Baby #2

In just 6 months we will meet the newest addition to our family, baby #2! It has been the most incredible experience to watch our little Caiden grow and learn and become such a sweet, silly little boy. On a daily basis, Jered and I look at each other in disbelief at just how blessed we are that God choose us to be his parents. What a special gift we have been given, yet there's still more to come.

We had been thinking for about a year now that we would love for our children to be close in age and that perhaps one day soon we could give Caiden a little buddy. Many of our friends and family know, but we had suffered the loss of a pregnancy back in October, which was heartbreaking. Through our pain, we had heard of others who had been through the same thing and somehow it was comforting to know that we weren't suffering alone.



Although it was a difficult time we knew that God had a plan, and it didn't take long before he blessed us with yet another tiny miracle. We were optimistic yet cautious and we waited until about 10 weeks to share the exciting news with our family. We had gone back to KC for our holiday visit in early December and knew that we wanted to tell everyone in person. On that Friday night my parents, brothers and sisters were playing a game of catch phrase and when my turn had come up, I used 'I'm pregnant' as my phrase! It took everyone a few seconds to realize that I was in fact pregnant and it wasn't just the next phrase on the game. They were all thrilled and couldn't believe the news! Such a fun moment :) Actually, Mel has that on video somewhere!

We have had the joy of sharing this experience with Caiden and watching him begin to slowly grasp the idea of what being a big brother means. We'll tell him that mommy has a baby in her belly and he'll lift up his shirt and say, "See mommy, Caiden has a baby too!" Oh the innocence! The other day we asked him if he wanted a brother or a sister and without hesitating he said that he wanted a sister and that her name would be Heidi Juliet. Considering the fact that my niece's name is Heidi Juliet, I have a feeling that won't be a name that we add to our list.

We are so happy and excited and can't wait to see what this chapter brings! Until then, we'll be anxiously awaiting the arrival of my niece, Leilani Elizabeth, due in just 13 days!!!!!