Secret

For almost 14 weeks now, we've had a huge secret.. Baby #3 (or #5 as it is in my heart) is on the way! Hard to believe this blog began with the deep heartache of losing our first babies and the hope of starting a family to now being on our 3rd full pregnancy. God is so good!

It's been a long 14 weeks. We found out when we were just one week along. Of course there are people who know. Our family, life group and other prayer warriors are in the know. We hoped to not have to tell anyone but we had complications in the beginning and ended up needing my mother in law to come watch our boys so we could go to the doctor. I had 4 blood draws to check my levels and each time the doctor was not happy with the results. They weren't doubling like they needed to. Finally, our last blood draw I got the call that the number not only doubled but then some. We had so many people rallied around us praying their hearts out and God showed up big time. The doctor called me himself and said he had good news. Our 8 week ultrasound was a big moment too. Babe had grown so much. By 12 weeks, he/she was that much bigger. It has been amazing so far.

At 13 weeks, I started feeling baby move. How amazing is that? I think God knew I needed a little something to set this pregnancy apart. All day on Sunday, it was like a tennis ball was ping-ponging around. It was so sweet.

While a lot of people know, we won't make an official announcement until we find out the gender. But it's getting more difficult to hide!

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