It was less than a week later from my last post that our lives would change.
I got a reminder that all decisions needed to be made with the Lords help. I ended up asking myself "are we waiting for the right time for us or the Lord" Eric and I had never once taken the matter to the Lord. We had decided that we would wait until Eric was done with school before we even prayed about it. But the problem with that was WE decided.
October 23 we went to the Idaho Falls Temple with the question in our hearts and mind. When we prayed together and the words left Eric's mouth an overwhelming feeling came over me. Someone was needed on the Earth and it was our time! Eric agreed.
I think every week from that point on i took a pregnancy test. Only this time i wasn't as discouraged when it was negative because i knew a positive was coming. Eric will say i was so excited that i had symptoms of pregnancy just because i wanted it so bad. To be honest....i agree! He was worried about me emotionally if the tests just continued to be negative. He kept reminding me that sometimes it takes awhile for the Birth Control to leave your system.
I started a new job the week of Nov 17, I didn't think anything about trying to get pregnant because it had been less than a month. But my first Friday there (Nov 21) That morning...i took the test that would change our lives! I couldn't believe it at first. I came out saying "Eric we are pregnant!" he looked at the test and didn't believe me. I think we were both in shock that it happened so fast. I wanted to tell everyone...Eric said NO! Saturday we printed up a card and mailed it to Eric's Family. on Monday i was too impatient and while we were on the phone with Cathy i decided it was easier to ask for forgiveness than permission and blurted it out! We waited until thanksgiving to tell my family. I was going to wear a shirt that said "theres a turkey in this oven" on thanksgiving day. But my nephew got sick and my sister was not going to be able to have thanksgiving with us. So wednesday as we were getting ready to leave i changed shirts. after about 15 minutes of wearing it Eric grabbed my moms head and made her focus on me. We then told my sisters, and my grandparents. I was beaming so excited to have this bundle inside of me! Eric's suto family was one of my favorites to tell. We were getting together for a gift exchange so i wore my shirt. Vanessa was the only one home it took her about 5 minutes and then she read my shirt and freaked out!
We are so excited to welcome this little bundle into our lives. We know its not going to always be easy but i already love this baby so much! Going to the doctors is so fun. Being called mommy :)
So just an update. We went to the doctor on monday due to some complications. Mommy and Baby are fine but Baby isn't growing like it should be. We will be going in every 2 weeks to measure growth. We are praying that this little baby is okay and will continue growing. Mommy and Daddy already love it :)
