No turning back

So, it's been a while since I've posted. We left for Texas on May 10th and returned May 19th, and I haven't taken the time to write since then. However, much has happened. We had a fabulous vacation in Texas and I'll write more about that another time.

I think now is the best time to go ahead and talk about the biggest thing that's going on in our world right now.... I'm pregnant! It has been quite funny to see the various responses when we tell people. I know there are many people, especially people that have known me for years and years, that thought this day would never come. I think some people have been truly shocked, which just cracks me up.

The reality is, I think Jeremy and I could have been happy for the rest of our lives if it was just the two of us. We've never felt the NEED to be parents. But somewhere over the past year and a half or so, I've felt a gentle whisper that I should give up control of whether or not I become a mother. I've never been necessarily opposed to it, but I've never been super gung-ho either. So last summer we decided to leave it up to the Lord. I went off of birth control, and started monitoring all those things women do when they're trying to get pregnant. I learned more about my body than I've ever cared to know! And in March, God gave us our answer. Barring something happening between now and when I deliver in December, it looks like we will certainly be parents.

Here's something not many people know about me: I never thought I'd be able to get pregnant. I haven't ever had any "female" problems, so I don't really know where I got that feeling from, but it has always been there, as long as I can remember. I just figured my body would somehow say "no". Or, at the very least, I thought it would take a very, very long time to get pregnant. I was pretty wrong on all accounts. But see, that's kind of the beautiful thing to me. I turned the issue over to the Lord, and now I can be so completely content with the result. I am thrilled that we're going to have a little one. We've experienced so much joy already just seeing the little baby at the 2 ultrasounds I've had. It is truly an amazing experience, and I am enjoying the journey.

And now my friends and family don't have to think we're so weird for not having kids. Everyone wins. :-)

Here's the first ultrasound picture taken May 1st. I've had another one since then but I haven't scanned in the photo. More to follow, I'm sure.