Tuesday, January 28, 2014

And Then There Were Four

Back in November, Patrick and I received a giant surprise...


We found out we are expecting Baby Johnson #2!  For a couple that had been deemed infertile, God really has been blessing us!  I am currently 15 1/2 weeks along, but we were a mere 3 weeks when we found out!  The story is amazing

I'm about to talk about "lady business," so if you're uncomfortable, skim over this next part...

I got my first period after having Waylon in late August.  My cycle runs about 65 days (one of the reasons I was considered infertile) so I was expecting another one in late October.  When it didn't show up on time, I chalked it up to my hormones still leveling out.  

We had been praying so hard for some close friends of ours to get pregnant, and they told us over dinner one night, right as I was missing my period, that they were expecting in June.  Overjoyed doesn't even begin to cover how we felt!  But something was nagging at me.

A week later, I told Patrick I was taking a pregnancy test, not expecting anything, but wanting to be prepared.  My midwife is in high demand and gets booked quickly!  The first test was inconclusive, I waited forever for even the test line to show up.  I threw it away, and we left for the day.  A couple hours later, I pulled the test out of the trash (still not sure what made me do that) and two pink lines stared up at me.  

Needless to say, about five more tests were taken.  The faint lines only got darker.  A test from the health department further confirmed my suspicions.  Patrick and I were about to be parents again!

After trying so hard for Waylon, we naively assumed that the next baby would be just as hard to conceive.  What we didn't factor in was God's plans and timing!  He decided it was time for our second child.  So ready or not, here he/she comes!!