And then there was 3!!!!

Where to start??! Last week I recieved in the mail the new blog book I had printed for the year 2011. As I read through all the posts and pictures I realized I had left out one MAJOR detail of the year. WE'RE PREGNANT! Of course it wasn't a slip-up on my part. I left it out for a bunch of different reasons but since these books are our families history I need to add it now. (Although this is going to just be a quick overview...I'll leave all the personal thoughts, feeling, and events to my personal journal:) I think that's why I haven't blogged about it yet. A lot of what's happenned is very personal to Toby and I. When Cash was about 2 years old we decided it was time to start trying for our 3rd child. It took a little longer than we had expected but when we finally found I was expecting we were so excited. A few weeks later I miscarried. I had NO IDEA how hard a miscarriage was until I experienced it. I didn't even understand half of what these women who deal with miscarriages go through. It's pretty horrible and the way I handled it was keeping it pretty private, between Toby and I. I really wanted to start trying again as soon as I could so after a month or two we did. And nothing happenned. Long story short 2 years later we were still unable to get pregnant. Those two years felt like an eternity to me! I understand that there are many couples who can't get pregnant at all or who wait much longer...and my heart goes out to them. We tried all sorts of differents medications and tests to see if we could figure out what the problem was. We also tried IUI (artificial insemination) 3 times with no success. Then in October of 2011 while we weren't even trying due to an ovarian cyst I had on my ride side I found out I was expecting. To me it was my own little miracle. I was so excited to tell Toby but waited until our anniversary to do so. We both cried. The next few months were a little scary because of some on and off bleeding I had...and at one point we were sure for about a week I had miscarried again...but here I am April of 2012, 32 weeks pregnant and as happy as could be. Again, there's so much more to the story that I'm writing elsewhere but just had to share a small portion of it and express my gratitude. I am so thankful to a loving Heavenly Father who knows our hearts and desires and continues to bless my little family every single day. We decided to not find out what we are having so we are even extra excited for June to roll around. There isn't a prayer that goes by without Elle and Cash asking for this baby to come out soon and healthy...and their mom agrees! I'm not one to take a bunch of Pregnancy pictures. I probably should for memories sake...but here's one Elle was dying to take of me at 32 weeks pregnant. Here's hoping the next 8 weeks FLY BY!!!!