Lily is VERY excited about being a big sister! She is already following me around everywhere to make sure her brother is safe and sound.

It has been EXTREMELY busy since my last post in August and I'm embarrassed to say that i have not even looked at my blog since then. What's a Blog? If i can even try and summarize the past 5 months it would all begin with my doctor putting me on Metformin to assist me in losing weight due to my PCOS. For those of you that know, I was diagnosed with PCOS in college and it has been quite the journey since. With the diagnosis, came weight gain and a warning from six different doctors that we would not be able to have kids. August 17th we were sat down by my newest OBGYN here in OKC to discuss other "options" such as adoption or "In Vetro Fertilization." I left the the appointment incredibly upset but trusted that i serve a big God and that no doctor could tell me if i could or could not have children. I mean, Elizabeth conceived her first child when she was considered elderly. My God is big and would step up to the challenge to prove so. September 15th, I text one of my dearest friends who is an RN and explained my weird reactions to the Metformin and was concerned that i should stop taking it. Quickly she responded "TAKE A PREGNANCY TEST!" I simply laughed it off and waited another week before the pain in my chest got so bad that i literally begged JT to drive me to Walgreens.  

Needless to say, i sat in the bathroom staring at a plastic stick waiting to see what my future held. I remember the sheer shock that overtook my body when i saw the word "PREGNANT." I almost didn't believe it. Surely my prescription Metformin screwed up my hormones! I immediately used another pregnancy test. You know, to be sure. It too quickly read "PREGNANT." I remember crawling into bed crying uncontrollably and JT rolling over to find out he was going to be a daddy. Looking back, i sure wish i would have done something a little more exciting or symbolic. Either way, we were both excited and ready to take on the newest adventure. I have to admit, JT had to calm my fears a few times. 

We are now 25 weeks along with a bouncing baby boy!! Wanna know the crazy miracle part of the story?? We have been pregnant since the end of July. This means that our appointment in August was invalid and we had already been pregnant! God had already chosen us to be parents. It amazes me everyday. He had already stepped up to the plate to prove He was in control! Carter Thomas Scott will be joining us May 7, 2013. We are already preparing for what lies ahead. 

The months have flown by and the holiday's were surreal. It's very weird to think that next Thanksgiving and Christmas we will have a little boy traveling with us and that for the first time in 6 years, JT and I will have to actually PLAN travel times instead of deciding to leave in the middle of the night for Iowa or Texas. I've heard nothing can prepare you for kids but i pray that God can prepare our hearts in ways we never will be able to. I pray that we can teach Carter to be a man of God in everything he does and says. I pray that Carter loves God's Word and has a heart for people. I want him to know God in ways i never have. I may not be prepared for the late night feedings or the lack of social interactions with adults but i AM prepared for what i am to teach him as a woman of God. As his mother it is my duty and my dream to show and to teach him what God's love is all about. For that, I am at peace. Bring on May 7th. Bring on the challenges, the late night tears, exhaustion and lack of makeup and polish. If God chose me to be a mother when 6 different doctors told me i wouldn't, then He must know that i am ready for motherhood. He know's best and always will.