I’m not exactly sure where to start! My last post was quite the cliffhanger. I want to say though, I simply cannot express how thankful I am to everyone for the show of support and prayers that were being said on behalf of us and our little unborn daughters. I know there is literally an army of people standing in faith for them!

Now for the update! When we arrived at our appointment on Tuesday, we went straight back to the ultrasound room and in a few seconds we were able to see with our very own eyes TWO little hearts happily beating away!! Our little Baby A is still safe and sound! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS! They most certainly made a difference!

Baby A had grown 8 oz. since our last appointment two weeks before while Baby B had grown 11 oz. They both were busy little babies kicking the ultrasound probe and wiggling around in the image. Our hearts are so full! We are so absolutely blessed!

Our doctor said that he is very encouraged, but still worried about Baby A. There was no further apparent regression in her placenta over the last two weeks, but we are now reaching the point where they will be monitoring it closer and closer.

We go back again this Monday, the 15th, and if things still look good, we get to come home for one more week. At 32 weeks, the 23rd of this month, we will return to Billings where the doctor wants to keep me until we deliver the girls.

Due to his concern for Baby A, the doctor said he will be delivering them no later than 34 to 35 weeks assuming everything goes well until then. That means we have about a month left until there will be two little babies entering our lives! That’s seems so surreal!

I’ve been thinking about how amazing it is that back in March I wrote these words with NO IDEA how true they would be even in the near future:

“God showed me that He has many adventures (and lessons) big and small in store for us, and He is raising up this blog as a place to record and share with you what He does in our lives. My desire is to portray them truthfully and  accurately, in a way that you can enjoy (and learn from) them as much as I (we) are!”

(Copied from Why Did I Name the Blog “Unveiling Adventure”?)

If I had any idea what we would be experiencing throughout this year when I wrote those words I probably would have broken down sobbing for days on end, unable to face the enormity of it all.

As I look back, God has walked us through each day, one step at a time, giving us grace and strength to go on. I can honestly say that I am amazed by how few times I have felt overwhelmed to the point of shedding tears. I share that not to brag, and it’s not because I’m a girl who never cries. I truly believe I’ve experienced a proportionate (to the hardship) dose of God’s grace. Thus, I have not been consumed or overwhelmed by despair, fear, etc.

Though the fears that hit are still very real, I’ve found that I have the choice to either dwell in them or turn them away by dwelling in who God is and how He is using or is going to use our circumstances for good. I’m continually amazed at all the little ways I can look back and see how He was preparing us for this. One of which, was the blog post He inspired me to write on February 28th of this year: Are You Living Above Your Circumstances? How applicable it is and what a reminder to myself in our current situation! If you haven’t read it, please do!

Our 30 week appointment could have brought very different news than it did. For the wonderful news of our little Baby A that we received, I want to point all the glory to God.

At times like this, it is very easy to use the terminology, “God is good!”That is absolutely true, but it also insinuates that God is even more good because He is sustaining Baby A’s life. Whereas I must stress I believe that even if we had gotten very different news on Tuesday, and there was only one baby still alive in my womb, the statement, “God is good!” would hold just as true. As the following song proclaims: “God is good all the time!”

We are so very excited to meet these little miracle babies that God has given us! We are also learning very early on in our parenting journey that they never really are “ours.” They have been God’s right from the start, and we are just being blessed with the opportunity to grow, nurture, encourage and point them back to Him. This journey has been a constant reminder to put them back in God’s hands where they belong, knowing that He has a great plan for them that we may never comprehend! His ways are higher than ours and beyond our finite understanding.

I am so grateful that God is writing our story! Because I trust Him, I get to continually look forward to whatever the future holds. May He continue to unveil adventures before us!

To everyone who has been joining us in this adventure, thank you! I am so blessed by the love and support being shown from all around the country for our little girls!

–Amanda