Our new little BEAN!

Well it was a complete surprise and shock to find out that I was pregnant with our second baby. This was not part of OUR plan but we know that God's plans are higher than ours. And we are excited and feel so blessed to be having another one. I deeply desired to have another baby but just not under our stressful circumstances. But I believe that God gives you grace for what your dealt. And we know that His grace is sufficient. Last Tuesday we had our first doctor appointment with Dr. D. I had a sonogram and we got to listen to the baby's heartbeat. You know you would think that after experiencing it once you wouldn't be so blown away. But I was. To lay there and see this life inside of me and hear this beating heart is overwhelming. It brought tears to my eyes just like it did when I saw Carter on that screen for the first time. To know that God has created a child from us and already knows everything about him or her is amazing.

This pregnancy has been much harder than my first. I had some nausea for a few weeks but that has seemed to improve. My main complaint has just been feeling so exhausted. It is hard for me to get much of anything done these days. But I'm praying as I reach my second trimester that I will begin to have more energy and feel better.

I'm sure most of you know me well enough to know that I am hoping for a girl. The Hubs says he wants another boy but I don't believe him. I think he just says that to give me a hard time. Hub's family swears that it's another boy. Everyone else hasn't said to much. I know, I know, it shouldn't matter. And in the end it won't. Either boy or girl will be a blessing to my life. But I can hold on to my dream of a little girl for a little bit longer. We have scheduled a sex check sonogram for December 3! I can't wait. With Carter we didn't find out until I was 21 weeks prego. This time we only have to wait until 15 weeks. YEAH!

I hope everyone enjoys the blog. I thought it would be a great way to keep everyone posted about baby news, Carter milestones, Hub's school, and my ongoing medical news.

Love Bunches!

Natalie