SURPRISE!!

To our unexpected blessing, You really took us by surprise today (even though a week ago your big brother, Josiah, told Daddy that we were having a baby) but I took a pregnancy test much earlier than I needed to because I had not been feeling well. It definitely was shaded for pregnancy but very light. It is Daddy's 37th birthday today so I told him that I had a present for him that he could not open until April 3rd. He was very surprised but also very skeptical as well. I have to tell you why we call you our "unexpected blessing". We have been blessed with your healthy big brother, Josiah, but have lost 3 of your siblings to stillbirth and miscarriage. This month we were not even trying to have a baby. In fact, Mommy quit her job last week to go back to a job she worked when she was pregnant with Josiah. You are definitely unexpected but yet such a blessing too. We pray that you will be our healthy baby and we will be able to hold you in our arms. Mommy is trying really hard to remember II Corinthians 5:17--where it says we live by faith and not by sight.

I told Daddy today that the next week would be very interesting with the job changes and insurance questions but we are so excited and hope that the next 36 weeks go quickly. We will continue to pray often that you are growing perfectly inside of Mommy. We love you!!