I haven't written in a while, but this one will make up for it. After nearly four years of fertility treatments and a year of seeking an adoption, Kristina has become pregnant. On Monday, we had a doctor's appointment and got to see our little one. It was 1.9 cm long. In the pictures below, the baby's head is on the right side. The pregnancy was judged to be at 8 weeks and 3 days, giving us a due date of November 8th.
We also got to see the little heartbeat. That was such an amazing experience. And a great relief to see that the child is developing normally, and I can start to really, truly, take joy in this great blessing from my Father in Heaven. On the left of the picture below, the heart rate is being measured, and you can see that it is 162, which is excellent. We are so happy. Kristina has been doing well, mostly just feeling exhausted all the time. I've been trying to step it up and do more. Kristina tells me I'm doing a great job, but I can't help feeling like I should be doing more.
As if that weren't enough, we're also building a house. (Well, having a house built.) We've been hoping for this for a while now. I started meeting with builders last December, but the first one fell through. I'm really happy with the builder we have now. We worked out the house plans in January and February, then March was taken up with working out the loan and buying the lot. That was more complicated than I had hoped, but I ended up getting the lot for just a bit more than I originally offered. Once we had agreed on a price, they staked out the house walls (the first picture below). The orange stakes are the corners of the house. Then after closing on the lot last week, they dug it out. Now we own a big hole and huge piles of dirt. And a mailbox. The building permits should come through this week, and then the foundation and basement can be poured.
It's an exciting time for us!!
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