So Thankful

I met some friends for lunch at Red Butte Cafe yesterday and one of my friends just found out that she's pregnant. She and her husband had adopted a little boy about 2 years ago because they had given up on ever conceiving, so they are really excited that it has finally happened for them. It got me thinking how crazy it is that people can give up all hope of ever getting pregnant and then - presto! - it happens. Scott and I were actually going through the same adoption agency at the same time as my friend and had been with the agency for about a year before we decided to do in vitro fertilization. Actually, it was Scott who really wanted to do it. I was on the fence about it because it was so expensive and there was no guarantee that I would be able to get pregnant from it. We had done just about everything else and nothing had worked so I wasn't very positive about trying it. I'm so incredibly glad and thankful that Scott talked me into it, and for all of the fasting, prayers and positive thoughts of my family and friends at the time we went through the whole process, without which our beautiful baby would not be here. I will never forget the overwhelming emotion I felt on the day I found out I was pregnant and on the day I gave birth to our precious Dawson. Babies, no matter how they come to us, are such wonderful miracles and in our case it's truly awesome and amazing because we waited for almost 16 years to get our child. I just feel so thankful that God has finally answered our prayers. There's not a day that goes by that I don't thank Him for this adorable and much loved child, either in prayer or in my heart. I am so blessed.