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Well, I am already almost 13 weeks, but it's not official yet until Saturday...sooo...here's the official 12 week update.

Baby May is the size of a plumb and growing fast! I am definitely celebrating being done with my first trimester after I work this weekend. I made it! Hoping the nausea starts eventually settling down and my energy comes back. (At least for the 2nd trimester). I am not in denial that I will eventually feel miserable again once I near the end of my pregnancy, but I don't need people reminding me of that...so I am just taking one step at a time.

I am incredibly thankful for a healthy pregnancy thus far. For those of you waiting for 'the bump' it's coming slowly. But it's in that awkward stage right now, no pictures for me until it looks a little more prominent...

Adam and I laid awake in bed last night talking about the baby. It is amazing that out of our love for one another, God created something. All I have to do is eat and sleep and this new life is constantly being created and developed in me till one day this baby is introduced to the outside world. All of a sudden we are a family of two to a family of three. I am looking forward to experiencing different milestones with our pregnancy like feeling the baby kick, finding out the sex of Baby May, and seeing a growing belly, but all the while, enjoying each stage.

Today is leap day! It's also my half birthday (who says a 26 year old can't celebrate their half birthday, especially when it only comes every 4 years?!) and the day Adam proposed to me 4 years ago. We were cold sitting on the steps of Lake Michigan overlooking the Chicago Skyline, but it didn't seem to matter at that point. We were getting married and I had the best fiance and the most beautiful ring! It was a time God was showing me to let go of my plans and trust him and when I chose to do that, God revealed that he desires to delight and guide his children. God's plan turned out 10 times better than mine. He carried out all the details of getting married within 6 months, going to Ethiopia that Spring, and allowing Adam and I to find jobs in Indianapolis while I finished my last semester of school. I couldn't have planned it better!

 So I want to encourage you. Maybe you are a planner like me...that's ok! It's good to be cautious and organized!! But don't snuff out his best plan for your life just because you are afraid to hope or even ask him if it could be possible. God called many people to follow him and said come...not go home and pack, say goodbye to your families, or bury a family member. Follow him when he calls you and be ready. You may miss an incredible blessing from him if you say, "wait." This was one of the biggest lessons God taught me! So our engagement story is a reminder to me of the blessings God will bring when you trust in him.

And every day of our life since then has been doing the same thing. Trusting him. With our finances, our jobs, our marriage, a baby on the way,..(to be continued) What a blessing and joy it has been!

A wonderful day!

Our Big Announcement

Possibly one of the hardest secrets to keep of my life...we are expecting Baby May in early September!! Our whole world was changed when I took a pregnancy test before I left for work on Friday the 13th of January...and then took another one when I got home. I think two positive pregnancy tests had me convinced that Baby May was on the way. Needless to say, we are so excited!!!

 First, I have to give a shout out to my wonderful husband. I am so thankful for the stronghold he has been for me during my first trimester...(hey, it's a little scary when your body is changing and you've never experience pregnancy before, you're sick all day long, you're still working full time, and you're tired (and crabby). But he still was/is such a servant. I have avoided grocery shopping since the sight of food and the smell of it can trigger my nausea, so he has run all the errands. Unfortunately, my poor husband had dinner all fixed for me when I got home from work, and I just looked at my favorite food and said I'd rather have ramen noodles...haha. Thankfully he forgave me. So thank you hunny for being patient with me and keeping up with my demands. (I really am quite impressed...I knew I married a good man. :)

We have been married going on 4 years...and have experienced so much in those years. Moved to a different city/state. Started ministry together at a small church and met many wonderful people. I grew in my knowledge and skills of being an Emergency room nurse and now, an Intensive Care nurse. Of course we have great memories travelling. We drove the Blue Ridge Parkway and camped in the Smokey Mountains. Climbed the peaks of South Dakota and visited Mount Rushmore. Viewed the grandeur of the Grand Canyon and survived the Phoenix heat in the summer. Celebrated in countless friends' weddings. As well as spent many family vacations in Cancun every January. Adam and I would never take back those years we had to travel and develop our marriage...(and those will continue). God has taught us in our individual lives and helped us work together as a married couple. But all the while, we eventually wanted to have kids. So here we are in the eventually. We consider this another unknown journey. Our world is about to change for the good and we can't wait to add someone else to our family!

To our wonderful friends and family:
Your excitement, shrieks, screams, dances,  and speechless expressions have been priceless! :)

We feel blessed! Just wanted to share our news. I wish I could tell each of you in person, but it's taken nearly two and a half months to tell the few people that know already.... :)

Love,
Adam and Michelle May

After two of these, I was convinced. 

The cake we brought to surprise the Dennison Family. Their reactions were priceless!