Now is the time for the real countdown!
As we bid farewell to 2007 I feel the need to express my excitement and gratitude for the year to come. And to reflect on the last few years. It all started with the New Year of 2001. We had been married for a few months and wanted to be pregnant and that was the first New Year's Eve that I said "I hope this is the year we get pregnant." Then came a pregnancy in the year 2002 (which sadly ended in Oct.) So then New Year's Eve 2002 came and went with me saying "I hope this is the year we get pregnant." Then 2003, then 2004, all came and went with me saying "I hope this is the year we get pregnant." 2005 was the year we finally went to a fertility specialist with high hopes of getting pregnant before the year was out. Alas, it was not to be. So New Year's Eve ending 2005 I said yet again "I hope this is the year we get pregnant." Luckily for us, we did get pregnant with help from fertility treatments. But, then in Oct. (almost 4 years exactly from our first miscarriage we miscarried again.) So, then 2006 ended with me saying....the same thing as the previous 5 New Year's Eves.
As the years passed by my longing to be a mother continued to increase and I felt like my heart would break with each passing year. I was past counting how many months we had been trying and the years were long and painful.
HOWEVER, the years brought many blessings too. Each year has given Russ and I the chance to strengthen our relationship and to do things we would not have done the same if we had kids. The years have also provided me with the opportunity to build a career at an amazing place with amazing people and children. I have been able to teach, to travel and to coach. The years have also given us the time to continue our schooling, to serve in the church and to build stronger testimonies.
So, finally 2007 brought with it all the wonderful things we worked so hard for. We got pregnant in June (I was on pins and needles for a while) but it has turned out wonderfully. Russ finished school (for the time being) and got a full time job. So, now as we bid farewell to this year of 2007 I am filled with wonder and amazement, shock, awe, disbelief, gratitude, love and JOY! I am overwhelmed and cannot wait for February to come!! I can finally say,
"THIS IS THE YEAR WE GET TO HAVE A BABY!!"
It is the first New Year's Eve since we have been married that I have not needed to say, well, you know...(I don't want to even type it again.)
SO, WELCOME 2008! It is going to be a fabulous year!
6 comments:
You really got me with the picture of a baby's foot! Whenever I see a tiny baby's foot I feel amazed at the human body and how it develops. I'm looking forward to holding baby Robinson. :)
I'm getting so excited for you! Do you have a name picked out yyet?
Good New Year's post.
Well, it is finally your time! No more sad New Years or Mother's Day tears. I am so excited for you and can't wait for it to happen! I love you!
We are so happy for you both! You will make fantastic parents. I think having a difficult time give you an added appreciation for the miracle that a new child is.
I was glad I got to read your story. It took us a few years, and fertility treatment to get our first. Our kids are so close in age, no one would guess it now. It was weird that our second one was a suprise! You never know. Thanks for sharing your story.
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