Never in a million years would I have guessed that, 11 months after I got married that I would be pregnant. God had other plans. So this is how the story goes;
In January God laid it upon my ( Anna) heart for us to start trying to conceive.Just being transparent,in the beginning I questioned God.Why in the world do we need to even think about a baby now?We were obedient and began the process. It was exciting at first..but then no fun getting a negative test 10 months in a row.
We went to the OB Doctor November 5, to talk with her about why we hadn't been successful. She was very nice and willing to answer ALL our questions. While we were there she scheduled us to come back November 22, for an ultrasound to check for Endemetriosis and Poly Cystic. Also we scheduled an appointment for January to talk with the infertility Doctor. After we left the doctor we had our heads high..and could see some light at the end of this loooooong tunnel. We had found out shortly after the Doctor's visit that Clays insurance plan DID NOT cover ANY infertility treatment. I then lost it. I didn't understand why God would "call" us to be parents and then place this HUGE mountain in front of us. We then realized that God's timing was perfect. We no longer wanted Baby Parker on our time but God's. When we LET GO AND LET GOD, is when everything fell into place.
Finally the week of November 15th I was cramping but never "started". I told myself not to get all worked up, that this time was probably another negative. The cramping continued. I remembered Sara saying when they first got pregnant that the same thing was happening to her. I got alittle excited. I convinced myself into taking the test. The morning of November 18 I got up and took the test. I was up all night praying and telling God that if it was negative again that was OK. I wanted his timing!!! I took the test...sat there..and here it came..TWO BRIGHT PINK LINES! PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!! I stood at the bathroom counter and just cried. I walked out of the bathroom and was crying..looked at clay and said..WERE GONNA HAVE A BABY!!!!!!! He jumped up and down, screamed, cried,and then we stopped and Thanked our Almighty God. We were so thankful that God had chosen this time and no other time.How awesome to find out 7 days before Thanksgiving that we were going to be parents! We were just in utter SHOCK to begin with. We were excited but also all the other emotions come rolling in. Parents?!?!? Wow..are we ready for this? No turning back now. It was awesome to call the OB back to cancel those appointments. The nurse asked why and I said " God provided us with a baby". I was great to finally say that!
We told each other on that day we were going to wait until Christmas Day to tell everyone. The more we thought about it we decided we couldn't wait that long. We told our good friend Jo Jo,Clay's boss Ronnie, my best friend Hannah Hardy,and Zach,Sara,and Liam all on Friday. Through out the weekend we also told..Jessica,Tiffany,Mrs. Deborah,Jenna,Justin, Russell and Kristen, and a few others. They were sworn to secrecy. We had then decided to tell my parents and Clays parents Thanksgiving Day. We are going to write BABY or something along those lines on a Pumpkin Pie. I have no idea what their reaction is going to be. I don't think my mom has realized shes having ONE Grand baby..now TWO! Another thing as far as God's timing, Sara is Due in February and my Dads birthday is Feb 16. Then we are due July and my moms birthday is July 16. What an awesome God!
As far as me..I am feeling great. I haven't been sick. No morning sickness. I have had some very weird dreams and sleepless nights. We go to the Doctor December 13 to see the baby for the first time. We pray everything looks great.
We are so very thankful for God's timing. Through one of the hardest storms of my life God was still faithful. Even though we didn't see the WHOLE picture he did. We give HIM all the glory and honor for this MIRACLE he has given us.
Here are a few pictures..I will post pictures and a blog about how everyone took the news!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Be thankful!!!!!
Love,
Clay, Anna , and Baby Parker!
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