Is this really happening?

Wow, it's September and Adler is coming in November!!! I remember when Kristine and I found out we were pregnant on March 11th. It has flown by, and so much of me feels still like this is new and crazy. March 11th was hysterical though...Kristine had just had a birthday on the 9th and went out with the girls on Saturday for some much needed female bonding. They tasted some wines at a very cool spot in Vinnings "The Grape". I remember her getting back to the house and wanting to take a pregnancy test. I guess the girls had all been talking and got her worked up, cause there was no way that we were pregnant...but anyway, let's take the test just to confirm that you're still not pregnant and then we can sleep tonight....ERRRR...what's this faint light pink line I see???? UHH, take another one...OH my, it's darker pink....HMMM...(insert 10 minutes of Stephen heading over to Publix to buy the most expensive version of the pregnancy test - surely the cheap ones were wrong)...OH, both of these were practically hot pink lines? wow. we're pregnant.

So after the confusion slightly passed and the hugs halted we went to Doc Chey's to eat for three. This was the funniest part of the entire night, because we sat there is disbelief and could barely talk at the table because we were both completely at a loss of what to say. So many emotions all at once:

Are we ready?
Can we afford it?
I'm going to be a Dad!
I'm going to be a Dad?
Are we ready?
Can we afford it?

We then finished the night by randomly dropping by our friends' "The Claytons" house because 1) we needed someone praying for our sanity and 2) we probably were scared to go home and sit there mulling over the future...it was a great decision because they really put us at ease with their positivity. "Thanks Claytons!"

So now, it's 2 months away...Kristine and I are closer to being ready for Adler, but there are still things to take care of. Things I can't believe I have to do at 26 years old to prepare for a child. It's scary sometimes, because I know that there will be so many hard things about being a parent. BUT, there are so many things I'm excited about, so many things I can't believe I get to do at 27 years old (10/7 is the b-day, presents can be sent to 591 M. Gerizim :)

So, my prayer for The Huntons today is that God focuses our eyes on the positives, on the blessings he is preparing for us through the arrival of Adler and that the negatives will just be the things that we can't even see because of the blinding light and joy that God will provide with this gift.\