If you’ve followed along for awhile now, you know our journey to parenthood came with walking though the valley of infertility and a season of waiting. (more on our season of waiting and our journey with infertility on the “motherhood” page of the blog.) Our sweet Ollie is such a miracle, and while this baby girl’s story is so different than her brothers, she is such a miracle too! God’s hand is over every bit of both of their stories and our prayer has always been that He gets the glory. It’s an honor to share their stories with you, and I pray these stories give you encouragement and hope if you’re in a season of waiting.

Honestly, we had no idea what growing our family would look like after our journey with Ollie. We had no idea if more biological babies was in our future, or if God had other plans, but we held it all with open hands. When we started talking about the idea of growing our family. If I’m being honest, I wasn’t sure I was ready to start “trying” again. I wasn’t sure I was ready for the months of disappointment, the stress of tracking everything, the rollercoaster of hope and heartache month after month.

We prayed over the idea of growing our family and as God nudged our hearts, we held it all with open hands. If growing our family was what God had for us, we would gladly welcome all the babies, and if it wasn’t our season yet, we’d be content as a family of three continually thanking him for our sweet boy!

Fast forward a few weeks, and it was almost my sister’s wedding. I told Ry “I better take a pregnancy just in case…but don’t get your hopes up”. ;) Monday morning, the week of her wedding, a took a pregnancy test, and two undeniable little pink lines popped up. I was IN SHOCK. We had tried for so long for our sweet Ollie and this sweet baby felt like she was just handed to us. A undeserved gift of grace. A sweet story of redemption.

I walked down the hallway to the living room and handed the test to my husband in disbelief. We both just laughed and teared up with happy tears. We watched Ollie run across the living room and asked him if he was ready to be a big brother. It all felt so surreal and honestly still does. We can’t believe we get to raise these two precious little ones. Forever praising Jesus for His plans being SO much better than our own. For the sweetest redemption story. For our precious baby girl.

Friend, if you’re in a season of waiting, I’m praying for you. I’m hoping for you. I’m believing in a miracle for you. Our God is a good good father, in the valleys and on the mountaintops. I pray our story brings you hope!