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Date: 6 Oct 2006 3:52 pm
My wife was very ill last February with "female" problems and many here offered their prayers and good wishes and I again thank you all. She has been enjoying pretty good health since her recovery. At that time we were told she would not be able to have any more children and the news really hit her hard. Today while at a routine doc exam for her blood pressure, she complained of some other symptoms and they did a pregnancy test on her. Apparently if all goes well, I'm gonna be a father. She still has some health issues and I don't have all tha facts yet, but she called me at work to tell me that she is pregnant. I have to keep in mind that she is now 40 years old with high blood pressure and this will probably be a high risk pregnancy, but we were told before she was not able to get pregnant without severe intervention like invitro fertilization, it would never happen normally. So I figured, ok, it ain't gonna happen, lets move on with life, must be something else planned for us. She never gave up hope or prayer and with the prayers of all of you and others, I guess God changed his mind. I'll know more tonight when I can talk to her a little more calmly than she was today on the phone. I'm still a little in shock myself. I recently celebrated my 50th birthday, and I don't know if I'm up to being a father to a teenager as I approach 70. I've got a teenager now that wears me out..... but the thought of a little bontai crawling around does make me smile. I just hope I can keep everyone healthy.
Date: 6 Oct 2006 4:06 pm
Good luck with the new family member BJ,and from what i read from you,you have the spirit to take care of the new family member.
Even if you are older now you will find new ways to foster that child,and you have experience from earlier childs.
If anyone can manage this it is you BJ,i will hold my thumbs for you.
Many good luck wishes from Sweden to you and your wife....
Take care and good luck BJ... :D
Date: 6 Oct 2006 4:19 pm
Joe
Though it may be scary to think of having a child at your age, I believe wholeheartedly children keep us young. They keep us too busy to think about our various aches and pains and give us the opportunity to view the world through their innocent eyes.
Your wife, you and your unborn baby will be in my prayers.
Paula
Date: 6 Oct 2006 4:24 pm
And soon you are going to buy toys that both you and the child get to enjoy,life cant be better then that BJ....
Date: 6 Oct 2006 4:41 pm
Congrats!!!!!!!!! It may be difficult at times, but I have no doubt in my mind that with all the prayers that you are going to have directed in yuor direction, they will be a breeze!
Sherri
Date: 6 Oct 2006 7:09 pm
I am really at a loss for words with this one Joe; although I will surely continue to keep your family in my prayers.
When God tells me it is time to live with Him in Heaven, I think "The Book of Why" is the first one I am going to check out of His library!
I am very happy for your family as you seem to have a very good one; just as much as two days ago, and two days from now.
Walt
Date: 6 Oct 2006 7:21 pm
Congratulations on your new little one! :)
Date: 6 Oct 2006 8:39 pm
I can agree with HGK, I think Joe is one of those people that has an extra energy boost.
Date: 6 Oct 2006 9:11 pm
Are you fricking nuts? I'm only three years behind you and couldn't imagine having another baby. OK, well maybe I could. Ok, well maybe I think it would be pretty cool. Ok, well maybe I think it would be fricking great if God gave me an extra special miracle, as he did with you and your wife.
Congrats Joe! Give us a confirmation as soon as you find out. OK, you can hug and kiss and cry first but then come let us know. :wink:
Date: 6 Oct 2006 9:13 pm
50? So???? Tony Randall was what 70?
God bless you! Keep it up.... err...ahh wrong choice of words.... you know what I mean.
Date: 7 Oct 2006 12:03 am
Congratulation BJ and Mrs. BJ!!! :D
That is great that another little one will be showing up on the scene (a future OPE'r in the making)! :D
I would not worry about the age thing...all the aches and pains will go away once you play with your child. Many of my friends had older than average parents (me included), and all things turned out very well. The experience and wisdom that comes with age will actually work in your favor and produce a mellow atmosphere to grow up in.
Wish you all with the best of luck and by all means keep us posted on progress.
bbwb
Date: 7 Oct 2006 12:01 pm
Congratulations to you and Mrs BJ.
I hope it all works out well and you have a healthy bouncing baby boy or girl.
Date: 9 Oct 2006 2:40 pm
mrmom wrote:
50? So???? Tony Randall was what 70?.....
Yeah, but I think he died before the kid was 7 or 8 years old. I'm hoping to make it to at least high school graduation, ideally long enough to see some grandchildren.
Date: 10 Oct 2006 7:57 pm
So BJ...how much longer till you are done with High School??? :D
I'm sorry, I could not pass on that one!
You'll make it fine.
bbwb
Date: 11 Oct 2006 9:14 am
Congrats Joe!
that is awesome. A good friend of mine is in his 50's ...same situation as you...never thought it could happen. His youngest was 24 years old. he was planning his retirement. Well, they now have a suprise beautiful baby girl!
They are thrilled....she has been a blessing from God.
May all go well.......you are in our prayers. Congrats!!
Frank D.
Date: 11 Oct 2006 6:33 pm
bbwb wrote:
So BJ...how much longer till you are done with High School??? :D
I'm sorry, I could not pass on that one!
You'll make it fine.
bbwb
Lol! :D
Date: 11 Oct 2006 8:30 pm
Well by this article, you are not that old...found this on Drudge
Turkish woman gives birth at the age of 64
Oct 11 1:27 PM US/Eastern
A 64-year-old Turkish woman has given birth to a baby boy in Istanbul, becoming the second oldest mother in the world, a hospital spokesman said.
After 35 years of trying, Memnune Tiryaki became pregnant through in vitro fertilization -- by egg transfer from a donor -- in the breakaway Turkish sector of Cyprus and delivered her baby by Cesarean section on Monday in the private German Hospital here.
"It's a great success... She is the second oldest woman in the world to have given birth," hospital spokesman Bulent Biricik told AFP, adding that a Romanian had given birth at the age of 67 in 2005.
"Both the mother and the boy are fine," he said, adding that they were expected to be discharged from hospital later Wednesday.
The baby was 48 centimeters (19 inches) tall and weighed 2.7 kilograms (5.9 pounds).
"No one should discuss my age and make calculations of how long I will live," Tiryaki told the popular Sabah newspaper. "I just wanted to have a child and no one else can know how happy I am."
The 62-year-old father was equally joyous.
"Science made it possible and God helped us," Omer Tiryaki said. "The only thing I care from now on is the happiness of my child."
"We always believed we would succeed," he told the mass-selling Hurriyet newspaper. "Since we are both retired, we will raise the baby together."
The Turkish Cypriot doctor who performed the in vitro fertilization said he made the decision after much hesitation over Tiryaki's age.
"I was doubtful but they convinced me," Halil Ibrahim Tekin told Sabah. "They wanted this baby so much. They were ready to do anything."
He explained that only 25 percent of women aged over 40 stand the chance of becoming pregnant through in vitro fertilization, but "even the uterus of a 90-year-old woman" is medically fit for the operation.
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bbwb
Date: 27 Oct 2006 3:14 pm
I saw our baby's heart beating on an ultrasound today. Doc is cautiously optomistic that all is ok. Should be around 7 1/2 weeks along by his guess. Doc is worried about my wife being 40 years old, and having high blood pressure, which is why I go with her to the doctor's appointments as she only hears what she wants to hear. And right now all she hears is that she is gonna have our baby. So keep a good thought and send a prayer our way if you can that all goes ok and in June there will be a little "bontai" arriving in the world.
Date: 27 Oct 2006 3:21 pm
My Mother was 44 when she had me, and was declared steril after undergoing radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism 4 years earlier. So doctors aren't alway right.
Best Wishes!
Date: 27 Oct 2006 3:23 pm
Congrats Joe. I was 40 when we had our daughter. she's 10 now and a good kid.My wife had provlems also. she had a hole in her cervic(spell check) and spent the last 3 months on the couch.delivery at 7 1/2 months.We lost the first one,but the second was a true blessing.
Date: 27 Oct 2006 11:28 pm
Joe,
Sincere prayers are with you and your wife, and "little Joe" :lol:
Keep us posted. I know the first trimester can be shaky. You all are in our prayers.
Frank D.
Date: 28 Oct 2006 7:02 am
BJ,
Thanks for the updates. I'm still praying!!!!
Remember, baby spit up is just a baby's way of saying "Thanks for all your hard work"... It usually stops when they can make you another kind of present using crayons, paper, and tape... lots of tape!
Walt
Date: 28 Oct 2006 1:46 pm
Joe,
My prayers are with you and your wife and child, as always.
Date: 29 Oct 2006 8:29 pm
Walt wrote:
Remember, baby spit up is just a baby's way of saying "Thanks for all your hard work"... It usually stops when they can make you another kind of present using crayons, paper, and tape... lots of tape!
Walt
Or something special in the diaper and it's not peeps. :D
Date: 30 Oct 2006 8:04 am
Joe
My mom was 40 when she had me and look how I turned out... :shock: Well, ok...maybe that isn't such a good example... :roll: :D
Seriously, I had problems with my blood pressure when I was pregnant with both of my girls and I carried them both to term. Just try and keep her from overdoing. I had a tough time with that because I had that 'nesting' urge through the whole pregnancy but perhaps just remind her that its for the good of the baby.
You, your wife and baby are in my prayers Joe.
Date: 13 Nov 2006 9:36 am
Well, we have had 2 trips to the local ER in 7 days because my wife has had bad cramps and excessive bleeding. The thing is, they do all kinds of tests and everything comes back normal. The baby is hanging in there, but the stress of constantly worrying about her health and these trips to the ER are taking a toll on me as well as her. I just gotta keep praying that this will all work out somehow.
Date: 13 Nov 2006 9:51 am
You have to keep the faith that everything will work out just how it is supposed to. We will keep you in our prayers.
Sherri
Date: 13 Nov 2006 10:34 am
Joe,
I wish I had the answers but all I can do is let you know that I'm on your side and I am including you three in my prayers. Keep the faith, there's nothing to worry about until there is something to worry about.
Date: 15 Dec 2006 3:27 pm
Well, we went in for a check up yesterday and the doc says we are doing pretty good. Heard the baby's heartbeating nice and loud. My loving wife is still suffering from morning sickness (Happens more than just the morning!!!!), but we are good to go so far. Next doctor's visit will be in mid January and with an ultra sound being done at that time.
So I just wanted to thank you again for all your prayers and good thoughts. Apparently it's working pretty good!
Date: 15 Dec 2006 4:27 pm
It must have been so exciting to hear the baby's heart beat. It's good to hear that you got some good news, but it sucks about the morning sickness.
Sherri
Date: 15 Dec 2006 5:04 pm
Great news Joe! :)
Date: 15 Dec 2006 7:42 pm
Keep up the good work BJ,and good luck... guess the kid will be delivered on christmas day???
Date: 18 Dec 2006 10:01 am
HGK wrote:
Keep up the good work BJ,and good luck... guess the kid will be delivered on christmas day???
Estimated time of arrival is June 9th, 2007.
Date: 18 Dec 2006 10:26 am
Ahh, a Gemini. I have one of those.