Wesley's Arrival!

Hello! We're finally back! As you've probably seen on Fb, we've had a very exciting week. Little Wesley arrived at 5:01 pm on August 19th. Weighing in at 7 lbs 11 oz and 53 cm. He is such a blessing from the Lord and I'm trying to soak up every moment of motherhood that I can but the time keeps flying by. I can't believe he's over a week already!

The week leading up to Wes' due date we felt very anxious awaiting his arrival.  The morning of the 18th, William had orientation at LU. I dropped him off and made it back to our apartment. I had barely got the door shut when my water broke and I headed back to Liberty. Wes was born about 36 hrs later and yes, I got an epidural lol.

We finally have internet (for now at least)!

William traveled back to Florida this past weekend to celebrate his graduation from USF with friends and family! He really enjoyed his time catching up with everyone and had lots of good conversations. We are so proud!

Wesley is due sometime between the 19th and the 23rd, but we're praying that it's any day now! He's been busy kicking (mainly around 2 a.m.) and growing! Last week we got to see an ultrasound of him and they estimated that he weighed somewhere around 8 1/2 pounds, give or take a pound....I'm hoping it's take! We are so excited to meet our little bundle of joy and anxiously awaiting God's perfect timing for his arrival. We are also super excited because William has 3 cousins and a sister expecting! This means more cousins for our little guy and we are so happy for them! My dear friend Natalie also just found out she's having a girl.

William has been getting all set up at Liberty and getting to know his way around campus. Today we checked out a museum dedicated to LU's founder Jerry Falwell. Today would be his birthday were he still with us. We also got to check out where William's classes will be held and he's busy getting ahead on his reading. While there, I discovered that LU offers a B.S. in Women's Ministry and I'm excited to look further into this opportunity. I've always had a heart for working with women in whatever field my husband goes into and know this degree would be a great start to that track.

Also, William is looking into a job as a substitute teacher. As Lynchburg is located at the heart of four counties, he's got plenty of opportunities. I'm planning on joining him in this sometime after Wes is at least six months old.

Prayer requests: That we would find the church God is calling us to, that William would be able to find a job quickly and that both mom and baby are kept safe through delivery!


Thanks for reading :)
The Speights