We're Pregnant !!!

Hey everyone, just wanted to create a blog so that our friends can keep up with all the wonderful things that God is doing in our lives.

Where do we begin? We got married ( Richard & Benita) April 23, 2005 in a beautiful ceremony, surrounded by friends and loved ones. We moved into our first home together and really began to think about our future, we agreed before getting married that we wanted a family we both knew that God wanted us to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. Genesis 1:28

We've been confessing and believing God, for at least 3 years for a baby, it hasn't always been easy, knowing that it is in the word of God and we can see it in there and claim for it for our lives. When it wasn't happening for us, month after month of taking pregnancy tests and being disappointed and really trying to stand on the promises of God, we begin to write on our tithe envelope and asking others to be in agreement with us. It felt like the whole world was praying on our behalf and you know what? We still had to believe for ourselves that the Emperor and Creator of the universe could allow us to be stewards over another life, a human being, a little person as we say (Rick and I). It is so exciting when you are late and there is hope maybe this month, maybe just maybe.....then nope once again! oh man!!!

I remember writing in my journal, the beginning of the baby journey being June 5, 2006 we really started focusing and getting our minds and lifestyle to get ready for a baby. When you are single you can go wherever and do whatever you want( within reason) whenever you want to, and when you have a spouse you both choose things to do things together but when you have a baby, that is a whole different situation and we understood that.



I would feel selfish at times because I thought "man, a baby would be interrupting my sleep right now", (being honest) or when it's cold outside having to bundle them up to take them out, but oh the joy of someone loving you for who you are and thinking you are the best thing to ever happen to them. Although we as parents, we are thinking the same thing about them, laughing and being content with this big headed person all up in their face, breath stinking, and here they are, little and having no say so in anything, they have to just lay there and take it!! LOL It reminds me of the time that my niece was so scared of Chucky Cheese and when I looked at him I was scared too, that bighead mouse all up in the kids face and their parents pushing them towards that thing, "say hi to chucky say hi"..Never understood that but anyhooo.

The day that our lives changed!!!
We went to church on Sunday July 27th, 2008. After sowing our seed for "Dream Seed Offering" which we took very seriously, this seed is going in good ground, we are standing with our whole congregation in agreement that God was gonna answer not only our prayers, but everyone!!!!
I left not really thinking about it but I said I'm going home to take a pregnancy test, I had them packed up so I had to find the box with the test in it, I was determined..

SOooooooo I took the test and waited the amount of time and unlike some women who don't really want to be pregnant because of one reason or another I was so excited to see that second pink line, I didn't know what to do, I wanted to tell someone but I couldn't get a hold of anyone at all...I called my mom, my sisters, my mentors, my good friend Stacy who was also pregnant and who has since had a beautiful baby girl, she slept through my calls, text messages, she was knocked out!! She slept for 3 hours past all the phone calls.

I couldn't and didn't want to call my husband because if the test was correct I wanted to surprise him with the test in a gift box or something (I know somebody is saying that is corny and if so... SO WHAT!!!!) I don't care, I've dreamt about this for a long time, I was ready..I couldn't even control it! My big mouth started telling people and not really caring, I am so excited and want God to get all the Glory.. So I took the test again the next day, actually 2 more tests, with the same result Yeahh!! So now the people that I told are trying not to say anything which were just a few just in case I was wrong.
I felt in my heart though that it was correct and this was it!! After taking the blood test at the doctors office I waited for the "official results" on Friday. We got them early, I got a call from Rick saying it's official, I could tell everyone now! And you know, I can "tell it" LOL
Everyone has been just as excited or even more than we are, except for the few that will never be happy for us no matter what, OH WELL get over it!!!

The First Doctors' appointment~
My first doctor appointment was so exciting! I got an ultrasound and saw the heartbeat, I couldn't stop laughing and really looking in awe at the flat screen at my baby that is a part of me! The tech said that it was the size of a bean, but that is our bean. We found out at my appointment, so as of 8/12/08 I'm 7 weeks. I love the doctor that I have, thanks Stacy! Look for pictures in the future, love you all....
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