Bed Rest!

Hey guys! Just wanted to give a quick update on how things were going...

34 Weeks! (Last Wednesday)

 We had a doctor's appointment on Friday to check and see if anything was progressing after Monday's crazy appointment. Thankfully the medicine seemed to have calmed my contractions down because there was no significant change in my cervix. The babies were both doing good, and we were in and out super quickly from the doctor. 

Dr. Sutliff does want me resting much more now, trying to get these babies to stay a little bit longer INSIDE! So, last week he allowed me to go to school for a couple of days to get things ready, but nothing after Friday. Which means I am officially on BEDREST! Thankfully I am not confined to the bed ALL day...but I was instructed to lay down for 2-3 hours in the morning on my left side and 2-3 hours in the afternoon on my left side...which I started on Friday. I was always COMPLETELY against bedrest...telling everyone that I was going to work until my water broke...but I must admit that I am handling it MUCH better than expected!

After last week when things started changing so much...I realized that this is what I need to do to keep these twins in as long as possible! The longer they stay in...the bigger and healthier they should be! And my last couple of days at school were SO TIRING that I am thankful that my doctor is ordering rest! I am not the best at being still...but am doing good so far! I am currently propped in bed with a whole bunch of pillows and my laptop...not too shabby! It is also SO WONDERFUL that mom is retired because she has been SO HELPFUL during this time! She has been coming and helping get stuff ready, taking me to lunch, picking me up, and all sorts of other fun mother duties! I still think Derek should be assigned some type of bed rest but I don't see that happening....haha!

So what are we waiting for now??? Pretty much my water to break!!! Every night we go to sleep wondering if this is going to be it and then we wake up every morning wondering the same thing...ha! We are trying to go as long as possible...but also SO ANXIOUS to see these sweet babies' faces!!! I can't wait!!! We are pretty much ready at the house with clothes washed, bags packed, nursery ready, etc....just waiting for the big event! Right now its still looking like a c-section as long as Tucker's head stays up...but we will see for sure when we get in there!

We are still coveting your prayers daily during this time! We are anxious and excited and also have no clue what to expect!!! I still can't believe we will be bringing TWO BABIES home in the next few weeks!!! HOW AMAZING IS OUR GOD???? I prayed and prayed and prayed that God would give me a baby and how much MORE did He have in store for us!!! I can't wait to hold and snuggle my precious little Tucker and my sweet Adelyn girl!!! I can't wait!!! God is so good and His timing and plans FAR EXCEED our own! What a lesson I needed to learn in my life!!!

Please join us in praying for Tucker and Adelyn's health and growth this week! We are hoping they get big and strong during all this rest time! Also please pray with us for our doctors and nurses that will be taking care of us and making decisions about my health and the babies' health. Pray for Derek as he is about to have THREE of us to take care of instead of just me...haha! And please pray for us as we become parents...that God will grant us the wisdom to raise these children to know and love Him. We pray continually that God is being glorified through this process and we thank God daily for all of you who have partnered with us during this journey! We love you all!

 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28

A pill, a shot, and resting time...

Today we went to the doctor to check and see how things were after Friday's sonogram. We were obviously a little anxious & unsure...not quite knowing what they were going to tell us! As of today I am 33 weeks and 5 days...trying to hold on as LONG as possible! I also measured 43 cm of belly which would equal 43 weeks...haha like 3 weeks overdue for a single pregnancy! Dr. Sutliff checked me and went over the ultrasound with us...and then called us in to his office to discuss a plan of action...kinda like being called in to the principal...haha!

So here's the lastest...my body has definitely decided to start things rolling! We are currently dilated 1-2 cm and 60% effaced. Our doctor wanted to go ahead and be proactive with both the twins and the labor status, so he started me on some medicine. The medicine is to try and calm down my uterus and my contractions to hopefully delay labor as long as possible. As for the twins, I was sent to labor and delivery to get a steroid shot to help develop the babies' lungs. I will go back again tomorrow for a second shot that should go into effect within 24 hrs. So hopefully by Wednesday at 4 the babies' lungs will be in better shape in case we go in to labor. Dr. Sutliff also wants me laying down and resting as much as possible...which I will be discussing with my principal tomorrow.

SO...we apparently we are in the HOME stretch!!! Can anyone believe that its actually here??? I asked Dr. Sutliff how long he predicted until baby time and he said probably within the next two weeks!!! Thank goodness we got the nursery all ready to go this weekend!!!

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of these two miracles...but also need your prayer more than ever at this time! We are praying for two big, healthy babies with developed lungs who are ready to function in this outside world! We would love nothing more than to be able to bring the twins straight home and not have to be in any kind of NICU environment. However, we are trusting that God is in control and that He will bring these babies at the perfect time into our family. We also are praying that God's hand is covering the hands of each doctor, nurse, and everyone else we will be working with during this process. We are still preparing for a c-section since Tucker's head is still up, but we are confident that the Lord will see us through this process!

I will try and keep everyone updated as much as possible these next few weeks! I should have a little more rest time which means more blogging time! Hopefully I can get those shower pictures posted ASAP! As always, we thank you for your partnership during this journey and CAN'T believe we are about to meet these precious babies!!! We are going to be parents!!! Praise the Lord!!! Love to you all!

"I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope." Psalm 130:5


What's a blog with no pictures??? Here's a little preview of the nursery...

Sweet cribs!

Dresser/changing station

Coming home outfits and cutie patootie hats

 

Bookshelf by Grumpy/ Curtains by Mimi

 

Can you read the scripture?

 

 

Quick Update

Hey Everyone! Thought I would give a quick update from Friday's sonogram to let you all know what's going on! I say quick because we will actually be going to the doctor tomorrow to find out more information...so I am planning on updating again tomorrow evening. Things are starting to get CRAZY!!!

So...Friday we had a big sonogram to check the babies' weights and sizes and make sure everything was going good. The twins looked great! Both of them were weighing in at 5 pounds 1 oz (give or take 12 oz) and were both measuring a week ahead in length (34 weeks 3 days). Derek is hoping already that they got some of Uncle Grant's height...haha! Adelyn had a heartbeat of 149 and Tucker's was 160...but as usual he was moving around WAY more than his sis! Adelyn's head is still head down, ready to go and Tucker is still up top with his head up. As long as his head stays up, we are looking at having a c-section...which will be safest for both babies and mama! Crazy to think we have 10 pounds of baby in there...plus all the fluids, and cords, and all that other good stuff! No wonder I'm so big...haha!

33 Weeks on Wednesday

We kinda had a feeling something was going on with our sonogram tech because she wanted us to wait in the lobby to call the doctor and see if our doctor wanted to see us. That had never happened before, so we figured something was going on with my cervix. The tech would never tell me my cervical length, which made us think something was different. Our doctor was out of town, so we went over to see our nurse after the sonogram. As I walked through the door, she immediately asked me if I was having contractions...which I responded "No...I mean I don't think so...I don't know.."! Haha! I have been having what I think are Braxton Hicks contractions where my stomach tightens up, but I haven't felt any pain and they aren't consistent at all. My nurse went on to tell me that my cervix has significantly shortened since the last sonogram so there was a little bit of concern. I was scheduled to see the doctor on Wednesday, but they moved up my appointment to Monday instead. I was also told to "significantly cool my jets" this weekend (haha) and rest.

Of course this made us all a little nervous!!! I did a super good job of resting on Friday evening but Saturday felt an extreme need to get all of the nursery done and the newborn clothes washed and bags packed and everything...haha! Mom came over and helped me with bedding, washing, folding, arranging...all of those little nesting things that made me feel a whole lot better in case the babies decide to come this week. It wasn't exactly "taking it easy" but it made me feel better...ha! And it was awesome to have mom come help with all of the fun nursery stuff! Derek was on daddy duty with building shelves and other "manly" jobs...haha!

Church this morning

So at this point we are waiting to see what the doctor says tomorrow. I'm sure he will check and see if I am dilating at all and where we need to go from here. There is also a possibility of getting some steriods to help the babies lungs develop in case they are really about to come. We are anxious, but also at peace because we know that God is in control...as He has been during this whole process! We ask for your prayers tonight and tomorrow for our doctors, nurses, and everyone else who will be caring for us and the twins. We also ask that you pray specifically that Tucker and Adelyn stay healthy and strong and continue to develop! We are praying that they do this growth inside as LONG as possible so that we can take these sweet babies home! Whatever the case may be, we know that GOD is in control...and who better to be in charge??? Love to you all!

"May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you." 2 Thessalonians 3:16


P.S...I am still hoping to post shower pictures and nursery pictures very soon. My internet at home is super slow but I haven't forgotten!!!

Busy busy busy...

I have been trying to get on here and post since my church shower last weekend and it has just NOT happened! Life has been super busy lately and I have been super TIRED! We had a wonderful church shower last Sunday and an awesome couples shower this past weekend that I will be blogging about soon...well as soon as I can figure out how to get pictures off of my new camera...haha! Hopefully that means this week. Derek has his last basketball game tomorrow night and that is the LAST thing we have scheduled between now and baby time. Everything on the calendar is now clear and we are trying to get the nursery ready, bags packed, gifts put away, clothes washed, and everything else to prepare for these little bundles of joy...SO EXCITED!!!

Goodies from the church shower

Somehow Derek and Dad got this all in my car!?!?!?!

My 2 assistants in present opening! They were also planning to move in once the twins are here...ha!

So how have things been going? Surprisingly well! The first 2 weeks back to school after Christmas were ROUGH!!! My body was hurting, Adelyn was laying super low, and walking was a PAIN! But the past two weeks have been GREAT! Even with a little allergy and congestion issues from the weather changing, I have felt really good physically. We had a doctor's appointment last Wednesday and Dr. Sutliff said everything was looking good. I am already measuring 40 weeks...haha...but am showing NO signs of pre-term labor, not dilated at all. He didn't even give me any restrictions...I can keep working and walking and all of that good stuff for now. Blood pressure is doing good and I have very minimal swelling...PRAISE GOD! I am so thankful for a good report because I want to try and make it as LONG as possible to let these babies grow nice and big before they make their debut! I also want to keep working up to delivery so that I can take my time off when the babies are actually here. My goal is to make it ALL the way to Spring Break which is about 5 more weeks...everyone thinks I'm crazy but I think I can do it! We want some nice, big, healthy, full-term babies!!!

31 Weeks

32 Weeks

Things all around are looking good. I have 3 assignments left in my LAST grad school class to finish so that I can GRADUATE in May. I am anxious to finish it all up before these babies come! Derek is also finishing up basketball and then will be on honey-do duty until our nursery is complete...haha! We were OVERWHELMING blessed at both showers and have been looking for storage space to put up all these goodies!!! I have given up my scrapbook closet...still haven't got Derek to give up his hunting closet yet...haha! Babies take up ROOM!!! And they aren't even here yet!!! And there is TWO of them...yikes!!! Sometimes it still has sunk in yet that we will be bringing home TWO BABIES very soon! We are so excited and also have NO IDEA what life is going to be like. God is SO SO SO good! Can't imagine how much we would have missed out on had we not allowed his plans to grow in our life. Why do we think our plans are better than his???

A little sneak peak of some nursery decorations!

Yes...Derek and I mod-podged ourselves!!!

Curtains by Mimi, bookshelf by Grumpy!

Even with the busy-ness of life lately, I have been reflecting on this journey quite a bit lately...probably the craziness of pregnancy sinking in...haha! In some ways, it feels like this journey is coming to a close, yet the next chapter is going to be SO GOOD!!! This sounds crazy but the past year has been so incredible that it is sometimes hard to remember the 5 years of pain and struggle that we went through to get to this! A friend said on my last blog that I made pregnancy seem like "rainbows and unicorns" which made me laugh. Those around me know that this pregnancy has been more than a little challenging on me...especially physically. I have a whole new respect for ALL mothers who have gone through these changes...especially mothers of TWINS!!! But I try VERY hard not to complain about the hard times in pregnancy because I know there are still people out there that are struggling to conceive. I used to hate hearing people complain about the pains of pregnancy or getting up in the middle of the night with their babies because I would have given ANYTHING to change places with them. The truth is God can see you through ANY of these obstacles...the disappointment that comes with not being able to have a child, the heartbreak of miscarriage and losing a child,  the pain and discomfort that comes with the joy of pregnancy, and the trials of parenthood. I have learned during this period in my life that the ONLY way I can survive is by giving EVERYTHING totally to God and allowing Him to work in my life. He is the great physician, my comfort and my strength, the lifter of my head. Each day that is a struggle or that I am in pain, I thank Him for allowing me to go through this pain because it means that my babies are healthy and growing and that He is blessing us richly. Pregnancy is definitely not "rainbows and unicorns" but it is the most wonderful blessing that I have received. For this reason, I will keep praising my God!

Life as we know it is about to CHANGE!!! Derek and I have a mini-panic session about once a day about actually having these twins and bringing them home. Life will be so different yet so AMAZING!!! Please keep us in your prayers as we hit the home-stretch! We are praying specifically for:

1) Health and safety for our babies- every single day...all day...praying that they grow big and strong!

2) Praying that we will make it long enough for the babies to be big enough to come home after delivery...we are hoping to not have to spend any time in the NICU

3)That my body continues to handle this pregnancy and can continue working and being active until delivery time

4) That God will continue to work on our hearts and mold them into the heart of parents

5) That God will be glorified through this process, that His blessing of children in our lives will help testify of His greatness

6) For the nurses and doctors that will be working on me and the babies during delivery, that God's hands are over them throughout the process

7) Prayers of thanksgiving for all of our wonderful family, friends, and church family that have been with us through this journey and blessed us so richly each step. We could not be here without you!

Hopefully there will be some updates VERY soon with pictures and re-caps of the showers. We got a new camera for when the babies come and I don't know how to get the pictures off yet...haha! Also, we have a sonogram this Friday to check on baby sizes and weights and then will see the doctor again next Wednesday. We are ALMOST THERE!!! SO exciting! Love to you all!

One last get-away before the babies come! We had fun in Abilene eating, shopping, and swimming!

"But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high." Psalms 3:3

30 Weeks + Maternity Pictures

Today we went in for our 30 week appointment! Seems like we were just at the doctor, but mostly because we are going every 2 weeks right now. The doctor's appointment was quick and to the point...we had a quick sonogram to check on both babies and then a short exam and we were done. The sonogram looked good...Little Miss Adelyn has flipped around since last time and is now head down...yea! Tucker Boy is still head up and laying on the top across my belly. We are hoping both babies will move and be head down by delivery time but we will see. Tucker doesn't always follow directions very well...ha! Our doctor exam was quick...my belly measured 38 weeks which is CRAZY! These babies have grown A LOT in the last 2 weeks!!! I measured 34 weeks last time so that was a lot of growth! The doctor said everything was looking great, I am healthy, both babies are growing, and things look good! I get to continue working and walking right now so we are thankful!

29 Weeks

30 Weeks

Life has been running pretty smoothly thus far. Basketball is still going on...we have about 3 weeks left in the season. School is moving along...trying to prepare for the rest of the semester and when I am going to be out. I just started my LAST grad school class which I am SO excited for since it is the LAST one! I am trying to work ahead and get as much of the work done as possible this month before these babies come! We have also been working on getting the nursery done, going to childbirth classes, and doing everything we can to have things ready for our big arrival! We are both looking forward to the next months and are excited to have a couple of showers coming up to help us prepare for the twins! We are so richly blessed with friends and family who already love these babies as much as we do! Little Miss Jordan can't WAIT to have some new cousins to play with and is already preparing to move in with Aunt Heather and Uncle D to help when they come...ha! She also is preparing a "Baby School" for the twins to go to. Apparently she tried to get Jaxson to go and he was not too cooperative...haha!

Last blog I said that I would be posting some maternity pictures soon. We were BLESSED to have Jessica Boling go out with us during Christmas Break and take some pictures. She is WONDERFUL and only does this as her "hobby" but we think she is pretty awesome at it! My friends are so talented! Jessica even endured the cold weather and putting up with Derek's difficult behavior to get some great shots. Derek is a mess most of the time...but he kept saying "the Bakers are family, the Bakers are family" so he could get away with acting like a mess...ha! Jessica pretty much just treated him like a brother and put up with him as best she could. Here are some of the awesome pics she got:



One of my favorite!





Our family of four!





My other favorite!



Man I have a good looking cowboy!




Is this really our life?





About the same size!





Do you know how much we love you already???



Still a miracle! Everyday!

 These are just a few of the ones she got...Blogger has been quite a pain in uploading pictures or I would put even more up! We loved the ones she took and are so thankful to have the Baker/Bolings as part of the family! : )

As long as things continue to run smoothly, I will update again in about 2 weeks! Please keep us in your prayers as we hit the home stretch...can you believe its been 30 weeks already??? Our first pregnancy ended after about 5 and a half weeks so we are SO BLESSED to be at this point! Soon we will be seeing our precious babies' faces, kissing their sweet cheeks, and holding them tight! Can't wait! Love to you all!

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ² through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. ³ Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; ⁴ perseverance, character; and character, hope. ⁵ And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." Romans 5:1-5

Day 200

Wow! It has been almost a MONTH since I last posted! What a whirlwind the holidays have been! Between basketball season, traveling to see family, and working on getting our nursery done, we have been BUSY! We traveled quite a bit the first week of the break, seeing family, celebrating Christmas, and then spent three days at a basketball tournament in Eula. This past week we have been at home, juggling basketball and trying to get baby stuff done. Over all, the break was great, but not NEAR long enough!

Last Christmas with just 2 stockings!

 

 

Our Christmas Present...a chair for rocking those babies!

 

 

Chilling at the basketball tourney with Jax...He and DD are best buds...especially when there is food!

The two week break seemed all too short but mostly because we have been going non-stop lately! Not looking forward to starting school again tomorrow, but in some ways I am ready to get it started because I know it is officially BABY season! We are anxiously counting down the days until we meet our precious little ones and know that the time is coming SOON!!! Speaking of days...today marks my 200th day of pregnancy!!! 200!!! PRAISE be to GOD!!! After waiting 6 years to even be one day pregnant, we are SO BLESSED to reach this milestone! For those who are counting weeks, we are 28 weeks and 4 days today. To say I have grown lately would be an understatement...this belly is HUGE!!! Each week I wonder how in the world it can get any bigger and it never ceases to amaze me...ha! Here is a little recap of the last 4 weeks...

25 Weeks

 

 

26 Weeks...last week of school before the break

 

 

27 Weeks

 

 

28 Weeks...dressed for maternity pics...will post those soon!

 

We had two doctor's visits this past week. The first was a big sonogram at radiology to check on the twins and see make sure they are growing and developing on track. Both babies looked great! Our doctor said the ultrasound report could not have looked better...praise GOD! Little Miss Adelyn is still on the bottom (Baby A) and she did a good job cooperating during the ultrasound. She was measuring about 2 days ahead of what she should be and weighed 2 lbs and 10 oz. She had a heartbeat of 150 and was doing great! We even got to see her sweet little face which brought me to tears! Can't wait to kiss those sweet cheeks and hold her in my arms! Tucker on the other hand was a mess during the sonogram...as usual! He was not very cooperative in showing us his boy parts or his face. Little sister even tried punching him a few times to help him get in line and he still wouldn't move...too funny! He is a BIG boy already...measuring a whole WEEK ahead of where we were. He also weighs a little more than Adelyn at 2 lbs 14 oz and had a heartbeat of 147. Both twins were doing great...big and healthy and growing. We will probably have another sonogram like this one in a month or so to check and make sure that we are still on track!

On Friday, we had a doctor's appointment and I had my glucose test. We have not got back the results of the glucose test yet, but hoping for good news. Basically it would show if I have gestational diabetes or not. Things looked good at the doctor. I am measuring 34 weeks...which is 6 weeks ahead, but normal for twins. My doctor said that everything is going well and I am showing no signs of pre-term labor...which is great. He also gave me no restrictions, so I am able to keep working and walking right now. We will be heading back to the doctor in 2 weeks and probably keep going fairly often from here on out.

Several people has asked how long we have left or when my due date is...which is actually kinda a hard question...haha! Our official due date is March 27th, which is a 40 week calculation that usually goes with one baby. Twins usually come early...anywhere from 35-38 weeks. We are hoping to make it to the 37-38 week mark, which is right around Spring Break. After about 38 weeks, my doctor said twins don't do very well since they are out of room. So we are expecting to have babies sometime around the end of February, first of March, God-willing! We want them to stay in as long as possible and get nice and big and healthy so that we can bring them home! It would also be WONDERFUL if I can continue working all the way to Spring Break. That is my goal! 9 more weeks!

We ask that you continue praying for us as this part of our journey starts nearing the end! We are so thankful for all of you who have prayed for us to get to this point and ask that you remember us in your prayers the next couple of months. We are praying for continued growth and development for the babies and that they continue to stay healthy and INSIDE for as long as possible. We are praying that my body continues to stay healthy and can handle the stress and pressure of keeping up with two growing babies while I continue to work. We are already praying for the doctors and nurses that will be helping to bring these babies into the world and that they will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to make the best decisions for the health of our babies and me. And we are praying daily that God help mold us into parents and give us the hearts to raise these precious babies to know and love Him. Thank you for your partnership and love that you have shown throughout this process. As we get closer and closer, I will hopefully blog more often to keep you all updated! Love to you all!

Headed to childbirth class...getting ready for the BIG DAY!

"Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts." Isaiah 26:8

24 Week Update

Well, Thanksgiving break is over and school has been FAST and FURIOUS since the break! This is Derek's busiest time of year with basketball going on so we have been literally going NON-stop since Thanksgiving! His team is doing good and is actually starting district next Tuesday! Can't believe how fast this season is going already!!! I have been growing and Growing and GROWING!!! These little babies are getting BIG!!! They are moving SO MUCH and love to kick me, Derek, and any other little baby or person that I try to hold! They are already a little bit CRAZY!!!

23 Weeks

24 Weeks...quite a difference!

We had a check-up today and it was a little sad because it was the FIRST appointment that Derek was not at during this WHOLE process! He was busy coaching at the Sonora tournament so we definitely missed him! My parents got to fill in for Derek though so I was not alone! Every thing looked good today! The babies are growing and moving and both hearts were beating! They look a little bit more SMUSHED in there as we go...its hard to tell for sure which body part belongs to which baby...ha! Tucker is still laying high and Adelyn is still laying low. They are both healthy and wonderful! We are so blessed!

The only picture I could take...usually that is Derek's job!

Things are definitely moving along and we are getting closer and closer to meeting our precious little blessings! We still look at each other in amazement some days and can't believe that this is really happening! We LOVE feeling the babies move...Tucker is DEFINITELY more active than little Miss Adelyn, but she gets to kicking anytime her daddy is touching my belly! We haven't decided yet if she is kicking Derek because she likes him or because she doesn't want him touching me...haha! It is SO NEAT already getting to learn their personalities!

We are also getting busy trying to get their nursery in order! Nursery planning is difficult for people with ONE baby but with TWO its crazy! Throw in Derek's busy basketball schedule and who knows if we will get it done before the babies come...haha! We did get our cribs ordered over Thanksgiving and Derek got to put them together last weekend! We decided to go with mini-cribs to save room for the two! We LOVE the cribs and can't wait to fill them up! Derek walks in there everyday and just looks at them...ready for the day when he gets to go in and pick up our babies! We are SO EXCITED!

My little handy-man!

Finished Product!

God is SO GOOD! We are continually amazed at His faithfulness in our lives! We are so blessed to be at this point, anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little blessings! We also are so excited to think about this time next year when we get to add two more stockings to the fireplace and celebrate our first holiday season with the twins! So fun!

We ask that you continue to remember us in our prayers as we continue on this journey! We have two big appointments at the first of January. One is another big sonogram to check on the twins and make sure they are both growing and developing. The next one is my 28 week check up where they test for gestational diabetes and other screenings. We are praying for continued good health and that our babies continue to grow and develop as planned! We also ask that you continue to pray for my growing belly and the difficulties that it may cause (aka...lack of sleep and ability to get off the couch...haha!!!)!

We love and thank you all for your continued support and prayer! We pray God's blessings on you and yours throughout this holiday season!

Merry Christmas Y'all!

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2:14