Our "BIG NEWS"

So if you read the "About Me" section on the home page, you know our latest BIG NEWS! We're expecting our 2nd child (Baby D) April 2018. For those of you with birthdays in April you may now be wondering if you may get to celebrate with us. The exact due date is April 19th. But I won't hold my breath when that magical date comes around. Babies hardly ever know they are supposed to come on this specific day because us moms get super impatient and super uncomfortable. My birthday is April 10th and I already share my day with my grandmother, aka: Popeye! (Yes, I know. That's a sailor man. I was like 2 when I came up with the name and it just kind of stuck.) But I would be completely fine sharing it again with Baby D!

But for those of you who may still be trying; and let's face it, sometimes it's more like struggling, to get pregnant. Please let me say this: I don't know your exact situation but I can tell you about mine. David and I tried for 3 years to get pregnant. This is our third pregnancy in 10 years, and yes, you counted correctly. This will only be our 2nd child. We miscarried February of 2016. Not many people know about it because we only told close friends and family (which you are so a part of now). We were devastated. So needless to say, getting attached to Baby D has been pretty difficult.

I'm 16 weeks today and my sister is hosting a gender reveal party for us this Saturday! The excitement is growing a little every single day but I still hesitate to buy anything "baby" related. This includes maternity clothes! And goodness knows, I need to invest in some shirts that are a little more flattering! I've heard it's normal to be scared pretty much the entire pregnancy, but God keeps reminding me of His Word. The NIV puts it like this in 2 Timothy 1:6-8, "For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God." But I was raised with parents that read KJV and the version I continue to quote in my mind is actually of 2 Timothy 1:7 is, " For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

Very seldom do I find myself remembering scripture word for word, especially not in KJV. But for me, in this season of life, this is what God keeps playing in my mind. But for your season, whatever that may look like, my prayer is 2 Timothy 1:6 NIV. That you would "fan into flame the gift of God." No matter what that gift looks like today, maybe it's a financial situation you've been stressing about, a relationship that needs healing, or simply the breath in your lungs; that you would fan that spark into a flame that burns brighter every single day.

So for now, I'm taking it one day at a time. I'm trying to enjoy every season that comes with pregnancy. And hey, I made it through 11 weeks of the dreaded "morning" sickness! (Insert Victory Dance here!!) With that behind me, I feel like I have a little more to be excited about!