I was a little bit more SHOCKED than excited Thursday when we found out that we were pregnant with our FOURTH child. Well, maybe a little bit of both. Once the initial shock wore off, and Eric and I talked at breakfast the next morning about what this year is going to entail, seeing the excitement in him really made me start to see where we are going and what God has in store for our family.
It's crazy to think that one minute you feel like you have your entire life planned out for you; literally Wednesday of this week God had open doors for me and I was just starting to feel like I had things figured out. It's funny how that happens, and God clearly has a sense humor because one minute you have 2017 figured out and the next minute it's totally different than what you anticipated. A good different, but just different.
We always said we wanted another one, we just weren't sure when that was going to be and we all know that God's timing trumps everyone else's timing. So with that being said I am embracing what will be our new normal. I am excited and I am going to enjoy every moment of this pregnancy. Those of you that have followed our journey know that we had a pretty rough go around with our kiddos in the past, and I won't say I didn't enjoy them, it just was extremely stressful time in our lives.
This will be our last baby and so I am going to take in every single moment. My plan is to journal as much as I can and document this journey. I want this to be the healthiest of all three pregnancies. I will continue on the journey, I will continue to work out every day, I will continue to drink my Shakeology every day and I will continue to focus on my Whole 30 eating. Nothing changes on the home front other than the fact that I'm growing another human in my body. I plan on being healthier than ever during this pregnancy.
It is truly a blessing from God knowing that he trusts us enough to give us another child. We know that our children are not evidently our children, they are His children and I feel honored that I get to add another bundle of joy to our crazy mix of a family. After getting over the initial shock, I'm extremely at peace with the direction that God is taking us. Honestly, I'm sitting back and enjoying the ride and that's not something I can say I've really done before. It is extremely freeing and I'm very grateful to have grown so much in my relationship with him to be at this point.
So here we are January 30th, 2017 embarking on a new journey, a new adventure, and what will eventually be our family going from five to six. That's crazy to just say out loud. But I'm looking forward to what He has in store for us and what this year is going to bring.
Being able to share this journey with you guys as well will help me find some inspirations, humor and peace in this crazy thing we call life.
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