So... This is pretty interesting...

[Etoh*the*Greato]

I'm not exactly sure I should be asking for this, but I know Jen and I could use all the prayers we can get. She's been increasingly worried she'd missed her period and while she gets these concerns a lot I'm usually able to reassure her that's not the case. I've got a decent memory despite what everyone says about me. Anyway... I think this time it turned out to be true. I bought her a pregnancy test and ah... well, it came back positive. My wife could very likely be pregnant.

See... If it were just that we were going to have a kid, it'd be scary as hell but we could manage it, I know. My parents pulled it off with less money and four emotionally damaged children before I was born. And they didn't have the support network we have. I know that our two families would pull out all the stops to help provide the child with anything they needed. That's not the problem.

Jen has had chronic depression since she was six. It's literally a case of if she's not on meds she cannot function. She breaks down. She just... stops. We've always known that her medication would be potentially dangerous during a pregnancy, but we weren't overly concerned as we were both about 80% certain that I wouldn't be able to give her a child anyway (The chemo I had as a kid has a pretty good probability for causing sterility). Now, six months after we married and this. We need God's hand. We need Him. And if we screw up? We need His mercy. bad. Just some prayers if you could.

[Tsukuyomi]

*Hugs* Congratulations, Etoh ^___^

That's such great exciting news ^__^ I'll most definitely be praying for you guys ^__^ Please keep us updated ^__^

As for the depression, be there for you the best you can ^__^ It may not take the depression all away, but it'll go a long way ^__^

Depression isn't an easy thing to deal with :\ Make sure she knows you're there for her

[ShiroiHikari]

Gee, that's...really something. I've had some major problems with depression myself and as a result, I am terrified of having children. So I understand to some degree.

Dear Lord, I come to You now to ask You to be with James and his wife. Please bless them, give them support, and peace of mind. I also pray for a healthy child and mother, and a safe pregnancy. May Your good, pleasing, and perfect will be done. Amen.

[Etoh*the*Greato]

I'm... reluctant to accept congratulations just yet. Please, I don't want this thread to turn into a debate so I'm going to request that any advice that anyone is brimming with beheld off. See... With the danger to Jen or the child due to her medication and what dangers we might experience cutting her off of them... I don't know if we should move forward with it. Jen just got word back that she is officially "tested her blood beyond a shadow of a doubt" pregnant and... Yeah. Tough situation to be a Christian in. I just ask for prayers that Jen and I would hear God and that we'd have the strength to do what needs to be done. What ever that is.

[Tsukuyomi]

Closed by request of the OP ^__^