Holdin' it in

I guess it's about time to tell my blogging friends ... that we're expecting a little addition to our family. God's blessings are abundant! He has given us yet another opportunity to watch life unfold before our eyes and granted us the responsibility of guiding one more little one to love Him on this earth. We're excited. This journey of pregnancy has been filled with varying emotions as a result of my last one (see the hannah tags), but God has proven Himself faithful in little ways again and again. I first felt the baby move about 2 weeks ago, which was the exact week that we learned of Hannah's fatal condition. God knew I needed to be reminded of His faithfulness even when I could be fearful.

The picture above is from 9/11 (9 weeks). Our due date is April 5. Both big brothers like the idea of having a baby in the house. Sam seemed to simply know that there was a "baby in your tummy, Mama" before I was willing to admit it. He had several questions when we explained to him that this was another baby, not Hannah. Recently, he's been excited to point out the enlarging of my tummy.

I'm 16 weeks and saw my OB this morning. Heartbeat sounded awesome. We had an "extra" ultrasound scheduled for this afternoon, but we couldn't make it to our appointment because of the flash flooding in the city. If you're familiar with the Westbank, General de Gaulle was flooded from Holiday to the bridge approach. My OB considered this ultrasound to provide some "peace of mind" since we're right around the crucial time in my last pregnancy. We were anxious to see our baby's progress and maybe even gender, but we'll have to wait a little longer. The next earliest available appt. wasn't until next week. Patience is a virtue, right? I'm forced to be patient, but I'll be calling every day to see if there's a cancellation. ;)