Okay so I have a story to tell you. My sweet four year old Emerie has been praying fervently for a baby sister for a long, long time. Jared and I decided we would start trying for baby number three a little after our son Oliver turned one in May of 2016. We had no trouble getting pregnant with either of the two we already have, so we didn't figure it would take long at all to conceive again. Well, month after month we kept getting negative tests, or that evil red queen would show up leaving us both feeling sadness, and confusion. We decided we would just keep our journey to ourselves, and just told people that we were satisfied with having two kids and that we probably won't be having anymore. It was too sad to constantly have people asking us when we would have another, and in our hearts not knowing if it would happen or not. So it was easier to just not talk to anyone about it. Emerie had continued to pray that whole year that we would have a sister for her, and Jared and I prayed that we would just be able to conceive. We prepared Emerie that we weren't sure if Jesus had planned for us to have anymore babies, but she had so much faith and hope that she didn't even consider that. Fast forward to the beginning of June this year...Emerie came up to us and told us that Jesus told her that we are allowed to have a baby sister for her now. Jared and I just looked at each other wondering if she had in fact gotten a clear answer from God, or if it was just that four year old imagination running wild again. I asked Emerie what she would name her baby sister if she were to have one, and she told me "Birdie". I actually adored the name, and promised that if we did have a baby girl we would give her that name. We didn't really talk much more about it, just went about our evening. The next day or so we went to Walmart, and they had all of these adorable bird onesies and accessories. Something in my spirit just told me to buy them in case I were to ever be blessed with a sweet girl. I told my Mom it was for a friend, but in my heart I just knew it was for me and my future girl. Not even a week after all of this took place I realized that evil red queen had not made her appearance yet, so I took a test. It was positive!!! I started to cry in the bathroom, I couldn't believe my eyes. Of course I had to take three more tests to be positive, but one after the other they were all showing up two pink lines. I went straight to Jared's work to inform him of our amazing news! He was so excited too. A year of trying had finally paid off. During our year of struggling to conceive, we learned to be patient, and we also learned to be thankful for the many blessings we already did have. Even if God didn't have a plan for us to have anymore kids, how could we really truly complain? He had already been so faithful in our lives by giving us the gift of two healthy and happy kids, so no matter what life would have been grand. But I can say I am so excited for this little girl, and I am so proud of my Emerie for having more faith at four than I have ever shown in my whole 26 years of life. God is so good. And I am thrilled to be able to put these bird outfits on my little Birdie Rae.
