Remember Eve? If you would like the full backstory, please see my post Backstory: My Crazy Idea to be a Surrogate . I posted an update on GP a couple of weeks ago, but felt compelled to update my readers as well.
First, Eve and her husband successfully adopted twin boys last summer; Noah and Nathan. In their first pictures, you could tell they were as different as can be! One has blond hair and blue eyes, the other dark hair and dark eyes.
I will occasionally send them care packages with clothes and other goodies, and I am shocked to tell you that the boys aren’t quite 9 months old, and are wearing 12-18 month clothes already. They are both doing well, but goodness they are growing like weeds!!
Eve did find out that Noah has many albinism-like traits. His hair is blond, not white, but he is suffering from the near blindness that often accompanies albinism. The doctors are concerned that his impaired eye sight may impact his learning and cause some delays as compared to his brother. Also, his skin is very sensitive to sunlight, and they have to be very careful in what he wears, and that he always has on sunblock.
Now for an update on Eve. Through all of her reproductive issues, Eve’s OBGYN has encouraged her to have a full hysterectomy. After adopting, she reluctantly agreed but needed to build up her time off after her leave of absence when they first got the boys.
On April 3rd, Eve was scheduled for her hysterectomy. Of course she was emotional, full well knowing she would never bear a child of her own. Just prior to the procedure, they did a routine pregnancy test and lo and behold it was POSITIVE! Eve is pregnant, after all the years of torture and heartbreak.
She is of AMA (advanced maternal age), and with all of her previous losses she is very high risk; but she is pregnant! Her bloodwork has all been positive and she has all of the early symptoms. I will continue to pray for her every day, and hope this is the baby she will finally be able to carry and take home, after 23 years of infertility.
Yesterday, Eve texted me to tell me that she had some cramping and a little spotting. Her doctor took additional blood yesterday and although it is increasing, the doubling time has slowed. Sometimes that can be completely normal, being that her numbers are well over 1,000 now, and sometimes that can be a very bad sign.
I can only hope that God has blessed her with this baby at such an unexpected time for a reason, and pray that he continues to watch over her throughout her pregnancy. If you pray, please pray for Eve.
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