letter to my sweet baby

Hi my sweet little BOY!!!
Your daddy and I are so excited that we can finally call you Lincoln (not that we did not enjoy calling you Ziggy)! It is so fun that you have that identity now! We could not have been more excited than when she told us you are a boy! The doctor said you look great! You are in the 80th percentile for weight and length...Dr. L says she is sure you will be a big baby! That makes me a little nervous, as I will be the one introducing  you to the world, but I don't care. You will, and already are, worth any pain I may feel!
We have prayed for you for so many long years. It is still hard to believe that you are ours! You are a miracle that only God can give. Daddy talks to you in my belly. He tells you how much we love you and how God loves you too! We read to you at night and I sing to you....I want you to know my voice when we meet for the first time.
When we saw you yesterday, you had the hiccups. It was pretty cute. I felt bad at first, but the doctor assured me that you were just practicing your breathing for when the big day gets here! I still cry every time I get to hear you little heart beat. You make mommy smile all the time!
I want to give you the world! I don't ever want you to hurt! I know that neither of those things are realistic, but hey, a mommy can dream.
Your daddy and I want you to know what a blessing you are! You have already been used by God to glorify His name, and for that, I am so thankful!
Until we meet my sweet angel, mommy loves you so much!!!

catching up!

It has been way too long since I have posted...I feel like I am going to forget everything going on, but I have simply had no time to stop and blog! Even today, I have 5 minutes before I have to go teach our MDO 2 year olds, so this will be quick...
We are 17 weeks pregnant this Wednesday! I can't believe that we have know since week 3, and how fast the last 14 weeks have gone by. In those weeks I have had morning sickness, but no throwing up (thank you Jesus!), grown "up top" (which is still VERY strange to me), stopped running but started walking somewhat regularly, gained probably too much weight (trying to keep it down before the next appointment), gone on a wonderful cruise with my amazing husband, and I THINK I felt Ziggy moving this past weekend!!! Since this is my first, I really have no idea, but those that I have talked to said that yes, that is most likely what it was:) I cannot wait for this little one to kick me, for Ben to be able to feel it, and to just share in that joy together!
We will find out next Tuesday the gender of our little miracle! Once again, I CANNOT WAIT!!! But I guess I'll have to! We have it planned out how we will tell our families, since we can't be there in person:( I'll post more about that later.
Well, I'm off to spend the day with 9 2year olds!!!