Life is Good, God is Great!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has rejoiced in the news of our little guy!  It has been an incredibly fun week sharing the news with our friends, family and even some random people who don't even know us : )  Thank you so much for all your prayers and encouragement to this point- we've got a ways to go still but we're making progress.  Wes and I really truly are surrounded by so many incredibly wonderful people- it just amazes us!  Oh, sweet Baby Roth... you've got a huge fan club going- you have no idea what you're in for once you make it to some good old South Dakota dirt!  Here are some of the memories/responses and tidbits from life this past week...
- Your Auntie Ashley just kept shouting with joy!!  In which she followed that up with "oh- I am going shopping right now!" 
- The joy of watching your dad, Wes, call his parents to share the good news was incredible!  As we drove away from the Post Office told them about their newest grandson.  This makes the tally 4 boys and 1 girl.  Poor Sarabeth...next time hopefully! 
- Speaking of Sarabeth, word has it she was a little bummed that God didn't answer the 'please send me a baby cousin who is a girl' part of the prayer.  Oh, but by Saturday night when she had picture in hand...she slept with it all night long. 
- We called the RJNANS (with Tulo in the background of course) and shared the news over speaker phone- oh, how FUN!!!!!!!!!!  Ryan, Jen and the kids are thrilled!  Than also wanted to know how the rabbit is- he is well, hehe. 
- The new grandparents- Grandma and Grandpa Berry were so excited they could hardly contain themselves at Red Lobster.  Can't wait to share the pictures of them seeing his picture for the first time-oh, they love you already little man!
- While at Red Lobster, I called my Grandma Berry and told her our exciting news.  When I said "You're a Great Grandma"- I think that's the moment that really got my Dad.  Face it, for many years the likelihood of great grandchildren for my incredible Grandpa and Grandma Berry seemed slim at best.  We are so blessed in so many ways, truly we can't even take it all in. 
- I called my brother Ryon, he answered by saying 'Congrats'.  I was like- how'd you find out?  Which basically proved my decades old theory that it only takes about 6 seconds for 'news' in Philip to travel from the school to the elevator.  Uncle Ryon will do a great job teaching our little guy about everything outdoors.
- Kudos to the post office!!  A very special package which was shipped from Rapid City to Laramie, WY made it there overnight- wow!  (For some reason, the post office system thinks Laramie is rural.  It not rural!  Milesville, SD is rural- Laramie is not, but anyways) At the counter, they told us it could only get there Monday unless we paid extra for Sunday delivery.  Well... it got there by 9:05am Saturday morning!! Go Post Office- especially since we dropped the package off about 1 minute before express delivery closed Friday night!
- Sunday, we had the incredible opportunity to share our good news with our church.  They have been prayer warriors for us and are just such a blessing!  What a special time sharing the news and picture with Pastor and his wife together before the service.  YAY!
- A nearly former student who has a heart of gold texted me "My prayers for patience are now changed to prayers of thanksgiving!"  Seriously, if we can raise a kid 1/2 as amazing as her- we'll have conquered great things!!
- This nearly former students' mother is awesome!!!  And...she self-admittedly knows pretty much everything that's going on.  However, it is not in a mean spirited or gossipy way.  She simply cares about people, knows people and invests in people because her heart is HUGE!  She was the first person I really knew in Belle. We share the same name and spent a Saturday taking tickets at a volleyball game.  Well- she just happened to be the first person from Belle to see Baby Roth's picture.  We printed his picture at Walmart and who was there at the end of the aisle buying groceries- Kim Nelson!!  How appropriate, go God. 
Thanks to all the Facebook well wishes, texts, phone calls, comments and encouragement this week as well.  The kids at school were so very thrilled as well as the fellow teachers!

I've talked about this before but- the quietness of waiting for your referral is just silent.  There isn't anything to talk about.  There isn't anything you know.  Nothing to pass along.  No change in anything.  It is so very hard at times.  Oh, but God really, really does have it all under control (even though it stinks at times for us little unknowing people).  There were lots of little miracles last Friday... I'll try to share those next time.