The Blog Begins

Well, now that we are starting the exciting adventure of parenthood and at the urging of friends and family, I have decided to start a blog. I hope that I'm witty and eloquent enough to come up with interesting things to share with you. But if not, the pictures should suffice. :)

As many of you know, Dave and I struggled with infertility for over 4 and 1/2 years before becoming pregnant. It was a time of great growth for us. We had our share of mourning and sadness, but thanks to my husband's unwavering faith, there was always plenty of hope to go around. Dave always believed that God would bless us with our own child(ren). I always believed that God would do what was best for us, but I didn't have "the word" from Him that having our own children was necessarily that plan. I'm glad He spoke to Dave in that way; it always gave me great comfort and peace about the situation.

God's timing is perfect! We have grown closer to one another and closer to Him over these past several years, and I am glad that He picked now. Here's why:

Over the past 5 years, we have:

Grown closer to Christ, soaked in the Word, and started trusting in His plan for us instead of following the world's expectations. There is much freedom in knowing that I can't and don't have to manage all of the details of my life. What a burden that would be (and has been for much of my life!) No more.

Strengthened our marriage. I would have never believed (or probably even understood) how wonderful marriage could be until God brought us here. Many couples are separated by hard times. We were strengthened, thanks to the grace of God.

Gotten more involved in our church and found AMAZING Christian brothers and sisters with which to grow and learn. FIVE of us are pregnant right now! We are all due within 4 months of each other! What a special blessing from God!

Finished my masters degree and both found new career paths that better fit our skill sets and passions.

Gone on many fantastic vacations that would have been difficult to do with young children. We skied in Vail twice, sipped wine in Napa and Sonoma, done the NYC thing, been to Vegas with my sisters and mom (in law, but all the same to me), done a beach vacation at a couples-only resort in Mexico, celebrated Dad's 60th birthday in Boston, relaxed at the family lake house(s), and many more. God's creation is amazing!

Gotten involved in church ministries - me with the youth and Dave with the men's ministry.

Learned to laugh and relax much more frequently!

I promise to have more pictures up soon! Belly pictures coming and in 3 short weeks, our 20-week gender ultrasound pictures! :)