Becoming Three

     Well, the oh so famous "Baby Fever" caught up with me early on in our marriage... like literally a few months after we got married! It seemed like everywhere I turned, more and more of my friends were announcing their new pregnancies and (naturally) I wanted to jump on that train too! And my wonderful, loving, caring husband humored me. And so, we began the whole "trying for baby" routine. I took numerous pregnancy tests, each time hoping, praying for those two pink lines. But each time, seeing only one.

          After a few months of giving it a good go, I came to a realization.. (Have you ever been mentally hit in the head with a 2x4? That's kinda what it felt like!) I thought to myself "Why in the world are we trying for a baby right now?? Our house is still under construction. We have limited funds. I'm busy enough as it is. We should just wait." And so the Baby Fever subsided. (it was late July by this time).

          In my mind, I had mapped our life out--exactly how it would go, down to the last little detail. Silly me, thinking life was mine to control! Towards the end of August, we found out God already had our life mapped out. He brought us to a beautiful bend in the road. A new path to take. A path that no longer consisted of just the "Two." This new path would bring us from "Two" to "Three in the course of nine short months.

          Yup, you guessed it! I finally got those wonderful two pink lines. The muffin was in the oven!

          Even though I lacked the confidence in my own ability to be a Mommy, He made me one.

                                                  I am a Mommy. And I love it.

         Now my husband and I are anxiously awaiting May 14th, 2012 when we will get to meet our Little Peanut face to face. Life is truly the most beautiful gift!