Well HELLO there!
It sure has been a while since I've taken the time to write. A lot of things have changed in the past 6 months. My husband and I have moved into our very first HOME and are now expecting our first baby due June 22, 2011.
Shortly after moving into our home I found out that I'd been on a birth control that limited my chances of becoming pregnant. I cried and cried and locked myself in my bedroom. I prayed "Lord, please let me know what is going on. I know you've told me that someday we'll have a family. I hate to ask you confirm it again, but please I'm weak and need to know." I grabbed my Bible and closed my eyes, open to a random page and opened my eyes. "For your faithfulness, by this time next year you will be holding a boy in your arms."
I wept again, alright Lord you promised.

October 8, 2010 I had a funny feeling. I was two days late on my monthly reminder that we all bleed red, so I grabbed a pregnancy test and drained the tank. I waited the three incredibly long minutes and looked at the pee soaked test (gross, I know) and there was two faint lines.
"JORDAN! GET IN HERE!" I screamed. He walked into the bathroom a little annoyed by my screaming from the other side of the house. "WHAT babe!?"
"Look at this! Do you see two lines??"
"Yeah, but that second one is pretty faint...I'd take another one."
"You're right, I'm going to the store. I'll be back soon."
I ran to two separate stores and bought 3 boxes of pregnancy tests. The check out lady looked at me funny. I'll admit I probably looked 14 years old in my baggy sweatshirt and pj pants. But it wasn't her business and I wasn't going to let her ruin my high.
I went home and called my incredibly supportive and curious husband into the bathroom. I peed again, and we waited. This time it was a digital test..
"How long does this thing take?" he asked.
"3 minutes"
"This feels like the longest 3 minutes EVER."
PREGNANT
Can't mistake that one! I screamed and jumped up and down, literally. "We are going to be PARENTS! I'm gonna be a momma!" Jordan smiled big, and then froze. I could respect that he was scared out of his mind, as long as he too was happy. :)
We called our entire family, and of course my inner loud mouthed child had to blab it all over facebook that very moment. What can I say, we'd been trying and I was stoked!

Since then a lot of things have happened. We saw the little dancing bean at 8 weeks 6 days. We heard it's heartbeat at 13 weeks and then saw it again at 20 weeks. After months of thinking we were having a boy, the ultrasound tech surprised us when she said "Looks like you're having a little girl!" Of course, I cried. Happy, happy, happy tears.
That same day the tech told me she found something wrong with my cervix and the very next day I was admitted into the University of Washington Labor and Delivery Unit.
I've never been so scared in my life.
Turns out I have a dynamic cervix which puts me at risk for preterm delivery. I'm on bed rest, hormone shots, and anti inflammatory drugs to reduce my risk of going into labor.

I just keep remembering God's promise..this time next year I'll be holding my child in my arms.
He is forever faithful.

And that's where we are now, 20 weeks and 5 days pregnant on bed rest and waiting for our beloved daughter to arrive in June. Gracie LuRee Summers is her name. She is already the love of our life.

I'd like to end on a lighter note..just a couple things I've come to terms with this second trimester of pregnancy.

-My butt will never be the same, it's already marked with "I've stretched to carry this baby" marks. I am actually okay with it. I'll just call them battle scars!

-I have very little control over my bladder. My daughter is breech and sometimes kicks me directly on the bladder, and I pee a little..often. Most of the time in my pants.

-Cravings control my life. I see more than one chin on my face and yet I still keep eating. What is WRONG with you Katie!?

-I am now on bed rest and can't work out, which means now that I really need to work out I can't. And I will not get any cuter until after the birth of Gracie.

-Farts stink worse when you are pregnant. Enough said.

-If your husband really loves you he will rub your back, don't get mad if he complains a little. It's human nature.

-You roll out of bed when you are pregnant, literally. Those stomach muscles just don't work the same now days.

-Last but not least, emotions rule your life. No way around it.