailed me back stating that there was no way because of the enormous fibroid. I e-mailed my husband and told him some interesting observations and I thought I could be pregnant. I began to notice a difference in what I was eating and how I was feeling. Right then Dwight and I began turning everything over to God and prayed about our consultation and we knew God would take care of us. We knew if we became pregnant after the fibroid was removed the possibilities of a miscarriage was greater. At this point, we did not think it would be possible to get pregnant until the fibroid was removed. The fibroid was referred to as being big and it should be removed. Macklin to remove a fibroid which I had with my two previous pregnancies. Dwight and I had decided to have a consultation in Omaha, NE with Dr. This is about my pregnancy with my third child, Devon Matthew.

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