Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12
My heart has longed for another child. For over 4 years we have prayed, trusted and waited but now our longing is fulfilled and it is a tree of LIFE! We are very happy to share that we are expecting! God is SO good and HIS timing and way is better than mine! As I have loved seeing new babies born into our lives and blessing & loving on each family my heart grew more and more to have a baby at home. Garrett has prayed each night for 3 years for God to let us have a baby. Our God hears all our prayers, not now does not mean not forever ~ it means today!
We are probably 6-8wks along and I have an appointment next week to help confirm a date. Dave and I had a feeling that this month really could have been it! As days & weeks have passed we have waited for signs & symptoms. Finally this past weekend a home test confirmed what we both had felt was true!
Monday I asked Garrett if he would help me at the store as I told him, “Daddy has a friend and their family will be having a baby. It would be nice for us to send a small gift to congratulate them”. “Okay, can I please pick it out?”. As we were shopping he says, “I’m happy they are getting their baby but will when God give us a baby?” So precious! Garrett selected a super soft Winnie the Pooh lovie and a baby rattle. Monday night after I packed the gift in a bag Garrett told daddy it was ready for his friend. Dave then surprised Garrett that his special friend was mommy and his family would have a baby. Garrett was SO excited! He really didn’t know the baby gift was for us, he really thought it was for a family friend.
Tuesday was my dad’s birthday and we decided to surprise my family that evening with the news! Last night as we all gathered for dad’s birthday cake Garrett anxiously (and quietly) awaited till late in the evening to share he would be a big brother! Earlier in the day Garrett made a card that said “Happy birthday Granddad, Love Garrett ‘The Big Brother” It had clip art all around at the top of the page with birthday and the bottom of the page baby! He is SO excited to be a big brother and already very busy planning all he will do with his new baby brother or sister. He is also very busy telling me what we should do around the house to prepare, I know & I’ll get to it in time but this week I’m sharing our Celebration and Blessing!
This was an old post I prepared in October. I wanted to wait till we announced to both our parents before posting to the blog then I’ve just been busy, sick and forgotten!
Garrett and I traveled to Colorado again this September with my mom & dad. It was beautiful and great weather! 7 days of nature, hikes, games, puzzles, naps, camp fire, 4 wheeling, eating and more! We had a fantastic treat as well, David was able to come up for the weekend riding with my cousin, friend and aunt. Yay! They arrived Friday evening and left Monday. The weekend was perfect and Garrett loved having daddy with him this year!
