God still speaks...even to 4 year olds.

The news that we are indeed having a baby girl has had me reflecting on Jayce---and his heart which is incredibly sensitive to God and wise beyond his years. This might not sound like it ties together, but here is the deal. Jayce told us very early on in my pregnancy that God told him we were having a girl. He told us the the same story about when and where God told him this on several occasions. And he held to his child like faith through the weeks of waiting for our ultrasound. Meanwhile, I was trying to figure out how to encourage his faith and ability to hear God yet prepare him for the potential of a boy. Those 2 things don't go very well together and really made me feel like a mom who lacks faith in God and in my child because the potential of a boy was simply not an option in Jayce's mind. And I found out at times like this...while looking at a picture of my cousin's beautiful family who recently adopted their daughter from Ethiopia, Jayce commented, "They have 4 brothers and then a sister and we have 2 brothers and then a sister." I nicely and calmly said, "yeah, that's what you think isn't it buddy?" To which he replied in a sweet but very sure tone, "I don't think; I know." oops.

Well, I will never ever forget the moment when the ultrasound tech announced that we were going to have a little girl. I teared up instantly. It was relief and excitement and one more step towards knowing our child. And as I glanced at Jayce he looked at me wide and teary eyed and with one big swoop of his hand he wiped a tear from his face too.