Well, the time has come. We finally got the gutts to take an intentional photograph of what is soon to be a new addition to the family. Surprised? Well, if you haven't seen me in person lately, you should be! And yes, Dan & I were quite surprised too!
A couple months after we brought Danny J. home from the hospital, I noticed how much more tired I was waking up in the middle of the night with him than I was when Kaelah was a newborn. I kept asking myself, is there really that big of a difference between ages 26 & 28?
I didn't think anything of my period coming late b/c both Dan & I were complaining of nausea. Eventually I went to our family practice doctor & said, "I'm either pregnant or something is wrong with me that I want you to fix!" We ran the blood work & called the fertility specialist after he told me the rapid test came back VERY pink. From then we did the same thing we had done before. Held our breath & took LOTS of medication, including 16 injections a week. When we traveled to Utah for Scott's wedding I literally had one little lockable suitcase dedicated to drugs. And something very different from my other pregnancies happened right away -- we got to hear a heartbeat at 8 weeks. Dan & I looked at each other in absolute shock. What? No no. When we get ultrasounds there is only uncertainty or bad news. Not heartbeats. And amazingly, after all the wedding festivities & camping the heart beat was still there on the day we arrived back in CO. Our doctor was amazed, told me I had graduated, & I began seeing an OB.
During one of our early ultrasounds the OB found an unidentifiable tissue mass which after a few trips to Denver specialists was determined to be an undeveloped twin. My parents were worried I was upset at that diagnosis, to which I replied, "I'm going to consider it a miracle if I get one healthy little girl here!" Yup, on October 22nd we found out we were having a little girl. That was the day it finally began to kick in that we were pregnant for real this time. But we didn't start locally broadcasting the news until I had to borrow maternity clothes & my friends started wondering if I had been eating too much junk food.
By the time we felt comfortable telling people outside of where we live, it was almost Christmas & Dan came up with the idea to announce our little girl by simply arriving in Utah. I think everyone can honestly say they were shocked! We're still a little shocked ourselves. But around Christmas we picked out a name: Michelle. Middle name & birthday yet to be determined, but the due date is March 27. So far I have no morning sickness as long as I feed myself every time I feed Kaelah & things have only started to become a tad bit uncomfortable in the last few days. Michelle is kind enough to not be kicking ribs or sitting on organs. As you can see by the picture, all 25 pounds I've gained seems to be allllll baby. The only thing that I've really noticed is that I am TIRED. I used to hate naps with a passion & only took them when I was ill. Now, it's just something I have to do. Definitely different. Know what else is different? The idea of having 3 children under 3 years old! And yes, Dan & I are starting to get strange looks when we go out in public together. I can just hear their thoughts -- all the things I used to think. All I can say is, "The Lord works in mysterious ways." He is good. He is kind. We are blessed. There are times when Kaelah & Danny & the dog all want attention while I'm trying to get dinner on the table & I wonder, "How am I going to do this?!?" But I know God would never give us more than we can handle. I am so grateful for His love & support.
Surprise!
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Also, if you had told me 5 years ago that you would have 3 kids under the age of 5...oh man, you could have knocked me over with a feather!
Just shows to me that the Lord does bless us with our righteous desires. He doesn't forget!
Love you!