Well kind of! If you see us in person, you’ve known for quite a while because, well, I show on the early side. But we are officially adding to our Denner gang this fall! We are all absolutely thrilled. Well, Kayden doesn’t really understand yet…but he’s OBSESSED with babies and does well when we’ve had foster babes in the home, so that seems to be a good indicator. I don’t take for granted the amazing gift it is to have a little human growing inside of me. It is a constant reminder to me of the amazing intricacies of creation and how God has designed us down to the very last detail.

As a pregnant Mama, I contemplate on Psalm 139:15-16 in a whole new light,  “My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.”

Just last week I have started to feel flutters and small movements and every time I am caught up in amazement at this miraculous gift that I am carrying. This pregnancy has also been the easiest on me when it has come to morning sickness. In my other pregnancies I was nauseous much of the time and throwing up almost every day (Isa until 13 weeks and with Kayden it last until 20 or 21 weeks). I have had so much less nausea and even though I’ve thrown up more the second trimester than the first so far it has been really mild. I can mostly likely attribute that to some new supplements that I started taking since my other pregnancies, but either way I am so thankful.

I have heard the comment about going from 2-3 kiddos a couple times (I think that is the hardest transition for a lot of people), and while I won’t say that it might not be challenging, especially with an extremely busy toddler…we’ve also gone from 2 to 3 and back again with fostering. My body recovering will be a different piece of course, but we also may be going from 2 to 4 in a short period of time, who knows? After getting pregnant Phil and I both felt peace about staying open for fostering. While I have been pretty exhausted this pregnancy, I’ve also seen the Lord sustain my body in amazing ways as we care for extra children. As we get closer to our due date, if we don’t have a placement we will put things on pause for awhile.  It is something that we continually hold with open hands and know that at some point we may step back and decided to pause for a longer period or close our home.

We honestly have no idea what the future holds in that department, but I am SO so thankful for the gift of life…the gift I get to carry and the gift of the other precious ones that come in and out of our home, even just for a brief time. Every one of these children is oh so precious to our Lord and I am so thankful that our family gets to partner with him in raising up and loving these little miracles <3