Tiebreaker!

In April of last year I kept having this feeling that I should take my IUD out. I ignored it for a while but the feeling kept persisting. I talked to Jesse about it and we decided we should ask Heavenly Father. I didn't feel that I got any kind of confirmation and I told Jesse I was just going to leave it in. He told me that he knew I was supposed to take it out and he talked with me about listening to the spirit. He said he learned on his mission the different ways the spirit talks with us and he helped me realize that all the feelings I was having about taking it out were actually the ways the spirit was communicating with me.

I took it out and nothing happened for a year. I started wondering if I was just supposed to get it out because it was going to cause problems or something. We went through all the stress of Jesse taking the permanent position at work here, going home and getting our house ready to rent, and just adjusting to a new way of life that we hadn't prepared for. As soon as Jesse started the job and had this super amazing insurance is when I got pregnant. I found out at the beginning of April and one of the things that made me want to take a test was that I was feeling so hot and the weather was perfect.

I took the test after church. Jesse wasn't home yet. I have had so many negative pregnancy tests in my life that I truly thought this one would be negative as well. I checked it after the three minutes and there was a faint positive line. With how light it was I really thought that it might just be a false positive so I took another one of a different brand and it was positive as well. 

I don't think I have ever had such a mix of emotions! I was excited, nervous, happy, anxious...you name it. One of the things that I am still struggling with is the loss of freedom we enjoy. The kids can take care of themselves in the morning and let us sleep in; we can take them to the movies and they sit there quietly; we don't have to bring a diaper bag with us everywhere. Even though we will be losing all these freedoms, I am getting more and more excited for this new baby. What a blessing it will be to our family!

Jesse and I waited to tell the kids until I was about 13 weeks along. My friend, Ashley, made these shirts for me to give the kids. She put them in gift bags for me and when we had the kids open them up, they didn't understand at first. Jesse and I had to help them get there but once they figured it out, they were so excited! I had been worried that Cambria would be upset but she was so happy and proceeded to tell at least five different people in the RV park the next day that her mom was pregnant. Atreyu was excited but when I tucked him in bed that night he started crying and told me that he was worried he wouldn't get enough attention once the baby came. I comforted him and he has been excited ever since. 

This is our first picture of the baby at about 9 weeks. You can see it's back, neck, and the back of the head.

This is about 13 weeks along.