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| The night we found out. Pure JOY! |
One year ago today Jesse and I stood in front of our microwave, watching it's
timer count down to zero. We were all jittery, like we had just had four
cups of coffee each. We paced. We jumped up and down. We
stood up, then sat back down. Then we stood up again. Desperately
hoping we wouldn't be disappointed, we were praying, giggling, begging for at
least TWO PINK LINES.
The timer beeped and we looked at each other, half panicked, half thrilled.
This was it! We walked down the hall slowly, clinging to each other.
We rounded the corner into the bathroom where the two little plastic sticks sat
on the counter. We could not believe our eyes. Between them there
were a total of FOUR pink lines, two a piece.
Excitement! Disbelief! Crazy joy! Could it really be true?
Yes, it was! We were going to have a baby! WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A
BABY!!!!!!!!!!
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| Ryder at 9 weeks. |
One year ago today we found out I
was pregnant with Ryder. Today we get to hold our squirming little guy in
our arms. How did he go from that little nugget in the picture (at 9
weeks) to this breathing, laughing, joy of a little boy? So much has changed
in just twelve months. Our family has grown not only in numbers, but in
joy, laughter, dark circles under the eyes, and love, love, love. We are
grateful beyond words.