Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 13 Weeks

Size of baby: Baby Robinson is the size of a peach

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 5 lbs

Maternity Clothes: No maternity clothing yet - jeggings are my favorite pants at the moment. 

Gender: Excited to find out! 

Movement: Haven't felt anything yet. Looking forward to those first flutters! :)

Sleep: Sleeping great, but I do wake up sometime in the night to pee. Ha!

What I miss: Not a thing. 

Cravings: Orange juice, greek salad and ice cream. :)

Symptoms: Feeling great! Nausea is gone. Some lower back pain, but nothing too bad... oh, and VIVID dreams!

Best Moment this week: Beginning the second trimester! 

I haven't been as faithful to updating this blog as I would like to be. Hopefully that will change as my baby (and belly) grow! Here it is already... the second trimester! What a blessing! I am already feeling huge... but I know this is nothing compared to what lies ahead! My goal now that I have a lot more energy, is to walk at least a mile a day around our neighborhood. I stay active at work teaching little ones, but I've heard that continuing healthy exercise during pregnancy will help in labor and delivery.

Josh and I were so amazed at the detail we could see at our last ultrasound (10 weeks)! The profile was already there and the baby was moving around and wiggling it's little feet. Such a cutie already! We go back next week for another one, when I'll be 14 weeks, 4 days. I have heard of people finding out the gender at this appointment, but we were told it would be two more appointments (19 weeks) until we would know. We shall see! :) We have no preference. We are only praying for a healthy little girl or boy. Although, I have been accidentally referring to it as a "he" lately...

Here is the video from our 10 week ultrasound. And yes, I chopped off those stringy, dead ends! :)

So now that I have lots to write about, ponder on and meditate, I am quiet. Funny how the more my mind is running, the less my body is.So far, pregnancy has been the most unpredictable thing we've ever planned for. Emotions, appetite, bodily functions... yes, all unpredictable. But more than anything, the most unpredictable thing of all is what will occur these next 7 months. Yes, already 2 months down. I can barely believe it.

We've walked the path of struggling to conceive for so long (well, long in our minds), that I just can't leave the stories and testimonies of friends that have gone before me (and suffered loss, infertility or other complications) behind. They are constantly on my heart and in my mind as I write my next tweet or status update or blog post. I want to be as sensitive as I can to those that I know are wishing for nausea, constipation, bloating and all those other lovely symptoms that occur during pregnancy.

Do not complain. That's been my prayer.

And I wish I could say I never uttered a single, uncomfortable word to Josh about how I felt. But the truth is, I couldn't be more grateful and blessed to be feeling this way.

It can be hard not to worry about what the outcome will be, or what we will see at every appointment. But I just have to trust the Lord. My God who has brought me through SO much already, will see me through to the end. I know it. I have learned so much through this process - God is truly the giver of life. Every good gift is from above. I will treasure this as long as I can.

I leave you with a little video my wonderful, baby daddy made after our first appointment at the doctor - Baby Robinson was only 6 weeks! We go back for our 10 week appointment in about a week and a half. Thank you for the prayers, friends. Please keep them coming!

When I opened up last October about my husband and I's struggle in trying to conceive, we were so blessed by the encouraging responses we received from all of you, my friends and family! I never knew that so many others were going through similar situations, and my heart has been filled with prayers and empathy for those who are so desperately praying for a child. Because of this, I wanted to take the time to share our story with all of you. :)

Children are a gift from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. - Proverbs 127:3

As some of you know, after a year of trying to conceive... I had a successful surgery in November to remove endometriosis. It was a scary experience going in, as I had never been put "under the knife" as they call it. But the surgery was not bad at all and the recovery only took a couple weeks. It also gave us so much hope going forward when the doctor told us he found the problem and "fixed" it. Praise the Lord for that!

In December, we were able to relax and enjoy a couple weeks of Christmas vacation with both of our families and even a ski trip to Snowshoe Mountain, which was quite the adventure! The excitement only continued post-New Years when we were welcomed home with...

A POSITIVE PREGNANCY TEST!!!

(Okay, actually three.)

Thank you ALL for your prayers for us. God has answered!! What a blessing! I was so nervous/anxious/excited all at once after finding out, I didn't even call Josh first! I called my sister... to ask her what to do! Ha! I thought about waiting until Josh got home to surprise him... but after 30 seconds, I realized that wasn't gonna happen! I sent him a text with the positive test and said, "Can you tell me what this means?!" Ten seconds later, my phone rings. We've been waiting to burst with the news ever since!

After confirming with the doctor earlier today and finding out that I am 5 weeks along, we decided that we wanted to share this news early. No matter what happens, God has given us this most precious gift of life and we want to celebrate! We also want to ask for your prayers as this stage of development is the most critical. We know our Creator already has a plan and purpose for this child and we are excited to be IT's caretakers for even a little while! Our due date is currently scheduled for September 4th.

For this child, we pray.

Visit my husband's blog to read his announcement of the big news!