God has blessed us with a monkey in the oven. For those who cannot figure it out to simply put it Ashley is pregnant. Ashley is 9 weeks along which makes the due date February 18, 2009.
We want to thank you for your prayers for us and ask you to continue to pray for us. As we mentioned in our last email there is a 25 percent possibility of our baby having a specific genetic disorder. That also means there is a 75 percent possibility of our baby being just fine. After much prayer, we have decided that it will be best if we did not find out during the pregnancy if our baby has this disorder. There is nothing that can be done during the pregnancy about the disorder if the test came back positive.
We have also decided that we are going to try and not find out the sex of our baby until he is born. This is one of the times in life that God provides us an opportunity to truly be surprised.
We ask that you continue to sit back, watch, and PRAY for us as God performs this awesome work in our lives. No matter what God’s will for us is as long as we listen to Him and follow His will, Ashley, our baby, and I will have a great testimony of how He is working and has worked in our lives.
On another note, if you are wondering about the color scheme for our baby’s room, Ashley has picked it out. If you look at Target either online or in the store look for the crib set called Circles.
Placing our Faith and Trust Completely in Christ,
Jeff, Ashley, and Baby Shaver
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Ashley, Jeffrey, and Babies
I don’t know what you are thinking. We are not going to have a baby right now.
Ashley and I would like to invite you to join our baby making team. There is only one rule. Ashley and I will be the team leaders and will take the lead role in making our baby. Anything other than that would be wrong, not to mention gross. Besides, we like branches and forks in our family tree. What we would like you to do is to support us and PRAY for us.
Over the past couple months Ashley and I have had some test run and have met with doctors, have talked with our parents, siblings, and pastor. And most of all we have PRAYED. We have decided that what we need to do at this time is to ask you to PRAY as we continue to seek and follow God’s will for our lives, especially as it pertains to growing our family, at this time.
In December, Ashley and I received some test results that indicates there is a 25 percent possibility of conceiving a baby (or babies) with a specific genetic disorder, each time we conceive. That also means there is a 75 percent possibility of conceiving a baby (or babies) that are fine. As far as we know this genetic disorder is not present in either of our families. God just let us know about it at this time through a blood test we each had done looking for this specific disorder. We have been presented with the entire range of options ranging from natural conception to test tube babies with genetic testing.
After much PRAYER and discussion we believe it is God’s will for us at this time to attempt to conceive naturally with the aid of medication to assist us in conception. We know that God will not give us anything in our life which we cannot handle and that the baby (or babies) He will entrust us with will be very special.
We ask that you sit back, watch, and PRAY for us as God performs this awesome work in our lives. No matter what God’s will for us is Ashley and I are going to have a great testimony of how God is working and has worked in our lives.
We ask that you trust us to provide you with information as we feel comfortable sharing it. We promise to keep you updated with what is going on so you can know how to pray. Please remember that this may be a long process and there may be weeks between updates.
We realize that there is power in Prayer, which is why we are contacting you to PRAY for us. However, we ask that when you ask others to PRAY for us that you not mention the reason, God will know how to answer their PRAYER even though they won’t know what they are PRAYING for specifically.
On another note, if you are wondering about the color scheme for the baby’s (or babies’) room Ashley has picked it out. If you look at Target either online or in the store look for the crib set called Circles. We have already purchased all the necessary components of this. All the furniture will be white.
Placing our Faith and Trust Completely in Christ,
Jeff and Ashley
Ashley and I would like to invite you to join our baby making team. There is only one rule. Ashley and I will be the team leaders and will take the lead role in making our baby. Anything other than that would be wrong, not to mention gross. Besides, we like branches and forks in our family tree. What we would like you to do is to support us and PRAY for us.
Over the past couple months Ashley and I have had some test run and have met with doctors, have talked with our parents, siblings, and pastor. And most of all we have PRAYED. We have decided that what we need to do at this time is to ask you to PRAY as we continue to seek and follow God’s will for our lives, especially as it pertains to growing our family, at this time.
In December, Ashley and I received some test results that indicates there is a 25 percent possibility of conceiving a baby (or babies) with a specific genetic disorder, each time we conceive. That also means there is a 75 percent possibility of conceiving a baby (or babies) that are fine. As far as we know this genetic disorder is not present in either of our families. God just let us know about it at this time through a blood test we each had done looking for this specific disorder. We have been presented with the entire range of options ranging from natural conception to test tube babies with genetic testing.
After much PRAYER and discussion we believe it is God’s will for us at this time to attempt to conceive naturally with the aid of medication to assist us in conception. We know that God will not give us anything in our life which we cannot handle and that the baby (or babies) He will entrust us with will be very special.
We ask that you sit back, watch, and PRAY for us as God performs this awesome work in our lives. No matter what God’s will for us is Ashley and I are going to have a great testimony of how God is working and has worked in our lives.
We ask that you trust us to provide you with information as we feel comfortable sharing it. We promise to keep you updated with what is going on so you can know how to pray. Please remember that this may be a long process and there may be weeks between updates.
We realize that there is power in Prayer, which is why we are contacting you to PRAY for us. However, we ask that when you ask others to PRAY for us that you not mention the reason, God will know how to answer their PRAYER even though they won’t know what they are PRAYING for specifically.
On another note, if you are wondering about the color scheme for the baby’s (or babies’) room Ashley has picked it out. If you look at Target either online or in the store look for the crib set called Circles. We have already purchased all the necessary components of this. All the furniture will be white.
Placing our Faith and Trust Completely in Christ,
Jeff and Ashley
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