Thankful - Jan 28

Psalm 3:4-84 I call out to the Lord,and he answers me from his holy mountain.5 I lie down and sleep;I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.6 I will not fear though tens of thousandsassail me on every side.7 Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God!Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.8 From the Lord comes deliverance.May your blessing be on your people.

Mom's cell group gave us a prayer card. The front says, "You're in my prayers. Prayer is powerful because we believe in a God who has all power." DY and I praised our God. We were blessed to know that even though they don't know us well, they prayed for us, and through our story, some felt challenged to work on their own personal relationship with God, and some were encouraged to allow themselves to be vulnerable in the presence of their brothers and sisters in Christ, by becoming transparent about their personal struggles.

We are thankful that even friends, who do not have any religious practices, said prayers for us. Brothers and sisters who spent time to pray with us. Friends who have lost a baby shared how vividly they still remember the void that they felt from their loss but also their belief in that these events happen for a reason. This week, we truly felt peace despite our situation.

Today, we saw our midwife. She saw us after her clinic hours when she wasn't even on call. She spent 2 hours going over the report and answering our questions. We also heard Bubble's heart rate of 150-160s, which is reassuring to us since we can't see him/her. Bubble, you are fighting hard! <3 We still don't know what the statistic is for my risk of miscarriage because we don't know the exact causes of Bubble's cystic hygroma; all we know is it is quite high. We will most likely get some more information about Bubble's situation once we get our ultrasound next Thursday. 

I am thankful that this Thursday's ultrasound radiologist specializes in high risk obstetrics and the tertiary hospital at which I'm having my ultrasound is less than 10 minutes walk away from work for me. My heart is heavier as this date nears, but I cannot wait to see our Bubble again.

We have our honeymoon/babymoon that was previously planned for Feb 8 to 24th this year to fly to Italy, Czech Republic, then spending Chinese new years in HK. We will make final decision about the trip after the ultrasound. In the meantime, we will do research to ensure our safety and know where and how to get help. Please pray for us to make the appropriate decision!