I think I’ve finally learned the appropriate time to say we have “exciting news!” No, we’re not getting another puppy, I don’t have a big business announcement, and sadly, David has not finished grad school quite yet. But we ARE expecting a little baby in February! That’s right. I’m pregnant!
In lieu of depth of feels today, I thought I’d post a little something to answer ALL of your questions. I’m trying to beat you guys to the punch :]
This is such a surreal post to write because we’ve been such good secret keepers for over two months now! (well I have been at least ;)) We found out that I was expecting in mid June and we’ve been going through a roller coaster of emotion ever since. We’ve gone from excited to fearful to overjoyed to freaking out to exhausted by the thought of it all in just an hour flat. Thankfully, the shock and awe of ohmygoshweregoingtobeparents has calmed down a little, and it’s starting to feel more real and more exciting! Especially as we’ve gotten to share our news with family, close friends, and even clients and our ministry supporters! We’ve got a lot of people to share with and every time we tell someone it just makes it more real!
I’ll be honest, the first month or so had me feeling like this pregnancy wasn’t even a real thing. Want to know why? I haven’t been sick at all! (cue a collective sigh from all mommas everywhere) I’m in the weirdly small percentage of women who isn’t having nausea and it seriously threw me off! Obviously, I’m now very thankful to have not been sick through all of wedding season (that’s right, this little baby has been at our weddings all summer!), but in the beginning, it was super confusing. Another funny thing…I’m already a very sleepy and emotional person…like I cry at commercials and nap frequently…so for awhile, it felt like there was no change! Now that the hangrys have set in, that’s a totally different story. Overall, we’re so thrilled that this pregnancy has been so smooth so far and we’re crossing our fingers and praying that it’ll continue that way.
The logistics: Our little guy or girl is due on February 18th, but my mom had both me and my sister a month early…so we won’t be surprised if we’ve got an early baby. We’re also hoping that I’ll go the way she went in labor and have the baby in under an hour…I’m not kidding, she’s superhuman that way. And yes, we’re going to find out the gender. Neither of us do well with surprises and we JUST scheduled our appointment to find out if it’ll be a boy or girl, so we’re looking forward to the end of September! We’re also crazy thankful for the timing. February is slow for both the wedding industry and for campus ministry! Thank goodness! The only thing that isn’t ideal is the fact that it’s David’s last semester of grad school. Womp. Thankfully, we did find out in plenty of time to selectively start taking weddings for next season, keeping in mind that we’ll be juggling being new parents! Also, we’ve got 5 weddings this Fall and ALL of them are during my 2nd trimester. So I should be feeling good and sporting a cute bump by then :]
We don’t totally know what me being a mom means for my business and my ministry, but I fully intend on going after them both whole heartedly. Yes, there will be scheduling adjustments and I’m sure I’ll learn to be even MORE efficient with my time, but we still feel that both Cru and this little business are where my heart is, so we’ll be pushing ahead full steam :]
How are we feeling?: Well now, we’re excited. But to begin with, we were both really in disbelief and pretty nervous about all the change that would be coming. I’ve never dealt well with change and this is pretty life changing news. Thankfully, the best part of all of this so far has definitely been how much closer David and I have grown. He’s been the most supportive husband and friend throughout my ups and downs and has loved me so well during this season. I’ve been fighting fleeting fears of inadequacy and uncertainty, but I’m constantly reminded that my God is bigger than my fears. And that yes, we are both sure to fail at some points as parents, because we’re human, and that is okay. But God is perfectly sovereign and in control and for that, we could not be more thankful. All in all, we’re excited and scared and hopeful and everything all at once! Ultimately, we know that God allowed this at this time in our lives for our good and for His glory. Both of which, we’re so excited for!
So that’s the short version of our news and how we’re feeling during this crazy season of our lives! We’re thankful to finally have this big secret out in the open and SO excited to share it with all of you! Hope you enjoy our mini announcement photo shoot. And yes, I promise to document this season well…and I also pledge to not be all about pregnancy all the time. That’s not my style anyways :]
So smiley!
Yes, this man with the double peace signs is going to be a father.
