This morning, Christian and I went to the Main WakeMed hospital
OBED in Raleigh and admitted because they have some magical nurses
who can obtain blood from unusual, complex cases — like mine.
Blood draw is taken per regular prenatal testing (including gender!),
I am the worst blood draw case ever.
While I was there, the vascular team came to my room and checked my skin
for my PICC line, which will be inserted around 36 weeks.
Katherine was my nurse, and in all my blood-drawing experiences
was hands-down the best one ever.
She was gentle, quick, and just so lovely, too.
I left the hospital feeling really uplifted!
Thank you, Katherine.
I'll be requesting her for my repeat blood draw at 23 weeks.
I've been reflecting a lot about this baby and all the change that
is coming along with it. It's often been a little
bit unsettling and overwhelming.
But today in our Come, Follow Me reading,
I read this from amazing Sister Virginia H. Pierce
"Even though we may not see, minute to minute, that we are moving
forward and making progress, I believe we will be able to one day look back
at our lives and see that we were, in fact, doing just what we needed to be
doing at just the right time in just the right place. We can trust that the
Lord will work in and through us. Mormon expressed it beautifully:
“And now, I do not know all things; but the Lord knoweth
all things which are to come;
wherefore, he worketh in me to do according to his will.”
Like Mormon, I do not know all things, but I do know that the
Lord works in faithful, prayerful people to do according to his will.
I know that by small and simple means are great things brought to pass."
This perspective today has changed me.
I am so thankful for prayer, for hope, for faith,
The Book of Mormon, and for miracles!
