“That was too fast. You shouldn’t have a baby in your first year of marriage.” “I told him we have to wait at least a year to get pregnant, so we can get to know each other.” “I always tell young couples they should wait 10 years before getting pregnant, so they can get to know each other.”
Really?! For starters, we’re not a very young couple. I’m 30 years old, so the biological clock was ticking and we didn’t have time to waste! Not to mention - we had good reason to think I might have fertility issues, and we knew we’d have to try for a year before getting fertility treatment anyway.
And getting to know each other? Like, what do you suppose we did during dating & engagement? Do people really think we were just fake, infatuated flirts that whole time? No, Christopher & I love honesty & simplicity too much for that. We also had excellent premarital counseling (readytowed.com), which helped us talk through all the difficult topics before marriage so there were no surprises afterwards.
Yes, we knew each other when we got married, lol. Like seriously, what’s the sense in marrying someone you DON’T know? Yes, our knowledge & love have deepened significantly since getting married; and we expect a further deepening throughout the rest of our lives. It’ll be beautiful. ❤️
But honestly, being pregnant in our first year of marriage has been so lovely and romantic; and we couldn’t be more excited for the coming baby even with any/all accompanying challenges - we feel ready, and we have God to help us where we’re not. 😉
God is LOVE, and His Word is sweeter than the honeycomb (Psalm 19:10), and my heart will always choose to say “Lord, blessed be Your Name!”
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