Helping Daddy Ray on the Farm: God's Timing

is always perfect. Incase this is your first time popping in, or if it has been awhile, please make sure you go read this and then this. I'm serious, go read both of them.

We were going to wait to share this, but this is about as long as we can wait. I am pregnant! I am at 12 weeks right now - well, according to the calendar I am 12 weeks, but I am measuring 11. I'm still going with 12. With that, I am due January 22nd. This is why we can't hide it anymore - I've already got a bump! Second time do you show sooner?

We are so very thankful that God's hand is always upon us. He knows every single step of the way and why do we even fret? After my last exam in April, which was for abnormal cells again, my doctor told me to take an ovulation test for the next 14 days. So I did, and nothing. So I took them the rest of the month. Nothing. I called my doctor and said, "Ok, I know the problem, I am not ovulating again." He said we would discuss at my next appointment because again I had abnormal cells in my test. I got off the phone and cried. What in the world are abnormal cells in my body? What will this do with us trying to get pregnant? Do we stop that and focus on what's going on with all these abnormal tests?

Two weeks went by and because I am a finatic about them, I started taking pregnancy tests everyday. Maybe also because I was out of ovulation sticks and needed to pee on a stick. Jokes - kind of. Nothing. For two weeks, nothing. And then one day positive. What? Positive! I jumped higher than I did when we found out I was pregnant with Kirby. Because now we aren't only getting a child, but Kirby is getting a sibling. Just as excited, but a different excited.

I didn't feel the least bit pregnant. No signs at all. Breathe and don't worry. A week went by and then I had my first prenatal appointment. He checked me but we didn't do an ultrasound. He didn't want to worry me incase we didn't see anything just yet. He told me, "Y'all make miracle babies!" Remember, last time they said I wasn't ovulating either. Two weeks later CR and I went back and we saw our nugget and heard the heartbeat. Very strong already.

We go back next Friday, July 20th for another ultrasound.

Back to God's timing always, always being perfect: this has been a totally different pregnancy than the first. I have been much more nauseated and much more tired. I'm sure that has something to do with chasing our beautiful mess of a 23 month old around. God knew in January that He had Route 1 Photography all planned out and it's success this spring. God knew that CR would be harvesting and dealing with farming still in August when the baby would have been due. And that Route 1 would be kicking off another senior year. In January, CR will be in his slower months of farming. January and February are usually considered dead months for photographers. This isn't by chance - this is from God and I know He will see this through. Because, "I am certain that God, who began a good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day that Christ Jesus returns." Phillipians 1:6