The List Keeps Growing
April 21, 2009
Well, I haven’t really had a chance to get into the groove of this whole SAHW thing yet! Yesterday was crazy busy and today is shaping up to be the same! The nice thing is that I can SLOWLY get ready in the morning…have coffee, eat some breakfast, watch a little GMA, check e-mail from the comfort of my bed…yay! I could definitely get used to this. The bad thing is that I really do feel like I have a ton to do. I’ve only checked one thing off the list so far and yet I’ve added several things….argh!
Well, I have to run. I have to take a shower, then head over to the University to turn in some financial aid forms, then off to the library to read and study for an entrance exam I have the first week of school. This evening I am volunteering at the pregnancy center.
Speaking of, I have to share a story. When I worked at the pregnancy center last Thursday we had an 18 year old girl come in who had just found out she was pregnant even though she was about 8 weeks along. Her dad brought her in so she could talk to someone about her situation and also so she could have an ultrasound. I spent about 30 minutes talking with her. She really wanted an abortion and wanted to make sure she wasn’t too far along. I can’t share anymore details but her situation made it seem very difficult for her to even consider parenting her baby.
Eventually I passed her along to our nurse to do the ultrasound. About 5 minutes after she went into the ultrasound room, I heard the heartbeat LOUD and clear through the door! I immediately got choked up. What a beautiful sound!! A sound that I would give ANYTHING to hear for myself! After she left, the nurse said she was still really leaning towards an abortion. It really broke my heart. I wanted to beg her to let me have her baby…but we can’t do that. Due to legalities, I’m not even allowed to adopt her baby even if that’s what she wanted. I don’t know what she ended up deciding, but the situation really affected me. I will be asking tonight if anyone has heard what happened.
Ok, I’ll be back later this week! Hopefully I’ll have knocked a few more items off my list!
April 21, 2009 at 9:49 am
There is always something to do at home. I don’t know why anyone thinks it is easy.
April 21, 2009 at 12:50 pm
OMG!!! Let her know you know a BUNCH of couples who would adopt her baby! No joke!! Give her my name and number if she doesn’t believe you!!
I have seriously been thinking of giving an adoption profile book to our local pregnancy crisis center, for situations like that… I don’t work with them, so would that still be illegal?? I just wish these girls knew that adoption isn’t just this far-off notion that no one ever does… there ARE so many good families in waiting, ready with open arms to accept and love their child!!
I’m so not kidding… if you see her again, tell her about me!