Soren Christian is 20 months old as of today and I am ashamed to say that I have never written down his birth story, well, rather our birth story, so please let me begin.
On one fateful day towards the end of our undergraduate experience, Zane and I unknowing read the same scripture verse for the day in Malachi 2:15 (NIV) "Has not the LORD made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth". Late that night as we talked we shared with each other what we had read for the day. We were both shocked - what are the chances? We knew this was something special. God had already told us we were meant to be together, but to have God tell each us that we were to blessed with children was absolutely amazing. We knew this was not going to happen for a while, but it was incredible to know that this precious gift - a family - was ours to be when the time was right.
In summer of 2007, the unbelievable strong desire to have a family of my own came over me. As time passed, the desire became stronger and stronger. I can remember on several occasions, tears welling up in my eyes when I would see babies or pregnant women - I wanted that so bad. Zane was not quite ready for this adventure, but as time passed, this desire became his own. On December 25, 2007, early in the morning, Zane shared his desire. The last gift I opened was a baby name book - this was his very special way of telling me it was our time. This was an awesome day, filled with many tears and sore cheeks from our none-stop smiles. Oh happy, beautiful day. Just as Christ was born, so was our family.
Fortunately, we conceived our son within two months - another incredible blessing. On May 2, 2008 at 7:00am, my little pee stick turned positive. We were so amazed, but yet it all seemed so surreal. Was this us? We were holding a positive pregnancy test? Were we really going to have a baby? Parents, really?? This was one of those moments that it would have been really great to share our fantastic news, but at the same time, it was really nice to just let it all sink and become real for us.
May 2, 2008 I called my doctor's office to tell them the good news (the only people we could share this with) and an appointment was scheduled for us. I was so excited, so happy to be embarking on this journey. I couldn't wait. We got an appointment for May 9, 2008. Wow - so soon. The plus side of my visit - I was pregnant. The downside - I had to have my blood drawn. Oh well, I knew this would be such a small thing in the scheme of things. The weekend after my appointment I had a little spotting so I called my doctor first thing Monday morning and had another appointment with an ultrasound. It was so amazing to see my little bean on the screen (the little egg and the yolk sac), but there was no detectable heart beat yet, because I was so early (only 5 weeks). Another appointment was scheduled for me a week later - a whole week, it was agony to wait. At this appointment, May 19, 2008, our anniversary, I saw the heart beat. I was so very excited and felt so reassured.
The rest of my pregnancy was pretty uneventful, but absolutely wonderful. I LOVED it. I loved everything about it. Things didn't become eventful until January 6, 2009...
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