A Bun in the Oven

So, if you haven't heard yet, we are going to have another baby! Yep- due Feb. 28th and this year is a leap year :-) Could be a fun one!! So strange how the second time around your belly looks twice as pregnant as it did the first time at this stage. I can't hide the bulge any more and I am only 10 weeks along! So, we are praising God that this belly is bulging. What an answer to prayer. I had prayed for peace and assurance that He would work His plan in our life and His timing would be perfect. I was just about to run out of peace and confidence right around the time I saw 2 lines on the pregnancy test!! Yippee!! Now to pray for a healthy, strong, perfectly formed child. So, if you get a chance, whisper a prayer for this little heartbeat, that he or she would grow to be healthy and strong and that he or she would grow to be a light in this world and glorify Him always.

I have to share a cute Ely story about having another baby... when we found out we were expecting (which was on our 8th anniversary- pretty cool), we started dropping little hints to Ely. I wanted to wait and really tell him until we had been to the doctor, but I thought a few questions wouldn't hurt. So one night as I was putting him to bed, I asked him if he wanted a baby brother or baby sister. He looked up at me and said matter of factly, "No, I'd rather have a ferret." (He had just been playing at his cousins house, who have a ferret!)
Fortunately for us now, he is saying he wants a baby sister, for a while it was a baby brother, and sometimes he says, "no just a baby, not a brother or a sister". So, I think we have a ways to go before he really understands the concept.

Nate, Jen, Kaylee and Nolan are coming tonight for 2 weeks!! We are so excited that they will be here. I will post some pics of our goings on once they are here. I am headed to the airport in about 20 minutes to pick them up. 3 carseats in the back of Darren's truck will be a feat! :-)

Also, Ely turns 3 on Saturday! Wow, I can't beleive he is going to be 3. Although there are moments of motherhood that have felt eternal, it moves me to the core and brings me to tears to think of my sweet tiny little baby turning 3. He is such a blessing and the best gift God has ever given us (besides this little heartbeat in my belly I don't even know yet). Thank you Lord for my Ely- may he learn to walk in your ways and may you keep his path straight. May he be a light in the darkness, may he love you always and may he grow in the knowledge and wisdom of Jesus, his friend and savior.