This is the photo that went out on our Christmas cards this year:
Yup, you read that right. Maya is going to be a big sister! We are expecting a baby June 16th!
Shock is not really the word to describe how I felt when I found out we were expecting. I literally laughed out loud when the little stick said “pregnant”. After struggling for years to have Maya, this pregnancy happened so easily. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t sure that we were quite ready yet. But, we also assumed that it would take a long time again, if it even happened again. So, we just said that we would leave the plans to a higher being and I guess that God thought now was the time!
(And really….when are you ever READY for a baby? 
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And this is going to be a long post because we have more news:
IT’S A BOY!
This is a really crazy story. I went in for my early screening ultrasound. I realized when I got to the office that I had mixed up the dates. I had thought I was there just for a regular check-up and that the u/s was next week, so I didn’t have Jared with me. I called him to tell him that I had mixed up the dates. He didn’t think he was going to be able to make it. It was a long wait that day because the u/s tech had an emergency. So forty-five minutes after my appointment time, they call me back. As I was walking into the room, Jared called and said that he was 5 minutes away. The tech started doing other measurements before Jared got there. He walked in and got to see the baby bouncing away in there. He sat down and after about 5 minutes, he asked if we would find out the sex. I said “no, it’s too early to tell”. Just a few minutes later, baby boy spun his legs just right. Jared noticed it first and asked the tech if that was what he thought it was and she said she thought so. Then sure enough, little guy showed us several times that he is indeed a little boy. We didn’t think we were going to find out until the end of January, so it was a big surprise to find out already. I was shocked because I was sure that it was another girl. But it looks like some of our pink is going to have to move over and make room for some blue!
(hmm…guess I have to start thinking about new blog names too, huh? )
And here is baby boy at 12 weeks:
And back to our firstborn….she seems to be excited about having a baby brother. She likes to pat my tummy and say “baby”. I’m not sure that she really gets what all this means. I think this little guy is really going to rock her world at first, but I also think she is going to be a great big sister!
And here is another photo from our Christmas Cards:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
We are beyond thrilled that we are having a baby, and that Maya is going to have a sibling. I am so very grateful for this and I pray for a healthy pregnancy and baby.
I also have feelings of guilt. I feel like I already got my miracle with Maya and I knew that if she was the only baby we ever had, I would be happy forever. I’m not sure why God gave us this second miracle when there are so many couples waiting on their first. I am so, so grateful for our miracle, but I just can’t help but think about couples wishing for theirs. Scars of infertility never really go away. They get lighter and less noticeable over time, but they never go away. I know and remember very clearly how hard it is to hear other’s announce their pregnancies when that is all you want in the world. I pray for my friends still waiting each night. I pray that their miracles happen very soon.
And I thank God for both my first and my second miracle.
