Making Room...

"Making Room for Baby" seemed an appropriate title. Not only will we be making room in our house, our cars, our garage, and our lives, but we are every day making more and more room in our hearts. It is hard to imagine that any single person is capable of having so much love as the love he or she has for a child. Since Drew and I have learned it with our first (who is now 19 months old), we are certain to learn it all over again with this baby. We are delighted to make room for baby 2, in every sense of the phrase.

We found out I was pregnant on Friday, April 15th. Had it not been for a great deal of fatigue, I might not have even thought to take the test. In addition, my doctor had indicated early that month that we were likely to have another struggle this time. I had been devastated... until our surprise mid-April. At that point, I was about 6 weeks pregnant - and it was going to be another month before I would see the doctor.

I always assumed I would be calm and cool about pregnancy number two because, well, I had done it before! As it turns out, I was (am?) just as nervous, if not a little more. When you experience few symptoms and look and feel the same as before, it's sometimes hard to believe that a tiny little baby is growing inside you at an exponential rate. Positive pregnancy tests are fantastic reassurance but it's not quite the same as when you can see the baby and watch its tiny little heart flutter.

So I finally got the reassurance I needed on Thursday. In a matter of seconds from the start of the ultrasound, we saw it - a one-inch little miracle, with arms and legs eagerly moving about and that tiny little heart fluttering strongly. I gotta say, it was just as exciting and emotional as the first time.

So as we begin this incredible journey again, we are delighted to share with you the progress, stories, fears, experiences, and joys that will come with it. Drew, Deviney and I are thrilled to bring another baby into our lives and we are ever thankful that our lives include you.