Expecting Baby

Zak and I have wanted and been trying to have children for about a eighteen months. Every time we checked, we found I was not ovulating. Meanwhile, we strove for our other goal of paying off debts. Shortly after we reached that goal, Mom recommended a specialist at a naturopathic clinic. We discovered some of the vitamins and minerals my body was lacking that would affect ovulation and pregnancy, and I started taking supplements to correct those. My next cycle wasn't starting on time, so Zak urged my to take a test (we bought ovulation and pregnancy testing strips in bulk several months ago), and astounded, I realized it said positive. I tested a couple more times before I was ready to even tell family, because I didn't feel any different, and it had been a long time coming. At nine weeks, I had my first prenatal doctor's appointment, and we got a tiny ultrasound, seeing Baby's arms wiggling. That's when it felt real. Ironically, before I had realized we were pregnant, I'd gotten frustrated and had Zak give me a priesthood blessing of comfort and counsel, where he puts his hands on my head in prayer and says what Heavenly Father wants me to hear. He told me that I knew what I needed to do, and encouraged me in those things. I had no idea we were already expecting. I'm nearly 14 weeks along now, and feel so blessed. We got to hear the heart beat this week. I still haven't gotten sick, but when I try to brush my tongue, I have to do it very carefully because my gag reflex is stronger, as is my sense of smell. I do have to use the ladies' room all of the time, and don't sleep quite as well as I used to sleep, but it is all worth it. We have been sent a miracle, and Husband is going to make an excellent Dad.