What's been going on

Sorry if I scared you guys the other day when I wrote, "Please pray" on facebook.  Michael, Avery, and I are all fine.  However, it has been a rough week.  I'll try to keep this story short and simple.

Monday we went to see my OBGYN.  I had finally reached 8 weeks and 4 days into my pregnancy and it was my first appointment.  We found out we were pregnant on May 16th and had an estimated due date of January 16th.  At the appointment my doctor did an ultrasound and found the yolksac, but no embryo.  Basically the development had stopped at 6 weeks and 1 day.  I would have a miscarriage.  We agreed to scan again a week later and see if there was any change.

It didn't take me long to realize that the pregnancy was over and to decide I didn't need to wait until next week to take the next step.  I called my doctor on Tuesday and set up an appointment for that afternoon.  There we discussed natural miscarriage, medication, and a D&C.  A natural miscarriage could take weeks, so I decided to take the medication and begin the process.  However, my doctor was unsure if the medication would work because there was so little fetal tissue.  So we scheduled a D&C for Thursday in case the meds didn't work.

Tuesday night I took my meds and Michael and I went to dinner.  Apparently that was the wrong order, because the meds on an empty stomach and then food piled on top gave me excruciating pain.  We almost went to the ER, but I threw up a few times and felt better.  We went home and I rested.

Today (Wednesday) I expected the miscarriage to complete itself with the aid of the medication.  Mama came over to help with the babies so I could worry about me.  However, the meds didn't work.  So we are scheduled for a D&C in the morning.

Tomorrow the procedure should go quickly and easily.  My doctor said I'd spend more time being prepped for surgery than actually in surgery.  I have to be there at 9:30, the surgery is at 10:30.  My doctor said I should be able to leave by noon.

I am putting this out there so everyone is aware of the situation.  I hope I have answered your questions.  If not, I hope you'll get over it, because this is the last I want to talk about it.  I have my husband and he and I are healing together.  Please don't ask for any more information, we simply aren't ready for that.  Mostly we want to get this process out of the way and behind us.

Thank you for understanding and respecting these boundaries.  We appreciate your prayers and you not bringing this up to us in person (especially me).  If you wish to say something to us about the situation, please do so over text, email, or facebook message.  Michael may feel differently, but I DO NOT want to talk about this in person.  And if you text me and I don't respond, I'm probably not feeling up to talking about it at all.

Again, sorry for scaring you last night.  We are alright.  Just a long week.  Please pray for our family.  That's all we need at this time.  Thank you.

With Love,
Michael and Jen