The Happy News!

The time has arrived! We're EXPECTING! I have dreamt about this time of my life, laid awake at night thinking about what it would be like, watched other people in "the baby season" and felt so many mixed emotions of "I can't wait for that," and also "Whoa, definitely not ready." But, on July 14th when I took a pregnancy test, I couldn't have felt more JOY when I saw those 2 pink lines!
David and I have been on such a journey these past 4 years (4th anniversary is coming up!) and God is richly blessing us with the next season of having children! Back in February, God spoke to David's heart to prepare to have a baby this year. He shared this with me and I received the confirmation I needed, because I was feeling the same thing in my heart! We tried keeping that a secret and when people have asked us when we are planning to have kids, we would just smile and say "oh, maybe sometime this year." When June came around, we both felt like it was "time." We spent a lovely week with our families in Michigan in early July. While there, David and I would catch little moments away from the family to giggle and wonder if I was pregnant. Then, David returned to Texas, while I stayed one more week. During this week, I started feeling "different" and was pretty sure I was pregnant. I waited to take a test until my last day in Michigan, because I knew once it was confirmed on the pregnancy test I wouldn't be able to hold it in very long and I really wanted to tell David in person. So, in the airport (disclaimer: I was with my mom basically the WHOLE time in Michigan and had to wait until I left her to take the test so she wouldn't know!) I took the pregnancy test and wasn't surprised to see it come out positive. I thanked God and walked out of the bathroom with a huge smile on my face. People must have thought I had really needed to relieve myself...haha. When I got home, David and I put my suitcases in our room and I pulled out a card I made him (I made it when my parents went to a concert one night) that read “I can’t wait to meet you Daddy! You are going to be the best father! See you in 9 months. Love, Your Baby.” David smiled, laughed, hugged and kissed me! We celebrated with such joy together! We can’t wait! I’m only 4 weeks along, but excited for the wild journey of these next 8 months. And, Praise GOD that I’m still feeling good (only a little nauseous once in awhile and pretty tired all the time, but no major sickness or aversions to smells/foods).
Oh, one more note for this post: Our blog name “K Babe.” I knew I wanted to make a blog when I got pregnant to document the experience for our memory and to share with our family and closest friends who live far away. I thought and thought about the name and “K Babe” came to my mind. Those of you who have been around us often know that we call one another “babe” constantly. “K, Babe” is probably the most common phrase spoken in our house. The double meaning stands for the Karnes Baby (shortened to the K babe) who is on the way.  Please feel free to pray for us and our baby and share anything God says about this precious one!