Praise the Lord!

He settles the barren woman in her home as the happy mother of children. Praise the Lord! Ps. 113:9

Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth! Ps. 47:1-2

I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. Psalm 40:1

"...now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine...to Him be the glory..."~Ephesians 3:20-21

I’m pregnant!

I can’t even believe I’m writing this post. We’ve prayed so hard for this day when we would be able to share with the world about God’s great blessing, but I could never fully envision it. Regardless, it’s here.

We found out Sunday, August 16, after some hounding by our friends Ashly and Denny to take a test. They faithfully called every morning for four days pleading with us to test. No worries because I did that to her with her sweet miracle Macy Brooks (if you have not seen this sweet baby click on their link...you are in for a treat!). ;) We finally gave in and got a test Saturday night; though, only one from the Dollar Store. I assumed it would be negative, like all the other ones I’ve taken over the past two years, so I wasn’t willing to spend a lot of money.

Sunday morning I took it convinced it was negative and even thought, “figures”. One more glance and I thought I saw two lines. No, that can’t be. I’m hallucinating. I held it up to the bathroom window and there they were – two lines. I flew downstairs, “Curtis!! Look at this! What do you see??” “Two lines…what does that mean?” “Typically it means you’re pregnant! [Looks of shock…] Hurry and go get an expensive test! …the one that says 'pregnant' or 'not pregnant'!” He came back and sure enough, “pregnant”.

These have been some pretty surreal days! We can’t even wrap our minds around this overwhelming blessing. Curtis and I immediately prayed and cried, thanking our sweet Father for entrusting us with this huge blessing.

We went today and heard the sweetest sound, a sweet baby heartbeat. It was so fantastic! First, it was great to see a baby on the ultrasound screen rather than an empty womb. Beyond that, those little beats were so symbolic of God's steady faithfulness to us throughout all of this -- so strong and steady. They were truly the sounds of life! My heart has longed to hear that.

Fun story, when they looked on the screen she thought she might see two babies. Yay! I've always wanted twins. However, we won't know for sure for a couple more weeks. One of the sacks was smaller and it may develop on to be totally normal and healthy or it could be what they call a "vanishing twin". Regardless, we have been abundantly blessed.

I'll be seven weeks on Thursday. I fully realize it's early and there are a lot of weeks to come. But friends, God has overwhelmed us with a perfect gift and we just want the world to know how blessed and humbled we feel by this sweet gift. Sure a lot can happen, but God is in control and we are trusting Him. And we're just going to celebrate everyday we're given with this baby bean!

Please join with us in praising God! Truly, we serve a mighty God who longs to show His love for us -- in His perfect time. This is not about great doctors, good medicine or a mere coincidence. This is all because of God and for His glory!

Also, please pray with us for the health and wellness of this baby or babies!! I'll keep you posted on what's going on. I'm due April 21, 2010! Yay for spring!

This is our sweet baby. That's the tiny yolk sack that looks like a little fin. It will go away in a few weeks.

This one is so great! The two white lines coming off the baby is the heart. Yay! And below is the heart beat. Don't you love heart beats?!

For this God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide to the end. Ps. 47:14

But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds. Ps. 73:28