The Pursuit...

At the end of January 2013, we realized that our life was about to change.  The pregnancy test was positive and the consequent doctors appointment soon confirmed that a bun was in the oven.

Some brief history, I am a survivor of testicular cancer.  After surgery and subsequent radiation treatment in the spring and summer of 2003, I was told by the doctor that there was a good chance I wouldn't be able to have children.  In August of 2007 I met the woman that would later become my bride, but before we decided to spend our lives together, I voiced a primary concern.  I told her that my only fear of the future was that it may not include children.  She took my hand and softly said, "We will cross that bridge when we get to it."  So our life together began on May 29, 2010.

Before pregnancy, we actually discussed adopting first.  We strongly believe in adoption, and we knew that any child of God's could be a child of ours, and it would be loved unconditionally.  After beginning the process, we realized that the length of time for the process of adoption did not fit into our initial timeline (Maggi's clock had started to tick).  We agreed in November of 2012 that we would stop trying to NOT have children in January.  Our God constantly proves us wrong, and shows us that we worry about things we do not know.  Within two weeks, our little miracle happened.  All those years of fear, removed in such a short period of time and replaced by hope.

So here we are, 2 weeks from a due date (October 5, 2013).  This blog will attempt to be a record of the life we are about to begin...as Parents of either Alice Jane or Noah Edward.