22 weeks, 6 days

This pregnancy is coming along well. Will has been kicking like crazy today, so that has been so much fun!

18 weeks - April 27

Ultrasound Pictures

Predictions

Predictions….
So, everyone thought they knew what sex our child would be. In light of just finding out, I thought it might be fun to share some of the predictions different people had and what their reasons were. Some of them are really cute…
Meriam – thought it was a boy because I was not very sick and my Mom wasn’t sick with my two brothers.
Geremy – thought it was a boy because of Papa’s dream. And the ultrasound from 9 weeks, 5 days – maybe that wasn’t the umbilical cord.
Papa – had a dream of running and playing with a little boy.
Sarah (sister) – thought it was a boy because she wanted her big sister to have a boy.
Jessica – thought it was a boy (don’t have her reason yet).
Mom (Meriam’s) – thought it was a boy for same reason Meriam did.
Kailey Walker – thought it was a girl because she was going to play with her and wouldn’t play with a boy (in her words).There are countless others that I can’t remember, but it was very fun. We are very excited to be having a son!

It's a Boy!

It has been too long. We are going to try to update the blog several times this week to make up for the lack of activity the last nine weeks. It is official…It’s a boy! We had our ultrasound this past Friday. The nurse asked us if we wanted to know what we were having and then within seconds, there was the evidence on the screen of our little boy. It really was amazing to see him. He weighed 10 ounces and the Doctor said everything looked great. We saw the heart, brain, kidney, stomach, spinal cord, arms, legs, and so on. It seems like we could see everything. We could even see the umbilical cord. These were moments we will never forget. All I could think about when we were looking at the screen was, “I can’t believe it’s actually happening.” It seems like we have wanted this for so long and now it is actually coming true. I will share about this in another post. We want to thank you all for all your prayers over the years. Enjoy the pictures and we can’t wait to share more as our little William John Dolan continues to grow.

Shopping on April 24th

Today I went shopping for a baby gift for a friend. I saw different women in the store that were pregnant and something hit me; I’m one of “them” now. I can explain further. There was a time in our journey of trying to become pregnant, that I found it so difficult to go grocery shopping. Every pregnant woman around me was a constant reminder that God has not given me a child yet and I did not understand why. Looking back now, a couple of years of trying to conceive doesn’t seem that bad. But isn’t it that way with everything in life. Hind site is always better. Now we are so excited about the timing of our little baby boy and also so excited to have had over six years of a wonderful marriage together by the time he arrives. Geremy and I will celebrate six years of marriage next Sunday, my first “Mother’s day” (if I get to count that since he’s not born yet). What a joy it has been to be married to such a wonderful man. I now see that where we are is not by our own effort but by the blessing of God and the work He has done in us. So to bring this post back around, we are so thankful for God’s timing and for the part of our journey that reminds us that we can trust God no matter what!