The News is Out

Well, I can finally reveal why I've been so incredibly absent the past couple of months. Basically, my brain has been totally occupied with the fact that I'm growing another baby!! And I haven't been able to focus on much of anything else!

We're so thrilled to be welcoming another baby into our family and I look forward to sharing all of the big and little milestones here. I know I have a couple of "followers" so far (Hi Rick! Hi Kimmy!) and hope to have more soon.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving after hearing our baby's beautiful heartbeat and have so much to be thankful for this year. Everyone of course is speculating that this one is the little girl that has been so elusive in my darling husband's family. Our sonogram can NOT come soon enough! I'm hoping to get in as close to 18 weeks as possible (roughly 7 weeks from now) which is the earliest my OB will order one. That should fall sometime in mid-January. We will certainly share the news as soon as we know! Hopefully this baby won't be too shy and will let us know!

I will start posting belly pics and updates starting this weekend when I'll finally hit the 12 week mark and will for all intents and purposes be in the "green zone," as far as my risks for miscarriage. This has certainly been my scariest pregnancy, though it's gone almost as smoothly and my symptoms have been way more intense. Just that analytical brain coming into play.

The boys are doing great...they were so good this weekend despite being out of their routine and being drug all over town. Andrew had a very difficult time going back to school today (as he does with most transitions) so we're hoping that improves as the week goes on. They are both working on their lists for Santa and their priority gifts change on a regular basis. So far, it's all about trains, trucks and cars for both of them.

I'll be back this weekend with photos!