Surprise!!!!

The day that we got home from our anniversary trip, June 8, we got some very surprising news, something we were completely not expecting. 

I decided to take a pregnancy test after we got home. We had a running joke in our house that if I was ever late with my cycle, that I could take a test and I could start within 24 hours. I knew it had been a while and figured it wouldn't hurt to get a test out of the way and get any cramps over with before we brought the foster baby home.

Needless to say, I was not expecting a +!

It had been 7 years since my miscarriage, 7 years without birth control.  We had been told that we had unexplained infertility and pregnancy was not in our future.

Pregnancy was the last thing I was expecting and quite honestly, the last thing I wanted. I had closed the door on getting pregnant and having biological children and I was 100% okay with that. Yet here I was with a positive pregnancy test starting at me.

I had no idea how far along I was and quite honestly, I thought it was a faulty test or a problem with my hormones. We would quickly find out that instead, God had different plans for us.

Anniversary Trip: June 7

So, it's been forever since I've blogged. Like FOREVER. 

And during that time, so much has happened. I've put it off forever, yet I miss having our lives in blog form.

When I last left off, it was June 7 and we were waiting to hear as to whether we would be foster parents. We had word about a baby girl that was in the hospital, but we were getting mixed signals about when and if she would be coming into our home. During the time that we were waiting, we had our 10 year anniversary trip planned. At one point, it got canceled because we had word that she would come home that weekend. Then, the plans changed and our anniversary trip was back on. We ended up going for just one night, but it was so nice to get away.

Finally on the road to DC.

 Dave eating his yummy steak that night. I had the most delicious french onion soup.

 Enjoying the sights on our walk back to our hotel after our tasty meal.

 The next morning, we got up to explore the city. Always love exploring with Dave.

 We took a tour of the Capital building.

 We explored the National Art Gallery.

 My favorite painting that I saw that day.

 Dave dragged me down to see the White House.

 Our last stop was the National Aquarium.

Even though our trip was shorter than planned, I am so thankful that we were able to get away and have some time just to ourselves. Our lives were getting ready to get very busy!