The opening of Mrs. Lee's brother's hospital, "Good News Hospital" (how fitting), was pushed back to April 1st, 2014 Patrick and I were thrilled to meet with a doctor that actually had/has connections with young mothers that are wanting/needing to give up their babies. We scheduled to meet him with Mrs. Lee and her friend/translator John on Friday, April 4th.
On Tuesday, April 1st, I was driving home from work and thinking about my parents birthdays (they are a day apart!). I was looking forward to calling them and singing the cheesy but all too necessary Happy Birthday song. I decided to stop in and grab a pregnancy test on my way home since that would be too good a birthday gift to not share. I had been feeling a bit nauseous but I've been thinking I'm pregnant every month for the last four years so I knew it would be negative. My mom and I try to call each other every year at the exact time we were born. I was born at 7:17 am and she was born at 7:15am. It is always a lovely way to start a birthday! So, at 10:10pm South Korea time I freaked out and realized I hadn't taken the test yet and only had five minutes left before we needed to call. I ran in the other room to check and the test turned up positive right away. I didn't believe it, I had done this so many times before. I walked to Patrick with a blank stare and handed him the test hoping he would show me how to appropriately act in this situation. He smiled and said, "REALLY? Awesome!" I wish I could say I had warm fuzzy feelings but I was really just in shock.
Our first reaction faces:
We grabbed the phone and called my mom as we were out of time now! We sang Happy Birthday dear Grandma and both cried. This was a surreal moment. I was beginning to take it in the same time my mom was. She asked me when the due date was and I hadn't even had five minutes to figure that out. She pulled out her calendar and we figured this would be a Thanksgiving baby. What a little turkey sneaking into our lives and turning our world upside down!
We were then able to share with Patty, Patrick's mom and play a great April fools joke on her. We then got to call my Dad and Gina and sing Happy Birthday dear Grandpa! We were able to skype with Patrick's dad as well. It was a joyous time spreading the news one by one to our parents. We were nervous, we were shocked, but we were happy.
There is an 8x10 frame outside our front door that I rotate scripture art in each month. The scripture that welcomed me home each day in March was Isaiah 43:19 "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."
and the three little blue birdies I had in our wreath. We became a family of three and didn't even know it!
When I look back at that scripture I am awestruck that God created a new life in me... within MY broken body! In a place that I had considered a desert, He set a river of life. And I certainly didn't perceive it!
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