How does being a Daddy for the rest of your life sound?

Yup! That was the question Jamie asked me when I rounded the corner in our living room. After almost passing out and shedding ample amount of tears, we are now expecting our first child! We are very early in the process so please don’t stop praying for a healthy pregnancy.

Jamie and I have been “patiently” waiting for this day for over 6 years and have been through a lot in getting to this point. All of the questions of “why” that we have continually asked each time things didn’t go the way we planned have been put to rest. The 1st day of March 2010 will be a day of great memories for Jamie and I and it will going into the rolodex of dates from my previous blog post.

I first want to thank our Lord and Savior for never leaving our side and giving us the strength and the faith to continue and believe that this would happen. I want to personally thank my wife of 7 ½ years for accepting me as her husband that 12th day of October 2002 and for the opportunity that we now share together.

I also want to thank our parents for their support and love that they have shown us, as many things in our lives couldn’t have been completed without them. Our brothers and sisters, Meredith and John, Chris and Melissa, and Tim…….we love you all very much and are ecstatic to make you Aunts and Uncles.

This just the beginning of our journey through this pregnancy process and we are very excited, but it’s early and these are the most critical months of the pregnancy. We ask for your continual prayers for a healthy pregnancy for Jamie and our baby.

I was reading through some different bible verses the other day about children, and came across Psalm 127:3-5, which really hit home and it is also in the prayer that Jamie has been praying that is in a previous post.

"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord. The fruit of the womb is His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them: They shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate."

This verse really got me thinking about what Jamie and I have been through and that all things are possible through Him. This child is a blessing from God upon our marriage and we are blessed with this most precious gift.

One of my fondest memories is when my Dad came to see me at school when my brothers were born. I can still remember those times of him telling me that I was a brother and how excited I was. Granted, I was 4 and 8 when this happened but it is a great memory. Now, I’m the one who will get to tell my father and the other family members when our child is born.

Love in Christ,
Ben

Happy Valentine's Day

Well.....it's been a while since we posted anything! So, on February 13th my mom and dad came down for a visit. Dad and Ben headed to a UT basketball game and mom and I headed to see Dr. Vaughn at TFC. My mom was super excited to meet Dr. Vaughn and see what all goes on during each visit. Well, Dr. Vaughn came in and he and mom hit it off and are new friends. Dr. Vaughn shows mom everything and explained it all to her. It was wonderful! Mom told Dr. Vaughn that he was going to make her a Grandma and he replied with, “I am trying!”

At the end of the visit, Dr. Vaughn said that tomorrow is going to be the big day, which means that Ben and I are to come back for an IUI. IUI stands for intrauterine insemination. Basically, a turkey baster effect. Enough said, right?

Ben and I headed in to have the IUI done on Sunday, Valentine’s Day and again on Monday, February 15th. Now we wait for two whole, long and excruciating weeks. This time around we didn't tell as many people what we were doing. We believed that this was the time that is was going to work and that we were going to have an announcement!

Stay tuned............

Many prayers,
Jamie