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I'm thankful for a Heavenly Father who knows me and what I can handle and what I need, when I need it. A year ago yesterday or today...can't remember for sure...I found out I was pregnant. A week from that I miscarried. Jer & I had been trying to have another baby for a while and we were SO SO excited to finally get to add another one to our family. Plus the timing was PERFECT!!! I was due in July...right in the middle of summer break!!! That would make the adjustment much less hectic than trying to add another one during the school year. I was completely heart broken when I lost that baby and it got me down for a long time. When we finally decided to try again it took about 4 months (which is not normal for me...neither of these pregnancies have been normal for me) anyway...I found out on my birthday and was again so excited, but at the same time not getting my hopes up just in case. I went through 10 weeks of spotting, weeks of checkups, ultrasounds and hormones to hopefully be able to keep this little one. I was SO sick...still am for that matter...and all the positive signs of pregnancy started coming. Each day I would get a little more optimistic. It actually took me until about 20-24 weeks until I started feeling comfortable about not losing this baby. I am now 32 weeks and he is STRONG and healthy and I don't think I could have made it through this semester of school with a little one. And on the due date in July, Jeremy was working 14 hour days. There was no way we could have added a baby on his schedule. That's where I have discovered what my Heavenly Father knew. We received so many blessings this summer despite the heartache we went through and now we are ready to add this new little one. And the timing isn't quite so bad again...right in the middle of Christmas break is when we are hoping he makes his big debut!