Oh my goodness you guys! It is with absolute elation and immense gratitude that I can share that Steven and I are expecting a baby!!!!

You guys, I am simply over the moon. And I have just so many thoughts and emotions that putting it on paper simply couldn’t cut it, so I made a YouTube video that also incudes footage of me telling Steven and our parents!
We are just thanking God for this true miracle.
Just think about it:
I had a severe case of anorexia during puberty that resulted in not menstruating until I was 29.
I also have an autoimmune disease, that thankfully I have kept in remission through the Specific Carbohydrate Diet for the last 15 years – symptom and medication free.
And I’m no spring chicken!

So truly, God has blessed us with an incredible gift here.
I am currently 12 weeks along, and I will let you know that I’ve expanded my diet to include hard cheese, beef, pork, chicken, lamb, veal, BACON, etc. (All still SCD legal).

But I’m feeling great. No morning sickness of, so to speak — aside from feeling a little lightheaded if I don’t eat right upon waking.

And I’ve stopped running — I went from running 7 miles a day to now walking for an hour. Something more gentle on my body.

But in the video I go through all the things I did to support my fertility, especially with an eating disorder in my past.
And really just go into detail about the journey thus far!
And I’m going to continue to create videos going forward to document and for fun, because I’ve just been GOBBLING UP pregnancy content since learning about Baby Berbs!
We think it’s a boy, but of course, it’s a 50/50 chance!!
Thank you for all the prayers that you’ve been saying for us! I am so incredibly grateful for this beautiful community of friends!
Happy New Year!

Congratulations!! Being a parent is surely one of God’s greatest blessings. ❤️
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Thank you so much!! God is so good. We are truly — Overwhelmed By Joy — 🙂 and overcome with gratitude for this immense blessing! happy new year my friend!! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations. Even more reasons to have you in my prayers.
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Oh my goodness thank you for your prayers and friendship!! That means the world. God is so good, and we’re super thankful for this special blessing! happy new year my friend! Hugs and love xox
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Amen! I have been thinking of you and praying for you. I am beyond happy for you and Steven. God has blessed you with that most precious gift.
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Oh my gosh thank you so much for your prayers! That truly means so much. God is so so good, and we’re brought to our knees in gratitude for this immense blessing! Hugs and love xox
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Congrats! God is good.
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Thank you so much DM! amen to that — God is SO good and we’re truly grateful for this immense blessing! Hugs and love xox
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I’m so extremely excited for you and your husband! Huge congratulations 💜🙌🏽
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Thank you so much Wanda!! We are simply overjoyed and grateful for this blessing! happy new year! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations on your God given gift! 🎉♥️🙏🤗
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Thank you so much MA!!!! God is so good, and we’re truly grateful for this beautiful blessing! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations!!
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Thank you so much Melissa!!! We are absolutely over the moon! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations! Wishing you all the best on this beautiful journey. ❤️
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Thank you so much esoterica!! I so appreciate that! happy new year! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations!!!!
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Thank you so much! We’re over the moon! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations, this is awesome news! We will continue to pray and give thanks.
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Thank you HJ!! It really is so exciting and a massive blessing. Thank you for the prayers!!! God is sooo good, and we’re just brought to our knees at how grateful we are for this gift! happy new year my friend! thanks again for sharing in the excitement and joy with us! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations! I had a baby girl 8 weeks ago, it has been the most amazing experience. Everyone tells you the love you have for your child is unlike any other but nothing can compare to actually experience it. God is so good and children are such a blessing. Your pregnancy already sounds better than mine, I think you’re having a boy 😆
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Thank you Lydia!! and oh my gosh CONGRATULATIONS! That is amazing, and I’m so happy for you! I cannot wait to experience that. It’s funny, my brother said the same thing to my husband and I tonight. (He and his wife have twins). I am so excited for that! And amen – God is so good. We just feel humbled and grateful for the blessing!! That’s what everyone thinks! 🙂 (ourselves included! hehe) Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations! This is wonderful news! I pray pregnancy goes easy on you, amd that in a short (6 or so months) time you will be holding the most precious little person to you.
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Thank you so much angela!!! I so appreciate the prayers 🙂 You’re absolutely right — what a surreal thing to think about! God is good!! Hugs and love xox
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What wonderful news!!! I hope and pray that everything goes well.🙏🙏🙏👏👶🏼
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Thank you so much Linda for your prayers and for sharing in the joy with us!! God is good! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations!
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Thank you so much!!! We are overjoyed! Hugs and love xox
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Yayayay! So excited for you!!!!!
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Thankyou so much for sharing in the joy with us! Hugs and love xox
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Very happy for you. God is good in granting you this privilege.
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Thank you so much Ian!! Amen to that – God is so good! We are so grateful for this huge blessing that He has given us 🙂 Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations on your baby blessing! 🙂
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Thank you so much Pepper!!! 🙂 it is such an immense blessing!! Hugs and love xox
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That’s wonderful! Congratulations! And God bless!!!
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Thank you so much Hope! God is so good! 🙂 happy new year my friend! Hugs and love xox
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Oh my Gosh honey, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! What an amazing way to ring in the New Year! I am so happy for you my sweet friend! Praise the Lord!! Happy New Year. I can tell 2024 is going to be a blessed year for at least one of us and I am glad it is you. 😊💗🎉🥳 Love you and Jesus loves you even more! Congrats to your husband too. 😊
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Congratulations!! So happy for you 😊🙏🏼
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Thank you Sarah!!! We are over the moon 🙂 Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations!! So happy for you!!
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Thank you so much Becky for sharing in the joy with us! Hugs and love xox
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Oh My GOSH honey, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! What an amazing way to ring in the New Year!! I am so happy for you (and your husband), my sweet friend!! 🎉🥳😊💗 Praise the Lord 🙌🙏 ! And yes, more gentle exercise for now. Good thinking. So exciting!! 😊
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Thank you so much!!!!!! you’re absolutely right — 2024 is going to be such a special year! And PRAISE THE LORD INDEED!! He is so good!! 🙂 sending so much love! Hugs and love xox
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Yay!! Sending love and hugs back and cannot wait for week 20! 💜🤗
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thank you!!! i know we’re counting down the weeks! Fourteen weeks exactly today!!! six more to go!!!
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Such wonderful news! I am so happy for you both! 💗
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Thank you Barbara!!! 🙂 i so appreciate you sharing in the joy with us!! Hugs and love xox
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Love you and Jesus loves you even more! And if you’re willing, when you know the gender of the baby, could you please share? 😊 Only if you and God want to though.
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Thank you my friend for sharing in the joy and excitement with us! Yes, of course!! We debated finding out, because we thought it would be really special to have it be a surprise, but we just can’t wait!! So we’ll be finding out at our 20 week scan!! 🙂 happy new year! Hugs and love xox
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I’m so happy for you and Steven! What a wonderful gift from God!
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Aw, thank you so much Debora!! So true! God is SO good, and we’re so grateful for this immense blessing! Hugs and love xox
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Happy for you guys!!! 🎉
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Thank you so much Paul!! We’re over the moon! Hugs and love xox
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Get that belly blessed! I bet you did already, but just in case! Keeping you three in my prayers 🙂
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Oh my gosh that is such a great idea! I didn’t think of that!!! You know what we’ll be doing this Sunday! 🙂 thank you for the prayers! God is good!!! Hugs and love xox
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Stop it right now!!! Congratulations! God is so so good 😭😍❤️ praying for all 3 of you!
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Thank you Hannah!!!! 🙂 Amen to that — He is SO good and we’re just so grateful for this immense blessing! thankyou for the prayers! We’re super appreciative! Hugs and love xox
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Hurrah! Congratulations! I’m so happy for you guys! What an amazing journey. One of my good friends also recently married and is 12 weeks also! Such fun.
If you’re looking for a friendly girlfriend’s guide to pregnancy, my friend Bonnie and I wrote one a few years ago. Between our two families, we have 15 babies…that’s a lot of experience! 😆 it’s called Beginner’s Guide to Growing Baby: Tips to Help You Through all Four Trimesters.
Here’s the link if you’d like to check it out:
We give not only all our best tips for physical pregnancy health and wellness, but also address mental health post partum, body image, the need for mom friends, learning to ask for and accept help as a mom, as well as birthing tips, breastfeeding, early baby care etc.
Many blessings on your motherhood journey!!
Anna
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Thank you so much Anna for sharing in the joy and excitement with us! And that’s so awesome, I can’t wait to check it out! thanks for passing it along! Those sound like answers to all the questions I’ve been mulling over! 🙂 happy new year my friend! Hugs and love xox
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SO thrilled for you… I’ve been following you for a while now and I know that we see differently on a lot of things, and that you’re also kind of like an old friend to me because of how much you share from the heart. I feel happy in the way I would for a friend or family member with this news! Feel like I know a little bit of a back story about what a gift this is, and it is always a gift. Praying for deep blessings for you and Steven and your baby. ♥️
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Aw, thank you so much!!!! this comment truly touched my heart 🙂 You’re absolutely right – this is such a huge blessing, and we’re so grateful for God’s goodness! And thank you for your prayers! We are very appreciative!! Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy new year!! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations!!! What a blessing.
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Thank you so much Angie! Amen to that – God is so good! a true blessing indeed! happy new year my friend! Hugs and love xox
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I am so so happy for you!! Congratulations!! Truly a blessing!
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Thank you Kristen! Amen to that — God is so good, and we are so grateful for this immense blessing!!! happy new year friend! Hugs and love xox
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Great news, Congrats to you and your family!!!!
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Aw, thank you Tannis!!! We are overjoyed!! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations 🎉
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Thankyou so much!! we are over the moon! Hugs and love xox
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I’ll join the congratulators and pray for a healthy baby.
“Behold, children are a gift from the Lord, a reward of the fruit of the womb.” Psalm 127:3
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Aw, thank you CA for the prayers and for sharing in the joy and excitement with us! Amen to that — they are truly a gift and a blessing! God is good!! Hugs and love xox
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I’m so happy for you guys 😍 congrats and listen to your body ❤️ it knows what’s up!
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Thank you so much!!! and that is great advice! It is just wild to me that my body just knows how to create a BABY without me even thinking about it!! God is amazing! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations beautiful! You got it!
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Thank you so much Annette!!!! We are simply overjoyed!!!! happy new year!! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations. That’s wonderful. Happy New Year.
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Thank you Daryl! We are over the moon! Happy new year! Hugs and love xox
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Oh how wonderful! I’m so happy for you !!!! Praise the Lord for his goodness!
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Thank you so much PK! Amen to that! Praise Jesus for this immense blessing! I just still cannot believe it. God is good!! thanks for sharing in the joy with us! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations! So happy for you guys! Praying for you and your family! God is so good! 🙌♥️🙏
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Thank you so much Bridget!! aw, we are so appreciative of the prayers. And AMEN! God is SO GOOD!!!! happy new year friend! Hugs and love xox
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This is the best news! Congratulations!!!
Your journey just keeps getting better and better, and filled with more and more love. May the Lord continue to bless you, your baby, your family – with health, joy, and love always!
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Hi friend! Thank you so much for sharing in the joy with us!! Amen to that – God is so good and we are humbled and grateful for His blessing! thank you for your prayers and kind words! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations 🎉 and happy new year. I praise God with you! When I became healthier and more healed after anorexia in my college years, one of greatest fears was that I might not be able to get pregnant. I had so abused my body for quite a lengthy period of time. Praise God He allowed for healing His way. Bless you and your husband 💝
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Thank you Lisa!!! God is SO GOOD!! This is such a blessing and we cannot wait to see all that He has in store for our growing family 🙂 And thank you for sharing that. I am right there with you — amen – His healing is such an immense blessing. Sending you massive hugs my friend!! xoxo
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Congratulations!! I just saw your Instagram post and was so happy for you! Then I headed here because I knew you would’ve posted more details. I’m excited for you and I hope you have a great pregnancy and experience.
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Thank you Rachael!!! That is so kind, I really appreciate that. We are just so excited and so grateful for this immense blessing!!! 🙂 happy new year my friend! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations!!!
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Thank you so much Carole!!! I appreciate you sharing in the joy with us! Hugs and love xox
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I’m so happy for you.
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Thank you so much John!!! 🙂 we are over the moon!! Hugs and love xox
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CONGRATS!!! Am happy for guys.😃
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Thank you Tony!!!! I really appreciate that! God is good!! Hugs and love xox
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Omgoodness! You would not believe how happy I am for you!
I’m truly overjoyed!
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Thank you so much Laura!!! I am feeling the love all the way in Utah! 🙂 Thank you for sharing in the joy and excitement with us!!! 🙂 happy new year my friend! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations!!! I’m so excited for you and your growing family.
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Thank you Kristie!! you are so kind! we are over the moon!!! 🙂 Hugs and love xox
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Many Congratulations !!! The journey ahead is going to be sooooooo miraculous !!!! All the very best !!
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Thank you so much!! I think you’re absolutely right about that — and it already has been an incredible journey thus far!! Hugs and love xox
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Congratulations!!! Wishing you the best
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Thank you Justin!! I so appreciate you sharing in the joy with us! Hugs and love xox
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