Sixteen "sweet" weeks ago...

It has been sixteen "sweet" weeks since God decided it was time for Kris and I to become parents. Earlier in the year, Kris and I had talked about having a baby and we discussed when we would start trying for a little one. I am a teacher, so of course, I was thinking we will try to plan it so that the baby would be born in the summer. However, God's time is always different. One Sunday in May, our pastors called us out and Sister Alicia said, "God told me that it was time for ya'll to have a baby." Well, that was enough said! We started trying immediately. I literally thought, it would happen instantly. Yes, I know I can be very naive. It didn't "happen" over night, but it did happen in July, which was such a blessing for us. I have heard of horror stories of people trying for years before they conceive. Finally, on the morning of August 18th, I took a test and IT WAS POSITIVE! Kris was still asleep, so I quietly cuddled up next to him and whispered, "You're going to be a Daddy." He was wide awake instantly! He was like "What? Really? Are you sure?" lol... it was such a sweet moment. The worst part was waiting to find the right time to tell the whole family. We waited 11 very long days before we told our family. We decided to tell everyone at my birthday gathering on August 29. We had taken a picture of Kris and I holding a sign that said "We Are Pregnant" and put it in a frame. I pulled that out of Kris' gift bag to me. The look on everyone's face was absolutely priceless!

We called and set an appointment with Dr. M immediately! Our first visit with him was on September 13, 2011. That was the first time we were able to hear our Baby's heart beat, as well as, take it's first picture. We seen Dr. M in October, and will go back November 18th.

Baby Keen's 1st photo

JLK