Well, I cannot believe that I get to say this. Kyle and I are expecting our first baby! We are so thankful and grateful that God has blessed us with this gift. We had been trying for over a year and wondered if we were ever going to be able to conceive on our own. I can certainly say that the past year and few months of trying for a baby was very difficult on me emotionally and spiritually, as anyone could imagine. It certainly tested my faith and my patience. Kyle was always so very encouraging throughout the process, although I know it was a bit frustrating for him at times too. But as we know and learned again through this waiting is that God’s timetable is so very different from our own. And he is faithful. So faithful.
There were a few neat “God moments” that happened during the time we were trying, but one in particular was my favorite. Once we approached the year mark, and no sign of a baby was in sight, we started the process to figure out if something was preventing or making it difficult for us to conceive. We were scheduled for an appointment to see a fertility doctor over Christmas break. I will be honest, I was very sad that we were at this point – but also a little relieved that we were moving forward in some way instead of continuing the experience of the high hopes each month only to end in such great, deep disappointment. I had received a call from the doctor saying that my insurance would not cover any of the costs associated with our first visit. I was a bit confused and felt like we needed to reschedule the appointment in the new year as at that time I would have a new health plan starting in January and it would give me time to figure out if anything would be covered. Kyle’s mom had asked me how our appointment went, and I told her we actually didn’t go because of insurance issues and that we had to reschedule. She said, “Well, maybe that is God’s way of telling you that you won’t need to go.” I took what she said very lightly as at this point I had very little faith. 😦 Well, I kid you not, it was the day before our rescheduled appointment that I found out we were pregnant!
I woke up at 4:30 on January 12th because I had to pee. haha! I had bought some publix brand pregnancy tests earlier that week but I didn’t tell Kyle that I had bought them. I had taken one test several months before and got a big fat negative…so I told myself I would never do that again unless I was a few days late or was experiencing several symptoms. Well, on this morning I was at least 3 days late but I didn’t feel pregnant at all. I thought, well I have nothing to lose since we have our appointment tomorrow so I’ll at least know for sure whether or not we need to go. I remember watching that second line appear on the test and I could NOT believe my eyes. I started crying and freaking out, and probably sat in the bathroom for at least 15 minutes while I debated whether or not to wake Kyle up to tell him. I finally decided that I would let him sleep and I went back to our little reading nook, turned the light on and just sat there with the positive test in hand and was thanking and praising God for this precious, wonderful surprise. I will never forget those few quiet moments when it was just God and I who knew. It was so very special.
Seven-o-clock rolled around and I had crawled back in bed and waited for Kyle’s alarm to go off. When he began stirring I told him, “Babe, I don’t think we are going to be able to go to our appointment tomorrow.” He sleepily said, “Why not, what is it this time?” and I showed him the positive pregnancy test. He immediately rolled over to give me a hug and said “We did it!!!”
It was the sweetest moment ever.
I am now 15 weeks and 4 days today. I look forward to sharing more about this journey! We are just so excited and thankful!
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