Goodness. Quite a lot has happened in the last few weeks! I am SO immensely relieved to have my pregnancy known...Though it ended up being quite fun hiding it, at least in retrospect. I am 13 weeks today--which essentially means that Monday, the 22nd, will be THREE MONTHS and I'll be in my 2nd trimester! I've been asked a lot "You're HOW far? WHY did you not tell?!" Oh it was hard, especially after the 8 week appointment in February, but I have a very wise almost-RN sister and since SOME people knew I was able to let my guard down once in awhile. :)
God has blessed me with a relatively smooth, sick-less pregnancy so far and I haven't had any bizarre cravings...Though in February there was a week or 2 where all I wanted to eat was pizza. The hardest thing has probably been giving up my black teas, but I still enjoy a cup every now and then.
Not many people know this, but this baby is a child of prayer and prophecy, and definitely God's timing, not ours! I am often guilty of planning far in advance things I ultimately have little or no control over, of which having a baby is probably in the Top 3 of those things. :P Since we're both teachers, I thought all of our children should be born between May and July so I wouldn't miss much if any school. I know right? "If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans." But with finances the way they always seem to be, it seemed to be What I Want VS. Being Realistic, Round 1,547. I kept on repeating the phrase I'd heard countless times--"If you wait to have a baby until you can afford one you'll never have one." And besides, God had never dropped the ball in providing for us and if He wanted us to have a child then He'd provide for 3 just as well as for 2. So the months went by...No May baby, no June baby, no July baby, no August baby. Hmm.
Did I write a blog about letting go of being in control? Yeah, fun times. Once again, as I had done countless times before in other areas, I lifted up my hands and said "OK, ok, I remember! Your will, not mine. I will wait for your perfect timing".
After Christmas Jeremy and I took our youth to an Encounter Retreat. It was a refreshing time for us and a wonderful time for the youth. Two of the leaders from the other churches asked us if they could pray for us, being a young couple and newly in charge of the youth. I wish I could remember their exact words, but the part that stuck out in my mind was when Pastor Nate prayed (prophesied)that Jeremy and I would be blessed not only with spiritual children (our youth), but also children of our own. Less than a month later, I knew I was pregnant with our September blessing.
I'll try and post again soon. I want to post something about Jeremy's message he gave for our youth rally last Sunday. I also want to share some things we are learning about faith and God's grace. Right now though, I need to go pick up Jeremy from school!
Blessings to you all and enjoy the delicious sunshine!
