We're Having a Baby!!!

I know everyone has been waiting for this announcement for a long time. My brother's reaction was, "what took so long?" Ha! Yeah... well there is this whole process to the thing. But we don't need to go into that here. Or at all, ever.

Cory and I found out this past Monday (for you who are reading this much, much later than when I wrote it, we're talking October 10th) and were just thrilled! My sister Kelli has been waiting for this for a couple months, considering she was the person I was really talking to about all this. Last month we were pretty sure I was pregnant, but then I wasn't, and was actually pretty devastated. So this is seriously good news. I had to take a home pregnancy test 3 times just to check. (I did it over the course of a few days... and I must say, I'm not pretty good at peeing on a stick!) I was too excited to let it sit for days, or weeks, until I told someone. So that night, for FHE, we called our parents and made sure to let all the brothers and sisters know.

Cory's phone call to his parents (everyone at home was on speaker phone): Kayla hasn't been feeling well lately. She has the Egyptian flu. In about 9 months she's going to be a mummy.

Totally the family humor up in Washington. I rolled my eyes and giggled a little at the same time.

Everyone on the home front seems to be pretty excited. This will be grand baby 19 for my folks and grand baby 5 for Cory's.

So it looks like we'll be due toward the end of June, and we'll just add more June babies to the family. There are already tons. But we'll take them!

I've actually been really excited the past couple of nights. I'm way more tired, most likely from my lack of sleep. But then today I was looking at the maternity coverage with our student health plan. I knew having a baby was going to be expensive, but this just made me worry. Granted, it could be a lot worse, but our co-pay is $150. I'm not sure how that's going to happen. I have faith the Lord will provide, but right now the number looks scary. It's not like we're rolling in the dough here. I'm thinking I'm going to have to have Cory deliver this baby au natural at home (a joke... I think). Oye. I don't know how people deal with this. And this is probably why people don't have babies. But you know, I will not shirk keeping commandments just because it's not easy or convenient. And there's not a whole lot we can do about it now anyway.

So far, I like being pregnant. Tired? Yes, already. Nauseated? No, thank Heavens!!! Anxious? Just a little. Excited to hold my very first baby in my arms? Like I can't even describe.

Cory wants a girl. I want a boy. Cory jokes about twins. I want to punch him when he does. But no matter what happens, I pray our baby is healthy, because I know we're going to fall in love harder than we did with one another.

The thought of being a mom is so tender to me. I know this is the right time because I can feel the Lord's approval and His hand in our lives. I know He wants us to raise our children in righteousness and show them how much they are loved by us and Him. I want to lead my children by example and teach them that hard work and compassion is the key to life. I want them to know they can always turn to the Savior and always talk to us when they want or need. I already love this baby and am so excited to see their tender little face.

Families are forever.