And a Surprise New Year!

My cup runneth over. Andy and I weren't planning on more babies. We were happy with the blessings that we had been given - and we love them more than we can say. But, a couple of months ago, I started feeling really lousy. I went in for testing....and the results of that testing weren't what we expected! God had other plans for our family! Meet the newest member of our family. We won't get to hold him/her for a few months, but we love that baby already! I am at 11 weeks, and the nausea has subsided, while the anticipation has grown!

We had our first doctor's appt yesterday, and Mama and baby are both healthy, and doing well - and from the ultrasound I saw today - there's going to be another feisty, opinionated little one who is going to enrich our lives even more!

We told the munchkins last night - now that we know things are okay, and had pictures to show them. They were really super excited! We told the kiddos that they had some jobs to do - they had to help Mama, and they had to help us pray for a healthy baby. They are already great helpers. But, at bedtime last night, they all prayed for a healthy baby - then R wanted to pray again. "Dear Jesus, please let it be a little girl." And the war was on. How do you explain that you shouldn't fight via prayer?!


And to prove to them that life would continue as normal, Andy took them all down for an hour wrestling match! How long do you think he will be able to take all three of them?!

W is concerned that Mama will have to go to the hospital, B doesn't seem to0 concerned, and R is VERY concerned that the baby is currently 'naughty nudy!' They do make us laugh!
And I just couldn't resist the above picture! As a treat, Andy let them all 'drive' in an offroading game! They were having a ball!

My due date is July 28th, and I have LOOOOTS to do before then - so I am off to get busy! I am sure there will be more updates to follow!