So the time has come for us to make our exciting
life-changing news official. As you can
guess from the pictures, Tyler and I are expecting our first baby this year! I
am now 12 weeks and counting...expectantly expecting the baby to arrive around
October 21, 2013. On Monday we had our first ultra-sound and are so excited to
report that bay and I are both doing well.
The baby’s heartbeat was strong and he or she was busy moving around,
kicking and squirming. Initially, we
thought we were about 13 weeks, but the size of the baby proved that we were a
bit ahead of the baby’s schedule so instead of being due on the 12th,
we are due on the 21st.
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| Feels like just yesterday when Tyler and I sat speechless on the bed, staring at the 2 lines on the test... we have wanted this for sometime now, it felt a little unreal when it actually happened! |
I don’t think either of us can accurately describe how
excited we are to enter this new season of our lives. Everything is unknown, but there is much
wonder and joy that comes with that unknown.
We feel like giddy kids on Christmas eve…I don’t think either of us has
stopped smiling for 5 weeks.
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| Our baby at 12 weeks - 57mm long and healthy (ABOVE is a short video of the ultra sound) |
That all said, with the news, also came time for us to make
some decisions about what this next season of our lives was going to look
like. Where would we have the baby?
Would we stay in Africa? Would we come
back to Canada, and if so for how long?
There were many questions running through our mind. So after taking some weeks to research and
pray, we decided that the best decision for us is to come back to Canada to
have the baby…so with that decided we knew we would need to be back for a
minimum of 6 month (3 before baby comes and 3 after) in order to qualify for
msp. This means we will be leaving
Africa on June 13th...wow! Just reading that makes me realize how soon
that is going to come!
So…this means that we will be back on the island beginning
of July and will be there until January, when we will head back to South Africa,
baby in tow. Can’t wait to see everyone
and celebrate this time in our lives with the friends and family we love so
much.
-a and t
