answering the questions

Since making it official (a.k.a. by announcing on FB) that we're bringing a little Fondren into this world, we've had a lot of congratulations and excitement come our way. We are thrilled! Along with all the excitement has come some concern, understandably... we do live in Africa. So I wanted to answer some questions and concerns to let you all know how me & baby F are being cared for :) Some things are still left to be answered, but here's what's going on now.

First, I have a husband that takes good care of me. The 2 times I had bad morning sickness, he was up getting me sprite and bread. He's also been very understanding in my exhaustion & food aversions & the smelliness of our new home. Along with everything he's adjusting to here, he has a hormonal wife at his side and he's doing amazing :)

Second, healthcare. The country we're in has a lot of ex-pat workers, including an American OBGYN. So never fear, we are in good care. We love our doctor. He's been here longer than we have and has helped in answering so many questions, not only regarding pregnancy, but also being here. He takes as much time with us as we need and has my & the baby's health as his highest concern. We even have his personal cell phone number for emergencies, which we haven't had to use yet, but we have used it for general questions.

Third, vitamins. Got'em. No worries here. We have this taken care of. Luckily, I brought some vitamins & supplements with us and we were able to get folic acid here. I'm getting all of it that is needed. And the food here is much less processed. After giving the veggies a good cleaning and running the water through a filter, I'm staying healthy & hydrated.

Lastly, delivery. While we have a great doctor here, we will not be delivering here. He's great and knows what he is doing, but the facilities aren't the best. We have some options for where and some stipulations regarding getting back into the country. We are currently working through all of this and will let you know as we know more. We do know that I will leave the country about a month before my due date (which is March 18th) and stay wherever the baby will be born. Trey will come about a week before the due date. And if I am progressing faster, he will get there sooner. We're blessed to be with a company that has done this many times before. They know what needs to happen to have us in the same place at the right time.

There are many other things that run through my head... scary emergency situations that I'm not sure how they would be handled. When my mind starts to race with those, I simply remind myself that the good Lord is in control of the situation. He knew we were going to have a baby before we did. And He knew we'd be living in Africa when it would happen, so I have to trust that He will take care of us.

6 week ultrasound