Love finding the heartbeat

Dear family,

I'm pooped.  Love you all!

Dad

Monday, September 21, 2020
9:38 pm

Julie had a pre-natal visit today.  It was eye-opening as Dr. Jacob described all the things they are watching for, especially because Julie is 41 years old.  The list of things that can go wrong is intimidating.  The thought came to me that I need to trust Jesus and have confidence in the assurance I have felt that everything will be okay.  At first Dr. Jacob could not find the baby's heartbeat.  That was not fun.  He finally gave up on the handheld device and got the ultrasound machine, which took about four minutes to boot up.  Those were four long minutes.  Then he discovered why he couldn't find the heartbeat – Julie's bladder was so full it has pushed the uterus higher than usual.  There was our little baby, heart beating just as it should.

We tried to do a blood draw to do some testing.  The technology is fascinating – they can draw Julie's blood and filter out snippets of the baby's DNA that is circulating in her bloodstream.  It all sounds like magic to me.  Unfortunately, Julie really isn't good at bleeding on command, and they literally got only a drop of blood after two sticks.  They'll try again in a day or two after she focus on lots of hydration and wears a warm jacket all morning.

Work was frustrating.  For some reason, Microsoft will let you use the same email address to create both personal and work profiles on their services.  That's got to be one of the worst technology ideas I've ever heard.  I can successfully log in using my work email address, but sometimes I get my work profile, and other times I get my personal profile.  I have yet to figure out how to specify which one I want.  If my Board ever gets a spiritual message instead of a financial report, that will be why.  (eye-roll)

Thankful: Julie and Jessie made cheese ravioli from Costco for dinner tonight, and it was amazing.  Sadly there is only enough left for one person tomorrow.

Ministering:  I felt like I spent much of today answering questions and troubleshooting problems.  I tried to use that time to help other people learn how to find the answers themselves or understand the process to come to the answer themselves.  I hope it was effective.

More later…

Nathaniel really enjoyed his seat for FHE.

A view of the house when it's not totally dark.