Why does it seem when you are trying to get pregnant there are pregnant women everywhere? Not just at the mall and in the grocery store, but EVERYWHERE.
My girlfriend Nina is due at the end of March and she came over a few weeks ago and I pulled out my 0-3 month bins for her to go through so she could pick and choose what she wanted. As I went through the clothes, the memories of when Brooklyn wore each outfit came flowing back. Although nostalgia was in the air, I felt very blessed to have these items to offer and knew I wouldn’t miss them a bit.
One of my favorite people from MOPS is due just a few weeks after the due date of our little angel who is now in heaven. She just found out she is having a girl, and just prior to her appointment I sent her girl baby dust, to which her husband said he sneezed it out.
Well, I was right and I couldn’t wait to start buying things for our new little princess. I went to Gymboree and bought her one of my favorite baby blankets. Her shower won’t be for a couple more months, but I couldn’t resist.
Last week we found out my sister-in-law (Sandy) is pregnant with her first child. She was married to her high school sweetheart two years ago, and the family has been waiting for this moment with baited breath. Monkey has always looked like her Aunt Sandy (who looks like Grandma) so I can’t wait to see the resemblance between the cousins.
As if that wasn’t enough of a baby boom, we found out we are about 5 weeks pregnant! The doctor confirmed everything through blood work and told us my hormone levels are right on target. We hesitated to share this news because of the history, but we decided to tell our friends and family in hopes this new little life will be lifted to the Lord in prayer. We have no reason to believe God has any other plan for this child other than perfect health, so right now we are enjoying the moment. Daddy might be enjoying it a little more than mommy, simply because I am sleeping through it, or feeling pretty sick whilst awake. I never thought I would say this, but right now I am grateful for my nausea.
Ahhhhh!!!! We are screaming with joy for you guys!!! I was just starting to wonder if you were OK over there and checked your blog last night. I didn’t find anything new. It must have been before you posted this. Then I went back to it today and found this wonderful news!!
I’m sure it must have been so hard to be surrounded by “baby bumps” the last couple of months. You have always been so gracious about it.
Congratulations and we will be praying for you!
Love,
Nina
Please don’t misunderstand, I was so happy for my dear friends that it wasn’t hard being around you guys… but when it wasn’t easy with complete strangers. Does that make any sense at all? LOL
Love you and I can’t believe Amanda will be here within a few weeks… it seems like just yesterday you guys were standing in our kitchen telling us you were pregnant!
Hi Angela!
Congratulations on your wonderful news! I am so happy for you and Travis and Monkey, I will be praying for you daily.
P.S. If you need a cyberNana ( someone online to brag about how beautiful, intelligent, etc., your children are), I’d love to fill the spot! LOL
Love, Velvia
Velvia,
My children can always use another nana… it takes a village, right? I don’t post pictures of Monkey online, but I will send you some via email shortly. 🙂
Blessings,
Angie
UPDATE: My sister in law was a little off on her dates, and we are due within 2 days of each other. She called dibs on the doctor I referred her to if we go into labor at the same time, but we’ll see… I am pretty mean sometimes. 😉