Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

"Give thanks to the Lord, for HE IS GOOD. His love endures forever...To Him who ALONE DOES GREAT WONDERS, His love endures forever." Psalm 136: 1 & 4

Excited, shocked, nervous...you name it, we are probably feeling it right now. From "you may never get pregnant" to "congratulations, your test came back positive!" God has taken the impossible and made it happen. How blessed we are! Thank you to everyone for your sweet comments, phone calls, and emails. We are so blessed to be surrounded by family and friends who love us, support us, and pray for us.

On Friday we were so in shock, it was all I could do just to post a picture. It is all still somewhat of a blur, but I am going to try to get it all down before I forget the entire day completely...

Last Thursday I had pretty much given up all hope for this month. I wasn't feeling good at all and knew there was NO WAY possible that I was pregnant. I layed around the house, didn't eat much when Jeff and I went to lunch, and had an all out depressing pity party. I had planned on getting my blood work done here in Waco, but at the last minute we decided to go to Dallas instead...why lay around the house all day and wait for bad news? A new Nordstrom Rack opened and I wanted to also go to Northpark. If I wasn't pregnant I was at least going to enjoy the day and go shopping. No nervousness, waiting on pins and needles...I wasn't going to do it again.

So...we went to Dallas. I gave my blood, we ate at Boston Market (seriously, why is there not one in Waco) and went shopping. I got a new pair of shoes and almost tried to convince Jeff I needed a new pair of jeans...so glad I didn't waste any money :) We were on our way into Nordstrom when the phone rang. For the first time neither of us had the heart sinking feeling you get every time you get "the call." It was just a phone call I thought I already had the answer to.

When the doctor said hello, I knew right away something was different. You can always tell by the tone of their voice if it's going to be good or bad. He told me he finally had good news...which I then responded with "you are joking and I don't believe you." We went over my beta number, and the fact that it was so high it indicated possible multiples. I didn't cry (which my mom took care of for the both of us) but couldn't breathe and had to sit down for a few minutes. We sat on a little bench in the lobby of Nordstrom and called our parents (how fitting is it that I found out at my absolute favorite store, shoe department directly in front of me, piano music playing in the background...pregnant at Nordstrom...it doesn't get any better!).

Today I went for my second blood test to make sure my beta hcg number doubled. It is supposed to double every 48 hours. This just tells us that everything is progressing as it should. We started with 619 on Friday and today it was 1807...Praise Jesus, all is looking good! We will go for our first ultrasound next Monday to see how many we have and then on April 6 to see the heartbeat(s). My estimated due date is November 26 (Thanksgiving Day). It couldn't be more perfect that after all we have been through, I am due on Thanksgiving. It is a perfect reminder of God's goodness and faithfulness and how much we truly have to be thankful for. Please keep us in your prayers as we realize it's still early and we are trying to be cautiously excited.