Back in May Alicia was feeling like there might be a baby number six coming to our family. She spent about a week fighting that feeling with logic, justification, or whatever else she could throw at it. And finally Alicia and I ended the week attending the Mount Timpanogus Temple. In this reflective setting, this baby feeling kept bubbling up, and she kept fighting it down. Then finally, right at the end of the session of Temple service, she allowed herself to consider "what if." Immediately, a peace filled her thoughts and she felt like we were indeed going to have another baby. But not only that, she felt like the baby would be a girl and her name would be Elizabeth Rose.
When we finished our service, we went out to the car and Alicia proceeded to tell me all of this. Of course I was shocked but I was so impressed with her peace on the topic - which was plainly evident in her countenance that I knew it was right.
For the following six months, Alicia and I have been preparing physically, mentally and financially for this new baby. Our mental and financial resources are already stretched supporting a household and family of 7. This decision is no small thing and each of us have experienced fear and anxiousness at different times. A few weeks ago when the pregnancy test showed positive I went through a good two weeks of worry and doubt until I finally decided to trust that God knew what he was doing.
And now, Alicia is on week six of her pregnancy. She's drained of energy and gets nauseous at nearly anything (too hot, too cold, food smells, sneezes, bending over, tilting her head, blinking too many times in succession, etc.). We've got a good road ahead of us but in the end, we both know that Elizabeth is coming and God wants her with our family. And when God commands, he qualifies.
So here we go!
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