Here is the blog you've been waiting for Mom! It's been awhile since I've written, but we needed a little time to break the news to our friends and family, and adjust ourselves. Jeff and I will be welcoming a new member to the family in early September. We are both excited, and a bit nervous. We learned that baby Miedema #2 would be joining our family a few days before Christmas. What a wonderful Christmas present we recieved! It was hard to keep it a secret for too long though. It's just the kind of news that I can't hold on to for longer than I must. The day I took the pregnancy test I went out and bought Caleb a 'Big Brother' shirt, and that's they way he told his daddy.
It still seems a little unreal. (Although it's getting more real with each bout of nausea and crying!) I am happy that we have this opportunity and feel blessed to bring another life in this world. At the same time, I feel a bit of sadness, mainly for the fact that Caleb will no longer be the center of our world. He'll have to share that limelight, and I'm sure it will be rough for him and myself for a little while.
This morning at church they played a video for choosing life. The video rang true to me because this very miracle is taking place inside of me right now. A baby's heart begins beating 22 days after conception. The moment conception takes place, DNA has formed that baby's hair and eye color, sex, and physical traits. How amazing is that? No one else will ever have the same genetic makeup that this baby has. He/she is already their own person. Wow. It's just too amazing for words.
Becoming a mother for the first time with Caleb was a life changing event. I have no reason to doubt this baby will change our lives as well. I'm looking forward to it, and appreciate your prayers and well wishes as this life continues to grow.
" Before you were concieved, I wanted you. Before you were born I loved you. Before you were here an hour I would die for you. This is the miracle of a Mother's love."
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