Mr. Smarty Pants

Willie passed his FE Exam...as if any of us doubted him.

Congrats Honey!!!!!

Our Miracle #2

Wow...we've been on an exciting ride for the last few months.

On March 6th, I decided to use my last pregnancy test in the cabinet.  Willie and I had been trying since around November but knew our little miracle would come in God's timing.  Funny Story: So I took the pregnancy test in the wee hours of the morning while Willie was getting ready to walk out the door.  (Sidenote: My sister had just moved in with us.)  When the digital screen read "Pregnant" my mouth dropped.  I couldn't believe it.  I took it into the kitchen where Willie was and held it in front of his face.  He was speechless.  (I know...he's never speechless.)  Then the words, "What do you want me to do?" came out of his mouth.  In my mind I was thinking "what?"  Then he realized it was ME that was pregnant and not my sister.  For some reason he thought I found the test in the trashcan and found out my sister was pregnant.  SO FUNNY!!!!!  Anyways, we took another test a few days later and yes...I was still pregnant.  On March 19th, we went to the doctor's office and confirmed it.

Willie wanted to shout it from the rooftops (which he did) and I wanted to remain quiet.  Recently I've become aware of how heartbreaking miscarriages can be and I did not want that to happen to me with so many people knowing.  I tend to be a very private person in some cases and this happens to be one of them.  I told Willie I didn't want anyone other than family and close friends to know until we heard the heartbeat.  Cooper was so excited however, it was not unusual for him to ask every other day, "Mom, are you really pregnant?"  despite my growing belly so early in pregnancy. 

The "Heartbeat Day" came so slowly.  Longest 8 weeks of my life!  But it did come.  I pulled Cooper out of school to go to the doctor's appointment with us.  This was very difficult for him because he had perfect attendance for the whole year, but hey....you only get to hear the heartbeat for the first time once:)  When the heartbeat (160 beats per minute) popped up smiles spread across the room.  However, I don't think anyone's smile was as big as Coop's.  It became very real to him...and to Mommy.

Now for the next question...Boy or Girl?

Well, I think it's easy to say that we want a healthy baby boy or girl. If I could chose...a girl. Even Coop wants a baby sister. So we'll see...

If I were to compare this pregnancy to Coop...totally different! Coop was a breeze. No morning sickness or anything. This time around...morning sickness all day but mostly in the evening, nauseousness all the time, indigestion, acid reflux, stomach aches, exhaustion, and the list goes on. It's been a tough few months but around 12-13 weeks it mostly subsided.

I call my babies miracles because that is what I truly believe they are.  I was told at the age of 20 it would be very difficult for me to ever get pregnant.  With female problems like PCOS, Endometriosis, and hormonal problems...the odds have always been stacked against me.  Except for the fact that with God...ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!  God has blessed us once again with an amazing miracle in our lives that we could never thank him enough for.