Monkey In The Oven

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