My sister

I have 2 sisters. This is a story about my oldest. She is currently pregnant and expecting in May. This is a miracle in itself. She and my brother-in-law have been trying to have a baby for 10+ years. They never ventured into IVF, but she did HCG and Clomid injections. She got pregnant in 2002, but suffered a fetal demise at 26+ weeks. It was the saddest thing we as a family have ever experienced.

Fast forward to 2010. She has 2 adopted children both 11 now and had long since given up and having her own child. September 10, 2010 she sends me an email with only this picture in it:

Holy crap. Words could not explain how I felt. I was elated, but I also thought of the looooong 9 months it was going to be for the family and for her. I could not imagine the turmoil in her heart. What an awesome gift, but how scared she must have been seeing that stick.

It's been a long 7 months since then. She sees the doctor twice a week now and is going to be induced on May 6th. They might do a c-section, but they will make that decision on the 6th. She's got a fibroid the size of a softball and it's location will determine the course of action.

I'm so excited for her and breathe a sigh of relief with every day that passes. Dominick and I go to most of her doctor appointments with her. We are all so excited to meet her baby girl!!

Dominick with Aunt Karmen and her baby bump!