[daisies803]

Well...leave it to me to be in that 1% of women who get pregnant each year with an IUD in place! Surprise Surprise! My doctor told us we should have been playing the lottery. Dh finds fun in this by saying his 'guys' were doing kung foo moves on the IUD. hehe

After we got the initial shock and we went through all the 'oh my gosh' situations..... we'll be close to 60 by the time it's 20, we already have 5 kids (3 are my girls, 2 are his boys), the big gap in ages as our youngest is 10, we won't be able to go do this and that anymore, etc....we are accepting this as a blessing and are very excited. At first we were thinking selfishly but now we welcome all the new events we'll be facing. Things that we have never faced before since we don't have a child together.

This is considered a very high risk pregnancy so we are putting matters into God's hand and know he'll take care of everything. Most of the time when this happens, the IUD is removed for the safety of the pregnancy. My situtation isn't that simple because the removal strings are not visible. I went in last Monday and had to be put under for them to go in, in a surgical manner to try to remove the IUD. The fetus is laying directly on top of it and therefore has pushed the IUD against the back wall of my uterus thus pulling the strings up inside of it. They were unable to remove it so it will have to stay in the duration of the pregnancy. With this there is a very high possibility of miscarrage through the pregnancy, some infection issues and the high chance of preterm delivery. But like I said, it's in God's hands now.

Other than that, things are good. I'm entering my 9th week now according to the ultra sound, I've already been able to see the heart beating. I haven't been on the site much at all, not even on the computer that much either, since I tend to get motion sickness from sitting in front of the screen...weird I know. I seem to be over the whole nausea thing now so I should be back to scrapping soon.
I'm looking forward to getting back to checking out everyone's layouts.

Oh...my due date is Sept 29th. (I believe it's the day after JennK)

[KBT]

Wow Theresa! I am happy for you! Congratulations! I will pray for a healthy, easy, full term pregnancy

[ericahite]

Congratulations, Teresa! I'll be thinking of you and hoping everything goes well for you.

Erica

[HeidiD]

Congrats! Sending lots of best wishes for an easy, safe, healthy pregnancy!

[Sherry Lynn]

Congratulations Teresa and I will be sending up lots of prayers for a healthy pregnancy!

[lgsouthfla]

How exciting Teresa! Praying you have an easy pregnancy. I will be 55 when my son is 20 so don't feel bad.

[DDecker]

Wow Theresa, how exciting! I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers!

[Shelbi]

how exciting!!!
I am so happy for you.
I too will pray for everyone's health and that you have a save and uneventful pregnancy.

Congrats.
Michelle

[MaryJo]

Oh Teresa, I am so happy for you . I am glad that you have placed this baby in God's hand, He will take care of all of you. Don't you just love to be the one to defy the odds ! I think its great and I'm doubly glad you're happy with the news. And all I can say is 6 kids, piece of cake !! Why ,cuz I know I have 6 !!! Enjoy the journey

[Jo Corne]

oh Teresa, such lovely news and taken with such grace, love and understanding. I wish you a safe, healthy, happy and uneventful pregnancy with a beautiful child blessing to arrive when the time is due.
God bless you and your dh for being such accepting and loving people

[AKP81]

on your pregnancy! I know that must be a huge surpise. My mom and dad had a "surprise" when they were in their early 40's and I am so glad they did. My baby brother is a great blessing.

I can only imagine the emotions you went through and I am glad that you are handling it well. I will pray that all is well and that you are at complete peace.

Hope you don't struggle at all with morning sickness or complicatons of any kind.

[PBarnes]

I was a "surprise" for my parents too at age 39. And I turned out the best of the three. LOL Best wishes for an easy pregnancy and healthy baby!

[thecroppincow]

Congrats!



God Bless and God keep you and your family safe during and after your pregnancy.

[mbc72]

Congratulations! Sending prayers for a safe and healthy pregnancy your way.

[J9Buckles]

Congratulations Teresa! DH and I had our youngest when I was 35, he was 37. Evan is now 12 years old and although there are days when we feel like he's going to kill us (we should stop trying to keep up with him!) he's been an absolute joy! I think he's helping keep us young too. We are also a blended family - I had two children from my first marriage when dh and I married. We've had some challenges but it's been great.

My advice? Nap. Learn how to nap. Enjoy the nap. Savor the nap.

[sheriL]

Congratulations! There are definitely some advantages to the age gap. You can actually follow all that "nap when the baby naps" advice (who can actually do that if they have more than 1 little one at home??) without worrying about the 3 year old destroying the house, and you've got built in babysitters, definitely something that can come in handy!
Best wishes for a smooth, healthy pregnancy.

[goofyemt96]

Congratulation......Sending prayers to you!!! Praying that all goes well!! Congratulation!!

[Peppi]

Teresa, congratulations, and I hope you will be fine soon for scrapping.

[iwillfly525]

Congrats! I hope it goes smoothly and that your baby stays healthy.

[schmoo]

Congrats Teresa, I hope the pregnancy goes smoothly for you.

Sue

[Burnsie]

Wishing you all the best of health and happiness.

[Sarah in VA]

Congratulations, Teresa! I'll be praying for a safe and healthy pregnancy for you and your special treasure!

[Tina M]

Congrats Teresa I hope that things go well for you

[regulargal]

Wow that's so cool! I'm so excited for your excitement! This brings back all the memories of when I first found out and I think I had all the same feelings. Good luck and congrats! Hope all goes well.

[Scrapin Pat]

Congratulations!
I so remember when my Mom got pregnant in her 40's. She was sort of embarrassed it happened and had a bit of a hard time adjusting at first. Being a brash 18 year old at the time I ran into her best friend and told her she should stop by the house my Mom had great news to tell her.
Andy is 8 years younger than the next oldest (there were 7 of us altogether) He is 18 years my junior. I drove Mom to the hospital on a weekend home from college. Dad was on Rescue Squad duty that night and she wouldn't ride in his truck. Any how my point is Andy had lots of extra care from his older siblings who were in a position to take him on special outings etc and I could include him in things with my kids because he was close in age to my oldest. So Mom and Dad had lots of help with their parenting tasks. He is just the most wonderful blessing!
I'll be thinking about you and trusting God will take care of you and the baby through this pregnancy!

[scrapariadna]

Congratulations and best wishes!!!!!!

[disneymom]

WOW! Congratulations on the pregnancy and on your awesome attitude. My mom had her last baby at 41. He and my dad have an amaizing relationship. Enjoy!

[Canyon Momma]

WOW! Congrats to you and your whole family!

[Shari PV Mom]

Congratulations! I will add you to my prayers!

A friend of mine (who is 42) just found out she is expecting too. A complete surprise to them as well. Their youngest bio child is 11 now although they have adopted foster children (7, 4 & 1) so they remember clearly what that stage of parenthood is like. It can be scary at this stage in life to be pregnant again so I will pray for your health, the babies health and everyone's comfort and peace as well.

[podiumchick]

Blessings and congratulations to you. Best wishes on a safe & healthy pregnancy!