We could not be more excited to announce that… we are pregnant with a baby boy who is due this August!

This pregnancy was truly a miraculous gift from God and occurred naturally rather than through IVF. For us to statistically conceive naturally, our fertility doctors told us that based on our history of infertility, we had less than a 1% chance of that occurring. But ALL THINGS are possible with God!

After 2 failed IVF transfer attempts last year and pelvic floor dysfunction that prevented us from being able to move forward with more tests and another IVF transfer, we had to take a break and place our dreams of having another baby in God’s hands. We were content in our hearts with just having Kiki (as we already hit our life’s lottery with her), but we still had a desire to have another baby. So we started to pray big, bold prayers. Kind of crazy prayers. I remember sitting in the hot tub and telling Bjorn, “Well, if we ever get pregnant naturally, we will know, without ANY doubt, that God did it.” We both laughed as it was hilarious to us. But it wasn’t hilarious to God. I started to pray and ask that God would do what only He could do and help us have a baby naturally as IVF wasn’t an option at the current moment, and I wasn’t getting any younger.

That fall, we had the surprise of our lives – we conceived naturally for the first time ever. We were OVERJOYED and totally taken back – we couldn’t even believe it was real. But then, when we went in for our first ultrasound, the baby didn’t have a heartbeat. We were absolutely crushed. How could God allow something so special to happen and then let it be snatched out of our hands? We grieved the loss and did our best to put our trust in a God who is faithful even when life hurts and doesn’t make sense.

When I had my D&C procedure, we asked the chaplain to pray with us to redeem our miscarriage. He prayed such a powerful prayer with us that day as tears streamed down my cheeks. I felt an overwhelming peace wash over me before my operation that carried me through some difficult days.

I again came to a peace in my heart about just having Kiki. What a joy she is and how happy and blessed we are to have her. We continued our lives choosing to be happy with what we had and giving the rest to God.

Then, in December, we found out we were pregnant naturally… AGAIN! We were cautiously excited, and also in shock. We weren’t sure if it could ever happen again, but it sure did! We were cautious to tell others since we had previously miscarried, and just took one step at a time, trusting God with this unbelievable and miraculous gift. Then, on Christmas, we had the gift of announcing to both our families our pregnancy – as we couldn’t keep it a secret since I was so sick (and everyone wanted to know why I wasn’t having any wine ha)! J

I had started doing acupuncture at Hawthorne Acupuncture over the summer at the recommendation of multiple friends – initially to help with IVF, which then translated into help with my pelvic floor dysfunction. We continued to do acupuncture and the herbs that Cheryl said would help with my egg quality. We know for a fact that the acupuncture treatments helped us conceive naturally, and we are so grateful to Cheryl and all her help through this wild and amazing experience! I can’t recommend her enough if you are trying to get pregnant – whether naturally or through IVF.

To all the amazing women out there waiting for your time to have a baby – you are seen, you are not alone, and there is so much hope! You never know what way God is going to work, and I guess that is what is so exciting (and sometimes frustrating) about it all, but know that HE IS A GOOD FATHER who cares about you and loves you. He has good plans for your life even when you can’t see, and even when his plans are way different than yours. You can trust Him.

“Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”” – Matthew 19:26

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” – Ephesians 3:20-21