Our early Christmas present.

If there is anything I  have learned throughout my life; it has been to rely on the Lord and trust in his plan. Things do not always happen when I want them to and I have learned to accept the Lords timing as my own.
As I have strived to accept the Lords timing in my life I have most often found that when I let go of my wants, stop fighting the process and give my desires completely to the Lord that things almost always work out. Does that mean that I get what I want when I want it? Absolutely not. But things always work out for the better and end up making for a happier life. I most often can see these things in hind-sight and it has become a strong testimony for me that God really does listen and understand me, and that he knows what is best for me. He does want us to have the righteous desires of our  hearts but also sees and understands the full picture and knows the timing that will be best for us in our lives. Sometimes there are lessons we need to learn, principles we need to gain a stronger understanding of, or things we need to first accomplish. If we pray diligently to know and understand his plan it will be revealed to us and we will come to trust in the Lord and his timing. A good lesson for all of us!
As  most of you know Josh and I have been trying to have a baby for some time now. Anyone who  has been in my position knows that this really can be a roller coaster ride of emotions, up and down each month. I am proud of myself for being able to maintain a positive disposition throughout this experience. That is not to say that I haven't had many moments of discouragement, but I knew that the only thing that mattered was the Lords timing, that we would  have a baby when he felt we were ready, and that it would be in the way that he wanted us to accomplish it.
There have been bumps in the road along the way. There were doctors visits, medication and a lot's and lot's of prayers requiring a lot of patience and trust in the Lord.

This December our prayers were answered. For the first time in my life I received a positive ovulation test followed by a positive pregnancy test.
I could not believe it! I actually made Josh take me to the store to buy a couple of more tests thinking this one had to be wrong. Needless to say there were many tears of joy!
We have since been to our Doctor, received our first ultrasound and are just waiting to find out what we are having. We are almost 11 weeks and baby Nelson is due August 15th 2013!! We could not be more thrilled!
We waited until Christmas to announce to our families. We skyped with Dad and Sally, Grandma and Grandpa and waited to tell Mom and Craig in person since we would be joining them for the holidays. We told Josh's family a few days before we left to head up to Canada.
We made a card for all three sets of parents that had a picture of us on the inside holding our test with a little poem that read: Christmas came a bit early this year, we want you to share in our joy. Next summer you'll be Grandparents of three, with a new baby girl or a boy! (That number changed depending on the Grandparents). We also included a little home-made coupon just for fun.

On Christmas day we found out that Dani and Jordan will also be introducing a new little one into their family as well. She is due a little more than a month before me! We are so excited for them and for our kids to be so close in age. I hope that they are able to spend time together despite the distance and travel. Family reunions at the cabin will be so fun in the years to come! I can't wait!

I do not know what the future holds, or what trials we may have ahead of us. All I know is that I will love this little baby for the rest of  my life and I can't wait to meet him or her!

Here is our little peanut: