It's official. We will soon be a family of five and we couldn't be more excited (and nervous) about it! For over a year, we have been talking adding on to our family. We even bought a mini van last summer because we were seriously considering it. (The van was a great purchase even without having three kids.) We ended up deciding that our lives were crazy enough with a two and a three year old and maybe it would be best to wait another year.
We really wanted our next baby to born right around the end of school year since there would be more people available to help with the girls and daycare. So we started trying in August with the hopes of a late May baby. I was pretty disappointed when it didn't happen within the first month, but it was definitely for the best since I had planned to be in Nashville in September for Staci's bachelorette party.
Since I knew I wasn't pregnant, I continued to work on some of our home improvements (painting the fireplace). Three days before I expected to start my period again (which is when I found out with Kaitlyn) I decided to take a test. It was negative and I was super bummed. I really thought that it would only take a couple months to get pregnant since it only took two months for Kailtyn and none with Madelyn. It looked like we wouldn't get the summer baby that we I had planned for.
Since I wasn't pregnant, I thought that I might finish up some as well some of our home improvements. I decided to paint the living room, entry, and hallway. I started painting and was almost done when I realized that I hadn't started my period yet. So that night (October 15th) I took a test and assumed it would be negative. Then a pink line appeared. Of course, I didn't believe it so took another one and it said the same thing. Baby number three was in its way!
HOW I TOLD DAVID
I really wanted to do something cute to tell David, but most of the things I saw online didn't work for a third baby. Instead, I just showed him the positive test. I think he was shocked at first, but then was excited! He started texting family and friends (including my parents) as soon as I told him! He even put it on Facebook with his film announcement. It truly was an exciting week at our house.
HOW FAR ALONG AM I AND WHEN AM I DUE?
I am 11 weeks today and am due Monday, June 19th. If this baby is born on its due date, then our kids birthdays will be 19, 20, 21. If he or she is three days late, they will be 20, 21, and 22.
WILL WE FIND OUT THE GENDER?
Yes!! As cool as I think it would be to surprised in the delivery room, it's just not practical. We already have everything we need for a girl and we want to be prepared if its a boy. With both girls, we were fortunate enough to find out the gender at 16 weeks. It looks like we'll be finding out even sooner with this baby. We should know within a week or two thanks to additional testing that is required due to my age.
WHAT DO THE GIRLS THINK?
Kaitlyn was very excited from the beginning. She has been asking for a baby brother or sister for while. It took Madi a couple days to be excited about it. They were (and still are) really excited to share the news with there friends and almost every stranger they meet. It has been fun listening to them talk about the baby and pray for it during their bedtime prayers. Kaitlyn is hoping for a brother and Madi is hoping for a sister.
WILL THIS BE OUR LAST?
As much as I like the idea of having four kids, this will most likely be our last. Kids are expensive and require a lot of our time. We want them to able to experience things that we might not be able to if we have a fourth.
HOW AM I FEELING?
This pregnancy has been rough. For the first few weeks, I was just really tired. Around week 7, I started having all-day sickness complete with vomiting. With the girls, I only felt sick if I didn't eat frequently, but with this baby it doesn't seem to matter what I do. I feel nauseous if I eat and nauseous if I don't eat.
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| This was their idea, but I think it might sum up their feelings about a new baby. |
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