JENNYE
From pregnancy to delivery, my first baby has taken quite a toll on me!  Some of my friends even wondered if I planned to have any more children after this!  It was really frightening being diagnosed with an incompetent cervix and pre-eclampsia.  You can worry yourself sick wondering if the baby is growing well inside.  I initially researched both subjects online, but when I started reading about mothers who lost their babies, I began panicking and stopped researching all together.  Praying to the Lord and trusting Him completely was far more soothing. And all the prayers offered on our behalf was such a comfort to me!

Being on doctor prescribed bed rest for four months was so hard!   I probably would have broken those orders more often than I actually did were it not for the foreboding warnings of my mom and Uncle David.  But I was pretty good, I think!  I did have the occasional outings to the mall in a wheelchair.  And of course, I went to church every Sabbath.  Never told my doctor that.  I think she would have stroked out.  I figured, the Lord would bless me!  And I was right. But in the end, when I held my little Katelyn, everything was so worth it!  And when the time is right, I'm prepared to do it all over again.

BRYAN
This man has been our true hero.  He stayed strong for me when the bad news about my pregnancy hit us.  And when all chores of daily living were piled on his shoulders, he never complained.  He washed and folded all the clothes, did all the grocery shopping, cooked healthy meals for me and the baby, cleaned the apartment... the list is endless!

Now that Katelyn is here, I couldn't be more proud of the man I married!  He adores her and takes over her care when I am passed out from exhaustion.  He was the first to change her diaper and the first to bathe her.  He has even learned various tricks to keep her quiet when she fusses.  I find myself laughing when I watch how he figures her out.  It's quite endearing!  As Katelyn grows, there's no way she'll be able to pull the wool over Daddy's eyes.  He's way too perceptive!