We're Pregnant... With Twins!

Wow. We are shocked. After over 3 years of trying to have more children after we had Jake, God has blessed us with two at the same time! Their due date is April 18th, though the doctor said that they will deliver them by c-section at least three weeks early, so around the end of March. We can't wait, but hope that the twins wait as long as possible!

Well, this a blessing that has us a little nervous, but we are overjoyed and so, so thankful at the same time. We know that twins presents a whole different set of challenges, starting from extra precautions in pregnancy, and proceeding up through sending both to college at the same time, but we know that the One who gave us this blessing will see to all of those little details. Right now, we're just trying to get these goofy grins off our faces! :)

Tricia has been feeling that good 'ol "morning sickness" for the past 7 weeks now, and it isn't just in the morning, either! It seems that two makes the problem a little worse than one does! Please pray for all five of us as we go through these next several months of pregnancy.

Well, we are so thrilled that we have such an extended network of family and friends that can be praying for us and sharing in this with us. It is difficult to be physically removed from everyone during this time, and we know that once the babies arrive, we are going to wish that we were able to share everything with family and friends (including sharing diaper changing duty!). As always, your prayers will be greatly appreciated!

Please feel free to share the news with your churches, we want our LINKS family to be aware and share in this with us as well.

Jake's Quote of the Week - Special Edition

Since we told Jake the news, he has really been on a roll:

"Mom, can you get muscles on your shoulders? I need to get bigger muscles so I can hold two babies."

"I can't wait until my mom lays two babies."

"I am so excited, I'm going to jump around like a kangaroo!"

"I'm not going to talk nonsense when the babies come, because then they will grow up and talk nonsense too."

Praises and Prayer Requests

Well, no need to be redundant here. We don't really have much else on our minds right now. :)

Actually, we would still very much appreciate your prayers for our ministry here in Africa.

Until next time,

The Johnson Five