Honey....come here....

Gone were all of my clever ideas of how to tell my sweet husband that we are going to have a baby...all i could say on that monumental day was, "honey, come here!", from behind the closed bathroom door. Josh came to the door slowly and peeked his head in. I was (romantically) sitting on the toilet, grinning from ear to ear. I pointed to the little e.p.t. stick on the counter. He looked at me in disbelief. I smiled and said, "We're PREGNANT!!" He squatted down and gave me a hug...and still today that news is sinking in.

For me, I think the more people we tell, the more it sinks in. But i am sure that it will be even more and more "real" as we have our first doctors visit and as my once small tummy 

becomes bigger and bigger :) Here are some samples of how we told our family and friends:

1st call, Lila's Mom: 10 minutes of chatting catching up, almost at the end of the conversation Lila says to Renda "So when do you think y'all will be coming down to Charleston again?" She replies with a 'not too sure' kinda answer. Lila: "Well how about around April 26th...you know...about 9 months?" Renda...pause..."LILA JEAN.....LILA JEAN....LILA JEAN" (ha ha, she was so caught off guard and shocked, she was thrilled!)

Lila: "Grandma, we're pregnant"

Imogene: "Oh well isn't that exciting! Maybe it's TWINS!"

Lila: "That would be fun. We do have twins in the family!"

Josh in the background: YIKES!

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Josh: "Mom we were wondering if you guys would like to go to Germany for Christmas with us, we want to buy a stroller."

Tammy: "A stroller?"....sinks in....they were SUPER excited! :)

Josh's Mom calls Josh's Grandparents:

Tammy: "Josh and Lila want to borrow the stroller"

Grandpapa: "Which one?"..ha ha!! 

Not "well why, or what for"!! :)

All of our brothers (and our sister-in-law) were very happy to hear they're going to be Uncles (and Aunt). 

So far I have not felt sick, Praise the Lord, i am so grateful..because i have heard horror stories! The only sign i have had is that my mouth waters, a lot, almost to the point of drooling! ha ha :) We have our first OB appointment on Wednesday, Sept 3, so we will know mor

e then. Our estimated due date (from the computer), is April 26th, 2009.

We are praying for a healthy baby, we don't mind boy or girl. We pray often for hands and feet, stomach, brain, and heart to all develop well. We'll keep you posted! ;)

This is the T-shirt I made for Josh, my original idea of how to tell him he's going to be a Daddy! :)

1st Anniversary!

Can you believe it has been ONE YEAR!? A year ago Josh was just finishing up his studies in Germany...and Lila was carefully reviewing list after list to make sure everything was ready for the BIG DAY! :)

In this year we have learned a LOT....first of all, that we still have a lot to learn. Josh is the most patient man in the world to continually love Lila, and Lila is pretty patient herself, well, sometimes ;) We have a lot to learn about how to Love each other as Christ loves us and has forgiven us. We have also learned how to add a bathroom to a house...which we do NOT recommend within the first 6 months of marriage. We have learned how to travel together: Josh drives, Lila sleeps! We have had dates, and we have had lots of fun continuing to learn about each other and how best to serve one another and how to serve together.

Today Josh is taking the MCAT. Possibly the biggest test of his life so far. We are fully confident that God has a plan for our lives, and we are Grateful that God is in control. Of course, ideally we would like for Josh to score well enough for him to be able to apply and be accepted in to Medical school THIS year....but we are SURE that GOD knows what he is doing, so in HIM we place our trust.

This first year of marriage has been wonderful. We are excited, anxious, joyful, and thrilled about where God will lead us this coming year. We are grateful for our dear family and friends who have been with us through this year, and who promise to stand with us as we brave the next year :) And we WILL be posting more here on our Blog...soon ;)

Much Love, and LOTS of hugs.....

Lila & Josh