April 21, 2012
11 Weeks 2 days
Well, I know many of you followed along my weigh loss journey and now here we are on a new journey. The journey to have a baby!! I started my weight loss journey because doctors told me that being morbidly obese can cause fertility issues and that I was not at a healthy weight to carry a baby. I changed my whole life and lost 100 lbs. Now my hard work has finally paid off for our family!
On March 3, 2012 we found out (unofficially) that we were going to have a baby. After 7 years of marriage and years of wishing and trying and praying and being unsuccessful, this was more than we ever expected! I like to share the story of how we found out because it is so us. A few days prior I came home from work, went to be at 4:30pm and didn't get up till 6 the next morning. This was so unusual for me. I think I even slept right through my Zumba class, which I NEVER do. I kept telling Matt that I probably was getting sick from the kiddos at school. After calling Mom and checking my period tracker the next day I realized I was about 4 days late. Again, never happens to me.
So, I asked Matt if we should take the test. We figured it couldn't hurt. We had been through it so many times before of it being negative we figured we were kind of used to it by then. So Saturday morning I get up at 7 am while Matt is still sleeping and take the test. The whole time I am just praying for God to give me strength to handle whatever the test says. I set it on the counter and turn to grab something. I turn back around 30 seconds later to 2 little pink lines. I kept thinking, "What does that mean?" Had I calmed down and read I would have known. LOL! Once it clicked that it was positive I flung the bathroom door open and started screaming "OH MY GOSH!!! WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!! Matt jumped out of bed in a tizzy and asked if I was okay or needed to call the doctor. Ha! Once he was more awake he ran over and grabbed me.
I will never forget that as soon as he grabbed me I fell to the ground sobbing, thanking the Lord for making our dreams come true. It was almost as if the Lord whispered to me in that moment, "It was because you never lost faith in me!" I am so glad that we serve a God that rewards our faithfulness and comes through on His promises.
At my doctor's appointment a few weeks later we confirmed what we already knew. We got to see pictures of our little sweet pea. The baby is due on November 9,2012.
I will be keeping this blog for the duration of the pregnancy to keep everyone updated. I am a little behind right now so please be patient with me. Check back often!!
