We Are Having a Baby!

Justin and I are excited to announce that we are expecting! We first learned on January 21st and have had a difficult time keeping it a secret until now. It has involved many emotions and anxieties as we expected it might but we couldn't be more thrilled at God's timing in our lives and blessing of such a sweet gift. We often spend time talking about the miracle of pregnancy and how God has planned each little detail about growth. We often read what is going on each week and find ourselves in awe at the many little parts that already exist while the little one is only 12 weeks old. So amazing.


Here is our confirmation after visiting the doctor in January that they let me keep. The blood test showed the baby was 4 weeks old at this time. I felt like the "new mom" asking to keep the pregnancy tests but am thankful for the many little presents to remind me of how grateful we are and how special he/she is.




These are pictures from our 2nd ultrasound on February 14th where we watched the heartbeat for the first time. We were amazed at how such a small little "bean" could have such a fast, strong heartbeat. The heart was beating about 160 beats per minute, which is very healthy for this time of growth. We couldn't be happier!

Just so you are aware, we plan to use this blog as our main source of information about the baby and our lives during the pregnancy rather than face book.