Tuesday, July 12, 2011

jude is going to have a......

 little brother!!!


 we found out 2 weeks ago that we are having a boy!  we are so excited to add another little boy to our family!  i always thought i wanted to have a girl (and i'm sure girls are great!), but after having a little boy, i have fallen in love with mothering a little man and i think i would love to have a family full of boys!  so i was super excited to know that we are getting another one - and jude will have a good buddy to play with since they will only be 22 months apart.  it is our prayer that the Lord will use them in each others' lives to help each other walk with God.

we would love your prayers right now.  we found out at the beginning of june that there are some complications with this pregnancy.  it's a very long and confusing explanation, but the short of it is that i had some bloodwork come back with a rare antibody that could be life-threatening to the baby.  they are monitoring me closely throughout the rest of this pregnancy - we have an excellent OB, are now also meeting with a high-risk OB, are at a great hospital in boston and just feel like we have the best care possible.  we would love for you to join us in praying that my antibody level remains low throughout this pregnancy and that the baby will remain unaffected.  this also provides complications for future pregnancies, so pray that the Lord would give us wisdom as well as comfort in knowing that He has ordained this for us and has great purpose in it.  

thanks for celebrating with us!  can't wait to meet this little guy around Dec. 5th!

3 comments:

C:M:W said...

Congrats to yall!!!!! SO so fun for your growing families. And I am the same as you, I always wanted a girl but Whittaker stole my heart and I could have a house full of them. congrats to your family of 4.

The Gaymons said...

Congratulations to the O'Briens!! You will love having two of the same gender! I know that we do! Jude and his little brother will play so sweetly together! Love ya'll!

The Gaymons said...

Just read the second paragraph...I hate that you are going through this, Ging. Fervently praying for ya'll! Praying that your sweet little one will be perfectly healthy!

We are clinging to Jesus, too! We lost our sweet baby two weeks ago. It has been heartbreaking but a precious time with Jesus! So thankful he is so close during these times!