It's a heartbeat, It's a lovebeat!

Today the baby is officially 7 weeks and 2 days old!

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. Jeremiah 1:5

Each day I wake up not believing we are going to have a baby, yet knowing it is a reality and not just a hope. After nine years of marriage things are about to change for Mark and me...and we can't wait! My sister continues to be the great encourager, not hiding her incredible excitement about becoming an aunt, while Mark tells everyone he knows that he is going to be a father.

As you continue to rejoice with us, please continue to pray for us, the enemy is quick to bring doubts, playing on our fears. The Internet, with all of it's great features and unending knowledge at our fingertips, was my enemy during the first several weeks of my pregnancy. I had terrible cramping and sharp pains, and continue to have them. No one I talked to was able to calm my fears when it came to these cramps. I turned to the Internet to educate myself.

The night before we went to the doctor I cried...I cried out of fear, out of not knowing, out of both ignorance, and out of Internet education. Miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, normal growing pains...I just didn't know which I was experiencing. Mark was worried, I was worried, we prayed.

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9


Our doctor's appointment was not until the following afternoon, but after praying we had peace about what we would hear. My doctor eased my worries without any words at all, but rather with the still small heartbeat of our little baby bean.




Baby Hannah Catherine or Noah Jacob is doing well and growing. Pray for safety for Baby Love as we continue through the first trimester. Pray that we will continue to allow God to show us His grace during this time.