My Halloween Suprise...

I have debated on when the right time would be to tell you all of our Halloween suprise...so I figured now is as good as any...I'm expecting a new baby in the Summer. Although this was a bit of a suprise, I am happy about it and excited to enter this new chapter in our family's life. I am a bit worried because severe morning sickness holds me prisoner for about 5 months. So far, I haven't been too sick, but it's also too early to tell if it will get worse. It seems with every deployment I have a new trial and have to deal with it while Ned is away. This will be by far the most difficult hurdle I will have to surpass. It's hard having him away when I'm in perfect health....let alone sick, pregnant and trying to be a mom and dad to Tatum and Carson. So I guess I'm posting this because I could sure use the prayers and support of my friends during the hardest part of the pregnancy. It's hard that it's almost taboo to talk about a pregnancy in the beggining...and that's when I need my friends the most. So I'm throwing caution to the wind and putting it out there. I am so grateful for my friends and family and especially for the chance to be a mom. As hard as it is, motherhood is the greatest blessing in my life. Everytime I see my children, I am reminded of our eternal nature and divine potential. It is worth and and every price I must pay to experience that true joy. But in the meantime, I have to just get through the next 3 months without my sweetheart and know that this, too shall pass.