Dear Family and Friends

It is with a heavy heart that I write this entry. On Monday Katie and I were told we lost our baby after nine weeks of pregnancy. Although early, this baby was already loved immensely and it was a tremendous blow to us. We are making progress in the grieving process, and each day it gets a little better as Psalm 30:5 states, “Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning”. There will always be periodical moments of sadness; however, we know our little one is in a better place, and it is this that we rejoice, because Heaven has taken our little one in. The miscarriage was chromosomal, which means that it was of no fault of our own, but rather biologically that this happened. Chromosome deficiencies are what most miscarriages this early stem from and can not be helped. We still plan on having a family and trust that the Lord will bless us when it is of His timing and circumstance.

One comfort we have has come through a program that is sponsored by the hospital and a local funeral home, that minister to families that go through miscarriages. After a D&C procedure, which Katie had on Wednesday, the hospital gives the remains to the funeral home, and at no charge they cremate and bury the remains in a memorial garden at the hospital. This will be a place that we can go and visit our little one.

Katie and I have talked numerous times of how much harder this would be if we were not Christians. Without our faith we would have no reassurance that our child was in a place of comfort, and more importantly that one day we will hold our child in our arms. Christianity is the only religion that gives hope and it is this that we hold onto during this time: hope in God, hope in Heaven, and hope that our child is now walking with the Lord. I ask for your prayers as we continue to grieve and cope with this situation, and as we seek the Lord to know what to do next. If you are reading this then you are a part of our family by blood or friendship, and we appreciate everything you have done for us thus far, and know that you all will continue to bless our lives.

Psalm 71:20-21
”Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.”

2 Corinthians 1:3-5
”Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.”

8 Weeks

Today is the 8 week mark and I am starting to look and really feel pregnant! We are still in awe of how awesome it is to be a part of this miracle. Each day brings more anticipation for meeting our little one. We have waited for this for a very long time. I have been blessed to make it to the end of school without too much sickness. Sleeping has become my new favorite hobby, however. I find myself dozing off and waking up an hour later, all before dinner! lol We will be going back for another doctor's visit in two weeks. Thank you for all of the support and prayers!

Proud New Daddy

I told Wint the day after I knew that I was pregnant. I gave him a little Georgia T-shirt. He was so excited!

Telling the Family

We told both families over Mother's Day weekend. Both sides are very excited and are looking forward to accompanying us on this journey.

For our parents we got gifts to share the news, which was easy because of Mother's Day and both of Wint's parent's birthdays falling at the same time. I made onesies for my mom to open that read "I love Grammy" and "I love Pa". We got Little Critter books, "My Grandma and Me", "My Grandpa and Me", and "My Grandma and Grandpa and Me", and a miniature golf set for Wint's parents. They were very surprised to say the least!

For Wint's Nanny (grandma) we got a Braves onesie. She is a very big Braves fan. This will be her first great grandchild.

Here are some pictures of the action!

I got a little carried away with the iron-ons and made two more onesies just because!

6 Weeks

Welcome

Welcome everyone to our blog. We created it to keep our family and friends that we do not get to see, as often as we would like, updated on our growing family.

First, after almost a year and a half, we finally have our own little peanut on the way. That year and a half was not easy, but now we truly know that God's plan is always best and His timing is much better than we could ever plan out ourselves. It is just one more step down the journey He is taking us on. We have learned that the road is not always straight, flat, and easy. It is more often curvy and bumpy and sometimes even leads you in circles, but that is what keeps it interesting, as straight and flat is often boring.

In the coming year we hope to have Wint start a new job as a special education teacher, as he completes his masters in special education, find a house, and welcome our little one into the world around New Year's. Our due date is December 31st, 2009.

We just had our 6 week appointment last Thursday. All of the test results we received so far are right where they should be. The part I was most worried about, the drawing blood, really wasn't very bad. The nurse was wonderful and really took my mind off of it by talking to me. We will be going back once a month for a while. This weekend we will be telling our families and celebrating my first Mother's Day!

We want to include you on the next part of our life journey. Please come back and check our blog as often as you wish. We love and miss you all and hope to see you soon!