expecting

About 3 weeks ago, we discovered…

I am pregnant! On Saturday, Feb. 27 I had that feeling. My friend encouraged me to take a pregnancy test. It was positive. I cried and was overjoyed at the same time. Jeremiah was in San Antonio for a class so I waited all day long to tell him. I went to Whole Foods and got 4 chocolate covered strawberries to represent that we will now be 4 and a card to write down all the details that happened before and after finding out.

We celebrated that evening together, surprised, excited, and shocked.

Since then, it’s been a bit of a whirlwind. I’ve had extreme nausea, cravings, morning sickness, fatigue, and feeling like a truck has hit me at about 8 every night. Since I often love to control things, this pregnancy is teaching me that I just can’t have control. Every day is something new. Every day I have to rely on God’s strength to help me love and respect my husband well and be there for John even when I feel like a mess.

Last Friday we went to our doctor and he said everything looked great and that our baby’s due date is Oct. 26, exactly three days after our son John was born. It looks like they will be 2 years apart. I am currently about 9 weeks along.

I definitely have my concerns: How will I love this baby the same as I do my son? Can we really handle two? We live in an incredibly small apartment on campus at seminary- will we survive until school is done? Can I really go through natural labor again? Are we crazy for trusting the Lord to grow our family?

Even in the midst of it all, we are so grateful that God has chosen us to bring about new life once again. His grace is amazing. And this new life is His. We have to hold this baby with arms wide open. It’s funny, I kept running into these verses in Psalms before we found out:

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. – Psalm 127:3-5

I think God was preparing me all along and I love how he does that.

Thanks so much for sharing in our joy today (I couldn’t wait to tell you)!

You are loved, John Samuel Krieger

Yesterday baby John hadn’t been moving the usual way he had been in the past few days. His punches and kicks had subsided quite a bit. My doctor has me counting 10 kicks within two hours each night. A few nights ago, there weren’t really kicks but subtle movements. I remember the doctor telling me to call if I ever didn’t feel much going on.

This is strange, I thought. I told Jeremiah and he got a little worried as well so we called my doctor. The doctor said he didn’t think anything was wrong and not to panic, but to come in anyway and get a biophysical exam. Jeremiah was quiet and thinking about things the whole time as we waited. He was so nervous.

They did an ultrasound and he was moving and I caught another glimpse of his precious little face. He had grown and matured so much. I really fell in love getting to see him again and everything was absolutely perfect with little John. The doctor said his movements will change now as he is running out of room and that his head has dropped into position, so the movements may different now as well. We were very thankful to hear this. My doctor also told me he would have been mad if I didn’t call about it. I was glad about that too because I didn’t just want to go in to go in for nothing.

So we are at ease now and if anything, we are more excited for John to enter the world in approx. two months. I also forgot to officially post that we are naming our baby, John. He has been named after Jeremiah’s father. Life was pretty hard at times for Jeremiah growing up due to several things, but he wanted his dad to know that despite anything, he loves him and there is favor towards him. We chose to honor his name in this way. We are also delighted that the name John is strong and is a biblical name. Samuel comes from the fact that we liked the way it flowed and that it’s like my name: Sam-antha.

the meaning of JOHN– Hebrew for “God is Gracious”  SAMUEL– Hebrew for “God heard” ; “requested of God”

A Baby?!

In early February, my husband and I found out we were pregnant! We are just now letting the world know as our first doctor’s appointment was April 4. It was a wonderful experience. Our doctor is Dr. Steven Harris at Baylor Hospital. He has an incredible bedside manner and is very tenderhearted.

When he took the ultrasound, I believe our worlds were changed forever. When we saw Baby Krieger move around it made the idea that we are having a baby become reality. See, the doctor didn’t need to see me until week 12. I had to keep waiting and trusting that a living being was inside me and was growing healthy. I had to trust it was there, even though I couldn’t see it. It taught me a lot about faith in fact.

Baby Krieger is scheduled to arrive around mid-October (Oct. 17, give or take a few weeks). We have been very busy with our jobs, school, and ministry but everything is slowly starting to sink in and it’s exciting and life-changing. I’ve seen a change in Jeremiah as well as he embraces the fact that he is a dad (wow that’s crazy to say!). He is so joyful about it. My nephew, Parker who is almost 3 yrs. old, wants “baby cousin” to come right now. Everday his mind changes on whether it’s a boy or girl. My sister and bro-in-law who are living in NC are very excited as well, along with my dad and mom who will be “grandparents # 2.”

Here are the ultra sound stills- three different photos. As you can tell by the legs, he or she was very active. It was adorable.

So, do you think it’s a boy or girl? (Boys outnumber girls 3-1 in Jeremiah’s family and girls dominate in mine). Only time will tell!

Thanks for sharing in our JOY!

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