I like this questionnaire! It really has lasting value. It helps me remember those moments that I hope to NEVER forget. I'm really writing this for me (and my children) to help remember these things, but feel free to read it too! I think I will do one for each of my kids... caution: the first one *might* surprise you.
DISCLAIMER: This is a sad recounting of history.... but it really doesn’t capture the real impact Sarah had on me and my relationship with God. I feel blessed by her and God to have put her in my life (although through my own actions!). Please click on “Sarah” in the label list in the sidebar for more about her.
1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Absolutely not and completely threw me for a loop!
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? no
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Denial
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Truly, no, I never considered it
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 20
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? my aching breasts followed by a pee-stick
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My boyfriend, the baby’s father
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes and no
9. DUE DATE? November 21, 1997
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? YES!
11. DID YOU DELIVER EARLY OR LATE? Too, too early
12. WHERE DID YOUR WATER BREAK? At a summer camp in Louisiana
13. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Peace within
14. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? my stupidity
15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? girl
16. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? No....
17. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN? about 10lbs.
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY BABY SHOWERS? no
20. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Sarah was born at 21 weeks gestation and was still born. The doctors thought that I had/have an incompetent cervix which led to Sarah becoming septic in the womb.
21. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Ruston, LA
22. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? Hard to tell since I was kept pretty loopy on medication.
23. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? myself
24. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? the baby's father and my mom (who flew in from Hawaii immediately after I told her what was going on)
25. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural
26. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? didn't need any after all the meds they already had me on
27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 3lb 11oz
28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? July 11th - 19 weeks early
29. WHAT DID YOU NAME YOUR CHILD? Sarah Jean Cobb
3 comments:
#13--peace within. That says it all. Beautiful, Melissa. I'm as thankful for the unfortunate choices that have shaped my understanding of God's grace as I am for my blessings. Especially in retrospect. Time is such an agent of healing.
Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad to remember with you. God bless!
I remember this too, and it had a huge impact on me for many reasons at that time. I think about Sarah, too and know that one day you will be able to hold her in your arms.
Melissa Major
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