Wow...it has been FOREVER since I last posted and there is no possible way I can catch up on the past 3 months!!! Maybe a brief recap will suffice! But beware, long post ahead!!!
In January, we celebrated Foster's 2nd Birthday!!! I can't believe he is already 2!!! I know I say that and he is just my nephew, so I can't imagine how Jay and Melissa feel about it!!!
In February, David and I went back to Las Vegas. We had a great time, but I'm thinking this may be our last trip there for a while...after 2 times, I think you've seen and done it all! This time we did go to California to Death Valley. I was very impressed. I had always pictured this desolate place in the desert...it was actually beautiful! We went to the lowest point in the United States, Badwater Basin. I actually felt a little more educated when we left even if we had spent the week in Vegas!!
We watched the Sirens of TI this year (last year when we were there, we didn't get to see it).
David and I at Badwater Basin
At Death Valley
In March, we found out we were expecting!! It wasn't a complete suprise, but little did we know what else we would find out later on!!!
On March 31, we went in for our first appointment. We were hoping to see our baby on the sonogram and praying that everything was okay after losing a baby at 9 weeks in September. So, we are sitting there and they start doing the sonogram. This is what we saw:
WOW!!! I had to ask her at least 3 times what she was telling us! She said "Oh look, there are 2 sacs." I was like "whatever." David started laughing and I sat straight up. Yes...she was not kidding and as David told me later, they don't kid about things like that! I had her say it again and she once again repeated, "there are 2 sacs." I could not believe it!!! "2 sacs as in 2 babies???" It just was not processing in my mind!!! She said, "2 sacs...you are having 2 babies." I said, "we're having 2 babies???" I know by this time she was probably wanting me to be quiet because I kept repeating everything she said, but I was in shock!!! I mean how in the world could that be??? After the sonogram, we saw Dr. Travelstead. She was so excited after everything we had been through with the miscarriage and the weeks and months following. I was still in shock!!!
We called our parents when we left and all the family. My family was so funny. No one believed it!! It was so funny and then to tell my parents that I was pregnant and then proceeded to tell them we were expecting twins!!!
What a blessing and gift from God to be given 2 babies! When I experienced the miscarriage in September, I just remember being so broken and not understanding at all why it happened. I remember crying out to God so many nights to take away the pain and to help me make it through a day without crying and blaming myself for the loss. I knew I needed to completely immerse myself in His Word and studying His Word. I was looking at different devotionals and found one by Beth Moore...90 Days with Jesus. I love Beth Moore and her applications of the Bible to real life. I picked it up and started it that night. The first section was on the birth of Christ. I thought, how ironic that I am going through losing a baby and this study starts out on when the angel appeared to Mary and told her she would give birth to God's only Son. I remember crying through alot of those first few devotionals. Then, I began to understand what God was teaching me. The book was about Jesus, from the beginning of His life until he ascended into heaven. After hearing from so many people that God's plan is better and more perfect than ours, I really started to understand it. He knows better than me what I need when I need it. Maybe at that time in my life, He knew I was not ready for a child, but He had something bigger and better in store for David and I. How amazing to see that come to life. I also found strength and healing from my BSBFs (bible study best friends). This group of girls are my rock and taught me so much about the power of prayer and what happens when His people call on His Name. When we would have our prayer time, we would have our requests, but then we would have our bold request. That one request that was specifically on our hearts and minds. Healing from the loss became my bold request. On the first Sunday in February, Chip asked us all at church to pray specifically for 28 days (there were 28 days in February) for a certain request. I thought..wow...mine is definitely for a child. I prayed fervently every night on my knees for that baby. The difference in this prayer time and in other prayer times in the past is that combined with the devotional I was doing and seeing how God was working in our Bible Study by answering prayers, I truly believed that God would answer. How awesome is it to finally understand the power of prayer???!!! To pray boldly, sincerely, honestly, and believing He will hear and He will answer! And answer He did. We actually found out at home March 5 that we were pregnant. I remember hitting my knees and crying for several minutes thanking God for HIS amazing work and His amazing gift. Fast forward 3 1/2 weeks later, to find out we were having twins was even more amazing. God once again proved He is in control and His will and His way is more perfect than mine could ever be!!! How do I sometimes doubt that??? I'm not sure, I guess it is my ugly sinful nature. He knows what we need, when we need it. Who am I to try to control that??
On May 26th, we found out more exciting news!!! We will welcome Campbell and Avery into the world sometime in October!! Yep! That's right!! A boy and a girl!!
Once again, I stand amazed and in awe of God's awesome power and provision. Each step of this journey for David and I has been guided by Him.
If life couldn't get more exciting (and maybe a little bit scarier!), we put our house on the market in May and 10 days later while we were on vacation in Florida (pics to come soon), we had someone look at our house and 2 days later make an offer! I thought, "Wow! Life is really about to get interesting!!" So in 3 weeks, we packed up our house and moved in with David' parents. We began looking ferverently for a house to bring our babies home to. Once again, doubts began to creep in and I started to wonder would we find a house to bring these babies home to? And once again, I heard God saying, "Trust Me." Why oh why was this so hard to do? But my sweet husband kept saying, "It's going to be okay. He has a plan and it will work out. HE will work it out." And I'm reminded of one of the MANY reasons why God brought David into my life...he is my helpmate and when I doubt and struggle, he is there to remind me of God's perfect will and timing.
Fast forward to 14 weeks later which is where we are today! We are 22 weeks pregnant and both babies have received good reports at each monthly visit and a very good report from Dr. Perry (because it is multiples we are in the high risk pregnancy group now and we had to see him at 18 weeks). I am still amazed most days that there are 2 babies growing inside of me!! Or should I saw growing and KICKING constantly inside of me!!!
And you may ask where we are today on a house? Well, I am happy to say that we made an offer on a house and will be moving in August 18th (our 2 year anniversary). God is an amazing God and He provided for us as He has with every step we've taken.
So, as I look back at where we've been since my last post in January, I see God's handprints on every part of our journey. It hasn't been easy and to say that it will be easy from here on out would be a lie. But I know He has a plan for our lives and our family. He always has, sometimes it just takes me longer to meet Him where He is waiting on me.
I have SO many pics to post, but due to being "out of my element" and having them on a different pc, they will have to wait for another post. I'm sure that's what you read the blog for anyway..to see the pics!
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