our journey

Our journey began in March of 2005. That's when we met. Since that day, we've been inseparable. We got engaged 3 months later and married a year after that. We have really enjoyed being married. We decided that after our 1st anniversary, we might start trying to start a family. We prayed and prayed and prayed some more...tried everything that we could think of or read about. But it just wasn't our time. A year later, we started our family...we call her Kirby. She has been such a joy in our lives. She is now in the puppy chewing stages, but that's ok. A few weeks after that, we REALLY started our family! Yep, July 18th, I found out that I was pregnant!!! I tried not to get my hopes up because during our year long of ups and downs, we did have a false positive. After five positive home tests, I had my hopes way up! It was HIS time!

Derek's brother and his girlfriend were in town that weekend, so it was a perfect time to tell all of Derek's family. We swore them to secrecy! The next weekend, we went to the lake for my dad's 50th birthday. His first gift was a tiny t-shirt that said 'spoiled rotten by grandpa'. He and my mom were so excited. We swore them to secrecy too! We told a few more family members and that was it. We wanted to wait until after our first doctor's appointment to share the good news.

Today was the day! The first appointment! The anticipation, the excitement, the unknown...the first appointment! Really, it's not all it's cracked up to be. haha. Questions, family history, more questions, then off for blood work and back home! That's it.

It's still exciting with lots of anticipations and unknowns, but so exciting! We are truly blessed to know that it's God's plan and timing. We know this child has lots of great things ahead and just pray that he/she will know God, live and worship Him.

Thanks to all who have prayed for this along with us. You will never know how much we truly appreciate it.