Micah Speaks!

Micah's vocabulary is growing. He now says "Whoa", "Dad", and "Hi". He has also started to sign "all done" and "more". There are many other things he says, but we just can't understand what he's saying for some reason! Any time the phone rings he says "HI!" or "Hi Dad". For example: today we were walking at the mall. It was before the mall had opened and the phone at the US Cellular kiosk was ringing over and over. Micah kept saying "HI!" over and over. Sigh. It was cute, but very repetitive.

This post isn't about what Micah can say, but rather what Micah would like to tell you.

Are you ready? You have to turn the volume way up and listen really close!











Did you hear it? Oh well, I guess you'll just have to read it. As you can tell, he's quite excited about his news. Okay, maybe not excited, more or less clueless.

While Micah is totally oblivious to the fact that he will be a big brother come April, we have been 'in the know' for a while. We are totally excited to be blessed with another child. I would be lying if I told you that I was looking forward to the first three months of an infant's life, or better yet the last few weeks of pregnancy. What I am looking forward to is seeing God's creation grow inside of me and to watch it learn new things and grow up in our family. I am looking forward to Micah having a playmate (hopefully they will play well together) and a sibling to share life's joys and sorrows with. I absolutely love having sisters, and I know Jason also loves his siblings. At one point we weren't even sure if we would have one biological child, let alone two. So, to say we're overwhelmed is true, but to say we're excited is even more true!

As many of you know I became pre-eclamptic at the very end of Micah's pregnancy and my blood pressure remained elevated for about a month post delivery. While I was anxious that pre-eclampisa might rear its ugly head I was not prepared for high blood pressures this early on in the pregnancy. At 11 weeks I went in for an appointment and had a high reading. They performed the other usual routine, hear the heartbeat (actually got to see it via ultrasound!) and pee in a cup...all those fun things. My doctor decided not to re-take my pressure at the office since I was crying and freaked out by the high reading (not going to help Dollie). She asked me to watch my pressures at work and then at home the next week, but wrote a script for me to fill IF at the end of the week I needed it. The first day or two my pressures were still on the high side, 130/high 80's or low 90's...but as my stress level decreased the pressures started to drop. Funny how that happens. I am not on any blood pressure medication, but am very well aware that at some point I may have to go on them. Right now I am truly laying it at the Lord's feet. I have little or no control over this and me trying to fix it on my own is only going to make matters worse. While I would love to have a perfect pregnancy ending in a low-intervention vaginal birth, the ultimate goal is for a healthy baby and mother. Please join me in praying for this specific area of this pregnancy.