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At 1:00am in the morning I watched the little plus appear almost instantaneously and my jaw dropped. We had discussed being more intentional about trying for a baby, but I must admit, I was not anticipating it to happen so quickly. Still, in the midst of the shock, I couldn’t help but grin.

Ronny, naturally, was sound asleep. We had gone to the drug store around 10 that evening to buy the pregnancy test, but when we got home, I did not need to use the restroom just yet and my poor, early-bird husband was too tired to stay up. The night owl tendencies stuck around which is how I found myself awake so late taking the test.

Wow. 

I texted Ronny to wake me up the next morning to show him and he was thrilled! Since we were in Michigan visiting my family we told them in person and within a matter of a few days, our extended family all knew. 

Pregnancy is a really fun piece of news to share with people. Everyone gets so excited about new life and many suspect our little one will have fantastic hair. I’m inclined to agree. 

Having made it to the second trimester relatively unscathed apart from a super sense of smell and a strong affinity for naps (miraculously I never threw up), I’ve only seen a few physical changes so far. Though they are few, it certainly leaves little room for doubt that a change is happening in my body.

I’ve never understood this verse more and suspect it will come into even sharper clarity in the coming months:

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Romans 12:1

And this song lyric:

Make me Your vessel

Make me an offering

Make me whatever You want me to be

New Wine - Hillsong Worship

My body, without me having to even think about it, is a living sacrifice and vessel for a new life. That continues to elude my full understanding and makes me so glad that the Lord is in charge, and I am not! All I can say is I am beyond grateful that I am not responsible for getting more sleep and also waking up each morning needing to think about what part of the baby to form. 

More to come on this, but for now, Baby Wilson has been cooking for nearly 16 weeks and has quite a few to go.

PS Ronny and I both think it’s a boy, in case you were wondering, though we won’t know for sure until December.