It's a..............

as if it hasn't taken me long enough to post and made you all hold out forever, we are thrilled!!

I'm sure most of you already know thru other means, facebook, email, irl, face to face coversation, but if you haven't, and don't know yet, wait no longer.

After 2 boys, it's time to get some estrogen in this house and add some pink!! Though I would be thrilled if another boy was coming into the house, with a girl coming, it's time to pull out the bows, and ribbons, fluff, and puff and all that fun jazz. I'm already dreaming about her room and closet. {How sad huh??} But that will be at another time and place. For now, just relish on this tid bit of information.

I will try to be more informative and up to date, but as summer is in full effect here, I don't see much time on my hands. We still have another month so I am going to enjoy it while I can, because I know as much as I want some place for my older one to have to go to everyday, not having to get up at a certain time and be somewhere is very nice too!

Enjoy your summer as it will end soon. We've had a good one so far and done some fun stuff, I'm just really behind on...........well everything. It's sooo not like me. I'll try to be better.

THE news

Well, I have been very absent in the blogging world. Some of it was intentional, needed a break, needed to prioritize, but some was thrown onto me. It was a shock to my system and threw me for a loop. Don't ya just loves those.
Right after I had dropped my 38 pounds and was getting to get really excited that I was 10 pounds away from my wedding day weight, I started feeling not so well.
I was cranky, tired, onry, and just didn't feel well, I started to think, WHAT is wrong with me?? Well I started doing some calculations in my head, and started to freak out a little bit. NO WAY!! It can't be.
YES IT CAN!!

This little thing has been growing inside of me and is what was wearing me out. I was floored. After 3 1/2 years of TTC {trying to concieve}, having this little surprise just made me speechless.

It has sunk in. {a little bit} I am starting to get excited, though when I think about 21 month apart children, it freaks me out again.

I know I can do it. I know I'm not the first ............. and won't be the last, but I just get nervous. I know that God has a hand in all things. I know that we wanted a family SOOO bad and so things are happening for us. I just wish it would've been a little later but hey, He knows ALL things and beggars can't be choosers. right?? And if you saw my joke on Facebook. THAT was a complete joke. I WAS pregnant at the time, but had NO idea. I thought I'd be silly and it backfired on me. Now I know to not do THAT again.

So that's where I've been. Creating another life. I've been resting many a hours away. Between all the many others things I have to get done, I've needed rest and naps. I am now out of the first trimester so hopefully the tiredness will lighten a little, but I STILL have an almost 15 month old, and very active almost 7 year old, so I know I probably will continue to be tired. I guess it goes with the territory. I have a new sympathy, empathy, understanding for those with little ones so close together. WOW! Is all I can say.

So, come the end of this year, right before Christmas, a new little one will be joining our house. {If all continues to go well, of course} I always have that reserve to me, with my history. I am on medication again to help prevent miscarriaging, same stuff I was on with Mr. B, and so I think everything will go OK. I had a level 2 u/s done yesterday (where the picture came from) and she said everything looks good. We are excited and happy about that.

It is now Summer here, as my 1st grader had his last day of school yesterday and he wants to get out and SWIM and have fun so, I am outta here. Time for lots of fun and sun ahead!! (oh joy!, How am I going to make it through this summer??)

I think I can I think I can!! For now,

toodles.

~Hope