Good secrets are so fun and exciting and we've been keeping the best kind - we are going to have another baby! It's still hard for me to wrap my mind around it. After not being able to have children for more than 7 years, it's so incredible that after our miracle child Nathaniel was born, we are having another one less than 2 years later. It was such a happy surprise and we couldn't be more thankful and most definitely don't take it for granted.
I am currently 18 weeks pregnant, so we will be having our baby this coming November. When we started out this year, we had no idea that before Thanksgiving, our family would be expanding and we would be enjoying a precious newborn again. When I wrote in my post about the 30 things that I've learned in my twenties that life is full of surprises, I really meant it.
My pregnancies are "difficult" to put it mildly, but I will gladly put up with anything since it will have such a wonderful outcome in the end. Pregnancies don't last forever, and in the grand scheme of things, are just a snippet in the big pictures of our lives.
This time, we found out we were pregnant pretty much right away, so I was determined to cram in as much nutrients and vitamins into myself as possible while I felt good. Since I felt my best in the first trimester with Nathaniel, I wanted to be very proactive immediately. I think it really helped. I think it also makes a huge difference that this time I'm not working 12 hour night shifts as a nurse, which obviously takes a big toll on a body. It's such a blessing to be able to work from home. 
So far, this pregnancy has been very similar to how I felt when I was pregnant with Nathaniel, so the further along I am, the worse I feel. I am really, REALLY thankful that I haven't needed any IV infusions. It's hard for me to keep anything down now, so I'm still losing weight, even this far along. I'm sure no one is interested in hearing me whine, so I'm not going to go into any more details.
I'm glad that I'm still able to cook on most days - it's my hobby and my creative outlet, even though I'm not able to eat most of it, lol. That's ok, though. I am very comforted knowing that babies will take everything they need to develop from their Mamas, so our little bitty person is growing and strong. We are so excited (how many times have I used this word in this post already? Can you tell how thrilled we are?) that our Nathaniel will be a big brother very soon and we are already in love with our new family member. 
9 years ago, we went through one of the most difficult times in our life when we lost our daughter. 3 short years ago, we had gone through a long adoption process that completely crashed right before we were about to fly to Russia to meet our possible children, leaving us devastated, a lot poorer and discouraged. We were going through the long process of getting certified for foster care, which as you all know we loved, but we had to say some tearful, heart wrenching good byes to all 7 of our foster children one at a time.
When I turned 27, I wrote a blog post where I said that one of my biggest dreams was to be a mother. I couldn't have imagined that by my 30th birthday I would be a mother to not one, but 2 babies! (I do consider myself a mother of three, but you know what I mean.) Life has been a series of astonishing surprises and definitely NOTHING like what I imagined in my teens and early twenties. Miracles do happen and the life of our family is the perfect example of it, over and over again. 
That is amazing! I'm so happy for you. God bless you and your beautiful family and so you can get through this with good health. I hope you feel better. And your story is so inspiring.
Thank you so much, Natasha. We're so excited!
Hi Olga! Congratulations!! I am very happy for you. It has been wonderful to see your journey and all the good things that are happening in your life. Wishing you all the best and hope this pregnancy will be "easier" if possible. Children are such a blessing!
Yes, children are such a gift. I feel so blessed to be a mother and am so thankful for another baby to add to our family. Thank you so much for the kind words, Monika.
Hey Olga:) I am thrilled to hear of your pregnancy! May God bless you and the child you are carrying along with your family! I am currently 22 weeks pregnant, so we will both have November babies;)
Congratulations, Nelly! How wonderful to be expecting babies at the same time:). Thank you for your wishes.
Congratulations, I am happy for you !, What a wonderful news!, May God bless you, I hope you feel better soon!
Thank you, Maria.
Congratulations! May God bless your pregnancy and birth of the child! I am so happy for you! Best wishes to your family!
Thank you so much, Vera.
Olichka, you have a beautiful story. Your strength and endurance is something to look up to! I am so happy that you are living your dream of being a mother. I really believe that your story will touch nations and give hope to those women that are in a hopeless place. I am praying that God will strengthen you in this season and that you will experience the best pregnancy ever without any hindrances or setbacks and your baby will come strong and healthy in Jesus name!
Much Love from the Coles:)
Thank you so much for the encouragement, Viktoriya! I am so honored to be able to share my story and the goodness of God.
Wow,Olga,u sure went thru slot. CONGRATULATIONS,in so happy for you that ur dreams are coming true,now ur going to be a second time mom. Olga God bless you,and help u thru the whole pregnancy. May God bless the whole family too.love ur recipes and I follow ur blog. YOU have a beautiful family. Are u going to find out if it's a bit or a girl?
Thank you, Olga. We are so excited for a new baby to join our family. I appreciate your encouraging words.
We already know the gender:). It's a secret for now, but we will be sharing it soon.
WOW... CONGRATULATION... EXTREMELY HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS...
Actually, I was thinking about you guys if there will be one more miracle in your family as your son... I totally agree, life is full of surprises in 20's (same for me being prego with baby #4)... Happy for you guys... Now looking back you understand that God had a special plan for you guys. God knew that you will have kids (and you don't know how many He planned for your to have, yet) and as I see it was God's will with failure of adoption and a tearful bye-byes of foster care...
I am so happy for you guys. I can say "Everything is possible with God". God always helps us to get trough everything and God has His own plan for each of us...
Many God's blessings for your pregnancy and delivery... Wishing you fast recovery after delivery as well...
Congratulations on baby #4! How exciting.
God has blessed our family in so many ways and we are forever grateful. We are so thankful for the gift of our babies.
Foster care was a life changing experience for us and we hope to someday be a part of it again when are babies are a little bit older and don't require so much constant care:).
Thank you for your encouraging words.
Congratulations dear Olga! We are Thanking the Lord with you for your miracle growing inside you! What a wonderful reminder of Gods goodness.. He loves us so much & sends us His blessings. May your pregnancy be easier, may you feel better, not worse as your pregnancy progresses, also may you NOT have to do the IV infusions this time, may you have a blessed rest of your pregnancy, labor, delivery & of course recovery!!! Can't wait to find out who you're having:) blessings, hugs, prayers & love -Nata 🙏🏻
I really appreciate your encouraging words, Natasha. I am so thankful for God's daily blessings.
Congratulations!! That is such exciting and happy news. May God bless you Olga with good health, energy and an easier pregnancy! And may your new baby be blessed! Oh so happy for you! 🙂
Thank you, Natasha. We are so excited and absolutely thrilled for another baby to join our family. Thank you so much for the encouraging words.
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Thank you, Tracee.
Very exciting for you guys!
Gods Blessings!!!! for your 1st and and 2nd baby!!
GOD IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing our excitement, Valentina:).
Oh, dear Olga) bless your heart!
your whole life path is so encouraging.... you could write a book based on these facts....
the Lord is with you and He will strenthen you and hold your arm.
I pray that your pregnancy is blessed and baby and mama are healthy)
Hugs to you)
The Lord has blessed our family in so many ways. We are so thankful that He is always with us, in the hard times and blessing us with so many gifts. Thank you for your encouragement, Viktoriya.
Congratulations!!! Many blessings to your family. May God watch over you and the baby every day and in every way.
Thank you, Lena.
May God alone carry you in his precious hands through the pregnancy and recovery
I appreciate your kind words, Jules. Thank you.