Oh, Happy Day!

The year 2017 has been one roller coaster ride after another. We started the year living in our cozy little house in Michigan. My husband was driving for a company he drove for when he lived out there before moving to PA in 2014. The relationship he had with the new owner of the company became pretty strained and he treated Wendell very childishly so Wendell found a new job as an over the road truck driver in February.
For the next three months we traveled the country as a family. What a blessing it was because I got to cross states off of my bucket list. We drove through Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, and my all-time favorite - TEXAS!! The best part was that our son is well-traveled now and has been in 32 states at the age of two. We loved life on the road but it quickly became too much for us. We were out for weeks on end and only allowed 1 1/2 days at home whenever we made it home.
We decided that enough was enough. Wendell was quickly hired on again at Knight Transportation where he had a great working relationship with his driver manager (dispatcher) so we loaded up our van and said our tearful goodbyes. We moved back to PA on Mother's Day and Wendell started his "new" job the next day.
We quickly bought a 5th-wheel to live in and parked it in a campground real close to my parents. We settled in to life in beautiful Pennsylvania. One more dream was about to come true and life was about to change for our little family.
After a year and a half of shattered dreams. After 36 negative pregnancy test results. After countless hours spent praying that God would bless us with another child. God finally granted us our heart's desire.
WE'RE EXPECTING A BABY IN JANUARY 2018!!!
We are so excited!! My first Doctor appointment is tomorrow at Reading Birth and Women Center. I am planning to use a midwife and have a VBAC. Since I'm planning to have a VBAC, I will have to have the baby in the Reading Hospital. I just hope and pray that everything goes well with this delivery.
My only regret is that my dear friend and midwife, Jillian, cannot deliver this baby. There's just too many miles between PA and Michigan. We miss our dear friends and family in Michigan.
Life has changed so much for us the first half of this year. I'm hoping that as we settle in to our new life that things settle down a bit.
We continue to thank God for each blessing He bestows upon us.
Blessings,

Martha and the Wendells

Infertility Awareness

April is Infertility Awareness month. I
never really took notice of it before. Before this past year that is. Now it hits home with me.
For thirty years I lived the single life. I never even expected to get married so having children was something I only dreamed of having one day.
Then life changed dramatically for me. I met someone, got married, and wham, we were pregnant!
After having our son through an emergency c-section we followed my doctor's orders to wait a year to get pregnant again. For the most part. We started trying again when Sonny was 9 months old.
However month after disappointing month our test response was "not pregnant".
No matter how heartbroken we are we are continuing to try and we are trusting in God.
If His answer is one and done then we'll be ok with that. If His answer is simply to wait on His timing we are definitely ok with that. God is in control.
Please remember to keep those who are struggling with infertility in your thoughts and prayers. They may look like they are calm, cool, and collected on the outside but they are dying on the inside.

Celebrating our birthday a week early in Troutdale Oregon, not far from Portland,at a restaurant next to the truckstop. The mac and cheese and the peanut butter chocolate silk pie were too die for. And the best bacon cheeseburger I've ever eaten. Shari's restaurant in Troutdale Oregon is a must stop location.

Thank you, Sonny, for making my dreams of motherhood come true. You are the best birthday gift a girl could ever ask for and I'm so thankful it's you. 

I want so badly to give you brothers and sisters but if that is not God's will I hope you know that you are more than enough for us. You are our meaning for living. You bring joy and light into our lives and you motivate us to keep going no matter how hard life is.

We love precious boy. Never doubt it.

Life on the Road

Two weeks ago my husband took an over the road trucking job with a local trucking company. Thankfully for us, the company doesn't have a rider policy so Sonny and I are able to ride along with him.
So on Sunday, February 12th, the three of us headed out of chilly Shepherd, Michigan and we picked up a loaded trailer bound for Georgia. We drove through Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and into Georgia where we spent the night. We delivered the load the next day and picked up a loaded trailer bound for Detroit.
We made it back to Michigan the next day. After dropping the load in Detroit we headed for Holland, Michigan and picked up another load and headed west to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Miles and miles of interstate and seven states later we reached our destination. Sonny took in every mile the best he could. At times he was restless and wanted out of his seat.
Now here we sit in Phoenix, Arizona waiting for our scheduled pickups so we can get on our way again. We are soaking up the seventy degree weather and enjoying sitting still for a little while.

Pics from our adventure:

The view from the Utah welcome center.

The Rockies!

The Colorado River at the California - Arizona line.

A New Year, A New Me

My focus this year will be on being a happier and healthier me. As hard as I've tried, I wasn't able to shake off all the drama last year and I let it get me down. My emotions have taken a heavy toll because of it. Hearing about the births of my niece and nephew through a third party really rocked me and left me shaken. My hope is to one day be a part of their lives but it has to be on our terms. My husband and I will no longer let people walk all over us, even family.
My battle with infertility has had a tremendous impact on my life. I know that if I can only get my hormones and weight under control that everything else will fall into place. I had high hopes in December only to have them dashed on Christmas Eve. I am so thankful for my son but I so badly want to give him a sibling to beat up on; I mean, love up on!
So I started January with a new diet that seems to be working well. Unfortunately, I got sick and delayed my diet a few days but I'm back on the wagon again. I also started Bible journaling again with hopes of keeping my emotions balanced by focusing on God's Word.
I am a work in progress but I know that with God's help, anything is possible. Please pray for us as we wait on God's will for our lives and trust in Him. He is in charge no matter how many times we try to push Him aside and take over the reigns.
Thy will be done.