More Progesterone + prayers for a dear friend

This week I had another blood test to make sure my progesterone levels were still acceptable.  I haven't taken the Prometrium in a few weeks, so this final test ensured that everything was still working.  My doctor called me this morning and said my levels were over 50.  In my no-coffee-yet fog, I can't remember the exact number, but the main part of the news decreed that I didn't have to take any Prometrium nor get blood tests for the rest of the pregnancy.  What a relief!!

Yesterday I went to my favorite phlebotomist for the blood test.  Her tests are always quick with very little pain.  Ever since my blood test fiasco of last year, I've gone to her for every test.  It was kind of an emotional moment when I left; she gave me a hug and said she was so proud of how far I had come in my fear of needles.  I promised to bring the baby by her office to show her.  How funny that you can become friends with someone over blood and needles. :)

Last night I received some terrible news that a dear friend has lost her third child.  A week ago she told me of her pregnancy, noting that she was due exactly one month after me.  Yesterday at the doctor's office they found out that the baby had stopped growing.  Please keep my friend and her husband in your prayers during this heartbreaking time.  This situation just made me ask "Why, God?" over and over.  Sorry, I'm not one of those people that always agrees with God's will.  To see such a wonderful, holy couple lose 3 children just defies logic.  Sometimes I feel guilty being pregnant when these situations arise or when reading the posts of bloggers still struggling with IF.  Maybe someday in heaven (Godwilling) it will make more sense...