Big News

Well, it's time to reveal the big news that I referred to in my last post. It would be shocking and surprising except I am so behind on blogging that everyone already knows. But here goes.....

We are going to have a baby!! Hooray!!

We are very excited. In fact, we feel excited, nervous, thrilled, anxious, relieved, overjoyed, and just plain happy all at once. Since the girls were born, Ben and I always felt like we would have another child at some point. But for a lot of different reasons, the timing just wasn't right until recently. Even when we decided that the timing was right, it was still a very scary decision because the girls have finally reached an age where I feel like I can come up for air. Also,  I'm happy with my current job situation and don't know what adding another one will do to that and most of all I was terrified that I would have twins again. But despite all of those reservations, we knew that our family was not yet complete. So, here we are. Baby #3 is set to arrive in mid-December. My actual due date is December 22nd but they will take the baby by C-section about a week before that. I am currently 14 weeks along and feeling really well. I had a few weeks (between 7 and 12) where I didn't feel so great. I wasn't as sick as I was with the girls but I have had some major food aversions and queasiness. I was also SOOO tired. But, I am happy to report that I will now eat just about any food that I can get my hands on, I am having very little queasiness, and my energy has returned. We had our first appointment and ultra sound at 8 weeks where they confirmed that it is only one baby and that everything looks perfect. I had another appointment at 12 weeks where again everything looked right on track. It is very strange for me to have "run of the mill" appointments where there is nothing to report, the doctor has no concerns, and everything is just as expected. It is actually pretty wonderful. I don't even miss the constant ultra sounds because with the girls they really weren't ever fun. They brought on so much anxiety because we never really new what they were going to find. And most of the time, it wasn't good. So, hopefully everything will continue to be uneventful and boring. : )

Like I said, Ben and I are excited but Ava and Macy are beside themselves. They can't wait for December and already love to give my belly hugs and kisses and high fives (kinda funny). I think they will be great big sisters. We told them at the same time we told Ben's parents which was fun. Ben and Joyce were in town for mother's day weekend which happen to be right after our 8 week appointment. Because everything went well at the doctor, we decided to go ahead and share the news. We told Ben, Joyce, Ava, and Macy on mother's day morning after giving Joyce her gifts.  Ava and Macy didn't act like they were that surprised... just excited. Later that day, we skyped with my parents and Ava and Macy told them the news. More excitement all around! Later that week, I sent out an email to extended family and friends to share the news. I also included this picture..........

Yep,  that pretty much sums up how they feel about it. Keep checking back for more baby updates! : )