My Prego Buddy

Lisa and I were pregnant together with Colton and Lucy (her first, my second). They were born exactly 9 weeks apart. A few weeks back at Michelle's engagement party I was fishing around to see what her current status on baby #2 may be. Finally she said, "I can't lie to you I'm 6 weeks." I said, "I can't lie to you I'm 8 weeks." So here we are again. We're due two weeks apart this time. Fun, fun, fun. So she came over yesterday and we took a picture of all three of them in their Big Sis/Bro t-shirts.

The Big Announcement

I finally get to share our good news!!! We are expecting a baby (and let's get real, a baby girl :), around October 10th. That makes me around 9 weeks pregnant. We are really excited, especially Brady who wanted this much sooner than I did. You can read more info below if you'd like, but it may be too much info for you :) This blog is mostly for me. I want to record everything this time around because it's definitely my last. Our newest business venture is going really well and I want to be able to stay involved (although I will finally have to hire help during the week so I can keep my commitments).

I wanted to enjoy telling everyone in person so I waited until Brady's folks were in town this weekend for Reese's 4th birthday. I had wrapped two Big Sister shirts up as her gift, one size 4t, one size 2t. I wanted to see how long after she opened it until people figured it out. It was a surprise that my dad was the first.

I'm sure everyone's next question is will we find out again what we're having??? I absolutely love finding out. I love the decorating of the room,pink instead of unisex, washing little pink outfits, and feeling ready for my girls. But as much as it's already driving me insane not knowing, I think we're going to wait this time. Mostly because I know how people react when you say you have 2 girls, and now are having a third, OR when you say you have 2 girls and are now having a boy. People are just more genuinely excited for you when you get that boy. I know because I do it too and it drives me crazy. We wouldn't have had a third unless we were willing to have a third girl, the odds are against having a boy. So if it's a girl, people's pity, especially for Brady, will drive me crazy the whole pregnancy. Once the baby is here I won't care what anyone says.

This will probably be the hardest thing ever for me. It's inconvenient not to know and will create a logistic nightmare getting ready- moving the girls' rooms around, get out the hand-me-downs, do I use the girl stuff regardless???, I don't have any unisex clothes... etc. I'll have a lot of errands to do with three kids in tow after the baby arrives. So this doesn't sound like fun to me. But it's worth it regardless. We'll see....

The first ultrasound

I went in today so they could "officially" confirm what we already know. I feel queasy, I've gained five pounds already, if they didn't say I was pregnant I was going to fall over. But I saw the little heartbeat and they measured me. I was measuring a few days behind what I thought but those things are so random anyway. I can hardly see what they are looking at and they use their cursor to declare, 7 weeks/3 days, no wait 7 weeks/6 days." Changing by the moment, I don't really trust it anyway. Their dates aren't even possible anyway.

Reese's special birthday present is wrapped and the family arrives in a few days. I'm so ready for this to be out. I kind of get why people wait out of concern everything will stay okay with the baby, but I don't get it because I'd tell everyone anyway if something bad happens. I feel so wrong lying to everyone's face when they ask if we're going to have another someday, knowing I'm pregnant right now. I know how I feel when someone tells me and I know they've lied to me again and again.