And then there were 4!

Psalm 127 

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. 

¹Unless the LORD builds the house,
   those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
   the watchman stays awake in vain.
² It is in vain that you rise up early
   and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
   for he gives to his beloved sleep.

 ³Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
    the fruit of the womb a reward.
⁴ Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
   are the children of one’s youth.
⁵ Blessed is the man
   who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
   when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

We do indeed consider ourselves quite blessed! We knew that this pregnancy was a possibility and were not nearly as surprised as we were when we found out about Sarah. It was surprising to discover that the "this is unbelievable" feeling that exists even when we were trying to have a baby. This was a perfect reminder that babies are miracles every time, when they are expected and unexpected. The Lord does a great and mysterious work in knitting a human together in the womb.

On Thursday, September 1, we decided it was time to take the pregnancy test. The directions said to wait something like two minutes for results, but it was within seconds that we had our answer. There was no doubt the hormones were already multiplying and doing their magical work! Of course, Sarah was the first person we told. She was totally excited about the responsibility of being a big sister :)

We then went on with our day like normal, keeping our little secret in tow. Dave brought home flowers before he went to work and I made celebration cookies with our cookie press. Early in the afternoon, Dave invited me out to an early celebration dinner at the Yarmouth House. It was delicious! We had the early bird special, which included dessert and coffee, which in turn made us feel super pampered.

We spent a good bit of time thinking about how we wanted to tell people about our 2nd little miracle. Since it wasn't such a surprise, we felt like the announcement could wait a couple of days. After a little research, we decided to make Sarah a T-shirt so that she could spread the good news. I picked out the supplies and our resident artist went to work. He did a great job!

We let the shirt dry overnight and skyped with our families the next day, Saturday. Sarah did a great job- they knew what was up right away!

Our 2nd little miracle is due May 5, 2012 (contingent on an upcoming ultrasound) and should be born at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, MA. Please be praying for a healthy pregnancy, healthy delivery, and a healthy little baby!