Miracle Baby #3 on the way
- lopeterson3
- Feb 7
- 6 min read
On December 2nd, a Monday, something told me around 2pm to take a pregnancy test. All weekend my feet were ice! Something that only happened when pregnant. I had a headache that came and went, I never get headaches. The final thing was feeling pulling and tugging at my tummy, a feeling I only remembered when I was very newly pregnant…. Okay back up let’s share a few things. I have a whole story time coming for how the Lords hand was in this all for a couple years but this is the short version. The week before December 2nd was Thanksgiving week. On Thanksgiving, I was in my closet cleaning and came upon the sleep rocker both my kids had. I started grabbing it to get rid of it knowing I was hanging onto it for too long but then something in me told me “be still and know” because after all I serve a God of miracles. I left the rocker in my closet and turned around to find my vision board I made at Bible study sideways. I picked it up and put it right side up and fixed the letters on the board. Wanna know what my vision boards main focus was??? “Be still and know.” I fixed those letters and smiled. Later as Thanksgiving lunch was getting prepped, in front of my Mom, my daughter asks, “Mommy is there a baby in your belly?” I said I wish but no not yet, we’ll keep praying… my Mom had said I looked beautiful and glowy. I pretty much smiled and carried on the day. I need to mention that since losing my Dad Thanksgiving was always a sad day for me, but this Thanksgiving I was filled with such contentment and happiness. It was nice. Of course I missed my Dad but I was acknowledging the Holiday and not bitter or upset like I had the previous 3 Thanksgivings. The Saturday after Thanksgiving and before December 2nd my BFF was in town, I took her fam pix and then we left our kids with her hubs at my house and went to get our matching tattoos. You have to fill out a form and one of the questions says, "could you be pregnant?" I hesitated for one split second and checked the box no. My BFF joked maybe you could be…. I said well then you too haha.
We laughed and as our amazing tattoo artist was prepping us I was explaining how I want him asap to make a gorgeous flower arrangement with vines and leaves on my arm with my babies names. My BFF joked again, “well maybe you should wait in case you get pregnant with a 3rd.” I laughed and said we can dream! But I guess I could always add on a miracle baby. We finished our tattoos and the next day I was just so cold and felt kinda off. I spent the evening chatting with my tattoo guy about my vision and we scheduled for December 4th at 10am to do my tattoos. Even my bff said she was shocked how she felt I was just kinda going for it with not a major plan or for sure a set drawing..::if you know me I’m not like that. I’m quite particular and far too much of a perfectionist creative mind to just go for it without having a for sure vision. I’m OCD and have always been obsessed with the number 3, so much that just my 2 babies on my arms felt incomplete. Contemplated adding in my husband or my birth flower but just still didn’t feel right. My tattoo guy said he’d send his drawing idea mixed with my ideas the following day. Perfect. Booked.
Okay so you’re caught up to me taking the test on Monday December 2nd. I have a box full of those small pregnancy tests that come with ovulation tests. Rarely took it because going thru infertility, it guts you each time you see a negative. It’s just not a fun experience for me to take one. As I dipped and got the drops to do the test, me and God had a chat. I said Lord if this is your perfect timing then I’m here for it, let me and this gift be a testimony of your goodness, your faithfulness, how you are a miracle worker. If it still not time yet I’d still like to remind you that I’ve been saying I’d love to get pregnant before I’m done being 40. My birthday is Feb 14th. So it was coming up. But with tears in my eyes I said but God I promise I will share of this miracle: I will not let the devil steal any joy….i will live in the miracle & in the joy. The dark main line came so fast that I didn’t even bother looking for a 2nd line: I was just like okay well I don’t know wtf is going on with your body, but it’s not this. Not yet. I went to throw it away and something told me no don’t, go get ready to get your kids from school. I placed it by my sink. A few minutes later & I swear it felt like straight out of a movie, I lifted the test so fast and thought well okay it’s not happening and went to turn around to toss it….it caught the window light and I said wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute….I started shaking. What in actual heck was I seeing. 2 lines. And that second line was getting darker by the second! You can see it in the picture I am posting.
That 2nd line is dark! I made a couple quick phone calls as I was freaking out and one of them was to my Mom, to which she burst into tears and reminded me how she kept telling me on Thanksgiving I was beautiful and glowing. After those calls, I practically ran to my car to go pick up my kids. When they got in the car I immediately said I have a surprise. My shaky hand lifted the test up for them to see and I said guys and I started crying, this test means mommy has a baby in her belly. My son with such love in his eyes rubbed my back and said what really?! And I looked at my daughter and she burst into tears crying, “are you serious?! I prayed for this, God answered my prayers.” And she climbed into my lap and we just held each other crying as kids, parents, and cars are all around us were leaving school. But I swear it felt like it was just the 3 of us there in that moment. As we drove home I knew I needed to physically see someone special to me right away to tell them in person. I was like bursting at the seams and I knew who would be home, my neighbor and one of my closest friends. Her reaction was everything I needed and more. What’s so special and I know God worked it out the way He did, but that day was also my daughters dance class and then Mommy and me dance practice for my kids recital which means I would be seeing several friends. And I wear my emotions on my sleeve, I couldn’t not share with these special friends. They cried with me, hugged me, freaked out, I needed all that. I just kept repeating to myself I am living in this miracle, I am sharing this joy, I will not let the devil take anything away from me. After dance practice we stopped at Walgreens to get pregnancy tests cause I wanted to see it say pregnant and boy did it!!! At 7pm at night PREGNANT came up on the screen with no hesitation. I went in the next day to Unique Ultrasound to which my heart was racing as no sack was seen but the lady doing the ultrasound was amazing. She said no you’re pregnant, this lining is amazing but wow you have to be so early along! Guys I was only 3 1/2 weeks pregnant and what she was partially seeing was implantation bleeding!

God is so good to me because He gave me beyond dark lines and a “pregnant” at 7pm at night during implantation bleeding. I won’t lie the cramping and spotting during implantation bleeding sure did eff with my mind, but I clung to those around me that knew and who encouraged me. Thank you to those loved ones, you kept me going. And I’m so thankful to the Lord because He is a miracle worker. I was told IVF was the only way, we never used any means to not allow pregnancy to happen for 13 years, and yet here we are.
I know what you’re thinking, this is the short version? Yep sorry but it is. God was already creating this miracle long before December 2024. It’s almost too overwhelming to write about but I’m writing about it and look forward to sharing soon.
For those dealing with infertility my heart and prayers and love are being sent right to you. It’s such a hard way of life. When you want something so bad and it’s not happening. If I can be praying for you specifically let me know. Message me anytime.
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