We're Expecting Baby # 2

We took a test on Jan. 15th at our new friends house, Terry and Jamie Hoskins. We took a test in Dec. at their house because we thought we might be pregnant and Jamie, who is now 6 months pregnant, insisted that I take a test. She still had some at her house. It turned up negative. So the next month came, I had my friend come that month before so thought nothing of it. Then I was late again. So we deceided that if it did not come before we were to hang out with our dear friends again, I would take the test at their house again. I was 10 days late, but since Kaylee was born that wasn't anything weird b/c my body never got back on a regular schedule. I bought a cheap test because I was thinking if I am pregnant, it's going to pick it up. It was hard to read, so I took the other one in the box and it was a little darker but not for sure, so Josh and Terry ran to the store while I put Kaylee down to go to sleep for the night. When I took the expensive one it was within seconds, just like the time with Kaylee, it read positive.

We weren't personally trying to get pregnant but God sure had it planned for us! I know that is hard for many women to hear because you so desperately desire to have your own, please let us know and we will pray for you and the ability to conceive a child! (whole heartily take us up on this!) We know this is God's plan for our lives even if we desired to wait another year just so we could get settled into ministry(this is our first couple of months as Josh serving as a pastor) but we will find strength in the Lord! What is tough about it not being planned by us is that you don't always get positive responses from people, people close to you, when you share the news. Their responses are: your not ready, not the right time, too much student loans needed to pay off, can't afford another baby and so on. Well, what we have to say is this. God planned for us to have the sweet precious child come into our lives and we are going to welcome the båby with joy and excitment even if it wasn't "our timing". Think about it. You can't have better timing than God's. His timing is always perfect even if you don't always understand it at the moment. For example, our first child, Kaylee's timing, was also God's timing and now we see why God brought a baby into our lives right after we moved from TN to Nc and Josh hadn't even started seminary yet. We would not be where we are today if we didn't have her in our lives. So, we learned quickly that God's timing is always PERFECT and seek His face for strenght, comfort or whatever we need at that moment. We are super excited and feel blessed to welcome another baby into our family.

We made a t-shirt after we got home around mid-night that said "I'm a Big Sister". The next morning we took a picture of Kaylee wearing the shirt with a cute pair of pants...and she actually wore the hair bow I put in and didn't pull it out! We were going to send it to my parents via mail but deceided to take a picture with Steven's cell phone, Sara's boyfriend and texted it to my family. We put a jacket on Kaylee to cover it up and picked up Josh's dad at their house and gave the excuse that we needed to go to Home Depot really quick. We had to pick up our washer and dryer to put into our condo. (Josh's mom just happened to be working at HD that day and we wanted to tell his parents together. So we got there and said hello and then took her jacket off and let her run to grandma. It was the best reaction I could have ever receieved. I prayed for a great reaction and the Lord gave me one ( I am extremely thankful for it) We told her to look at the new shirt she got for Christmas. She said, as Kaylee was running to her " I.....am...a....big...sister"....I am a big sister....ohhhhhhhh...I AM A BIG SISTER...THEN hugging Kaylee so tight and started crying and said I have been hoping you two would have another one soon". OHH it was what I needed!!! Such a blessing. Thank you Lord! Then we went to Jennifer's house and let her see the shirt and then to Sara. Then we texted my family the news.