This is actually happening!

Our journey to meeting you continues....every day I thank God for being one day closer to meeting you!  These last few weeks have been a lot of fun because I have really started to feel the baby kick, we have begun working on the nursery, and the excitement is finally starting to seem real :)  I also turned 30 last week, which is a crazy idea :)


Celebrating my 30th Birthday at 25 weeks pregnant

On this journey, there were many times that I wasn't sure where we were going.  As we celebrated my birthday last week, I had to think about what I imagined my life to look like at 30.  I can honestly say that at one point I imagined having several children by now, but I do trust that God knows what he is doing and there is a reason our journey has taught us so many life lessons.

This journey is definitely starting to feel more real, especially as my stomach grows and we feel the baby kick.  There are no words to describe the feeling of knowing our child is growing inside of me, and in a few months, we will get to meet this little miracle!  Every time I feel a kick, I pray to God that he blesses all our friends and family who are still waiting for their own miracles.  As much fun as this has been, it is hard to truly embrace it because I will never forget what it feels like to be on the other side of the infertility journey.

A very exciting part of this journey has been to see Josh's excitement and anticipation for our baby.  He is so cute when he talks about what he is going teach our baby, or when he tries to force his music choices on the baby:)  I have to give Josh a lot of credit because he has really stepped up to all my "simple projects" that I have wanted to do. For some reason, these projects are never easy and usually take 5x as long to complete as I assume. 

Josh and Wahib preparing the walls for the stripes

We have been working very hard to get the nursery ready.  Josh has taken my challenge of painting stripes on the walls, and I have to say, I have never seen such straight and perfect stripes :)  The other night we put together the crib, and after it was finished, I started to cry.  Josh didn't realize I was crying at first, but when he did, he knew exactly why this was such an emotional step for me.  There were several times on this journey that I was convinced that we would never get the opportunity to decorate a nursery or build a crib together.  It was a very special moment that I will never forget!!!

This is Josh reminding me that it took 3 times to put the crib spring together because I kept reading the directions wrong :)

Well, our journey continues.  I have my glucose test next week and another sonogram.  I keep my fingers crossed that no one slips and tells us the sex of the baby :) I will admit, not finding out the sex has been so much harder than I ever imagined!  We continue to pray for a safe and healthy pregnancy, and for everyone else who desires this joy to be as blessed as we are!