We're Back. . .

Well we made it back from our trip in one piece. We had a great time just relaxing and hanging out. It was a bit warm in the mountains (go figure) so we didn't do as many outdoorsy things as we had hoped. We stayed in the cabin, turned up the AC and lit a fire in the fireplace. And we played a lot of pool. Who knew Dave was such a pool shark. He's telling me he's not that good. . .blah, blah, blah. We played about 20 games. I won 2. . .only because he accidentally hit the 8 ball in too soon. It's a good thing I'm not very competitive. Otherwise, my vacation would have been ruined. Oh but it was fun to see him win and feel all manly and what not.

I thought our time there would make my wait for the next Dr. appointment go quickly. What I didn't count on was having a lot more head space to think about my wait. So it kinda backfired on me. I have to admit, it was hard. But we continue to press into the Lord and speak life over our situation.

We celebrated 5 years of marriage on Saturday. I can hardly believe it's been that long. Our celebration this year was a bit sweeter than our last. The night of our anniversary last year was when I began losing my first baby. And it was today, Oct 29th last year that I actually miscarried. I've been thoughtful about it but I can honestly say I'm not sad or emotional. I know the Lord had a purpose in that life and in its loss. I trust in that. It's a little surreal that it's all come back around again. . .that tomorrow morning I'll go in for ultrasound #2. But in the midst of remembering our loss, I must be strong in faith for this little one. I'm so thankful that my heavenly father understands the irony and the difficulty of it all. But His will is for us to grow and to walk stronger with each passing event so I am committed to tap into the power of the Holy Spirit and believe like I never have before this time around.

We ask that you would pray with us as we go in tomorrow. Our appointment is at 8:45am. I've not yet made it through a second ultrasound with my pregnancies so needless to say this will be quite the milemarker. Thank you all for standing and believing with us.