Word is Out

Now that the word is out, I feel like I can get back onto this blogging band-wagon. I am currently 12 weeks pregnant & feeling great - physically, and surprisingly, emotionally. I feel like I have no other choice than to trust that God is going to carry this pregnancy to full term for me.
We've already had an ultrasound at 10 weeks - to be sure of how many babies are in there. Derek and I both went to that ultrasound half-expecting to see two babies again, so we were both a bit disappointed to see that there is only one. That disappointment wore off pretty quickly though, because another twin pregnancy would have been stressful to say the least. It probably would have meant bedrest (bedrest over Christmas would not have been fun!). So, we both just said "Maybe next time".
I'm already growing pretty fast! It is so true that you grow much more quickly with a second pregnancy than with the first - and I think the fact that these pregnancies have been so close together makes it that much quicker. My body remembers what it feels like to be pregnant - it knows what to do!
I am absolutely thrilled to be carrying a baby. March cannot come soon enough - I just want to hold this baby in my arms! :)

D.

I'll do my best to post more regularly again, I was afraid if I blogged before the word was out, I wouldn't be able to contain myself!

Coincidence?

Well we just got back from 2 weeks vacation in a beautiful part of BC. Summer isn't summer without some beach/swimming time, and I feel like I got my fill!

It felt like I saw twins every time I turned around though, and I can't help but wonder if God is trying to tell us something.. or what.

Here's a strange "coincidence" (It feels too coincidental to actually be a coincidence - tell me what you think).

The first day that we arrived, the kids (Cole, and his cousin Angelina) found a little friend on the campsite that backed onto ours. His name was Gabriel. Weird enough on its own right? The next day we learned that Gabriel is a twin; mind you, he had a twin sister, but still. Now both of those things, I just figured it was a strange coincidence, maybe God is showing us what our little boys would have looked like (he was pretty darn cute!). But get this. A few days later, we were chatting with little Gabriel, and he told us his birthday - June 17. Every time I found out each of these things, my heart sunk just a little. When I heard June 17, it sunk a lot. But it felt like God was really trying to tell us something. Again, too coincidental to be a coincidence, right?

Maybe the reason behind all of this, meeting little Gabriel, and then also seeing at least 2 other sets of twins at the campground during our stay, will someday become obvious. It just feels so strange to see twins all over the place. Maybe I'm just noticing them way more because of all of this, but maybe God is saying something. Who knows what.

D.