Baby "Peanut"

Do I have some news to share with all of you!  After 3 weeks of agony with needing to keep my mouth shut….I can finally announce that I am PREGANT!!!!

For those of you keeping count…yes, this is baby #6!  We found out 3 weeks ago, but because I have miscarried in the past, we wanted to wait until after the 2-month check-up and ultra-sound before announcing it to the world.

I had my appointment yesterday afternoon and it was wonderful.  The ultra sound came with a picture perfect report.  The heartbeat is a strong 160, there are already leg and arm buds formed, finger and toe buds formed, tiny little blood vessels flowing through his/her entire body, and we even saw the little peanut move!  I could not feel it of course as it’s no bigger than 3/4 of an inch, but we saw it move and that was really cool.

My family has met the news with mixed emotions.  My parents decided to come by one evening to let me know how devastating this news was to them.  I will spare you the details of the event because I refuse to disrespect my parents on the World Wide Web, but I will leave it at this:  It was truly one of the most difficult moments of my life.  I’m sad for how they feel, but they are entitled to their opinions.  MOVING ON…..

The kids took the news wonderfully!  The 3 boys were thrilled.  My little Avery even came up to me, after the other 2 boys did, and gave me a huge hug and said, “Congratulations Mom”!  Talk about melting my heart.  The warm reception made my day and was much needed after the shell shock I felt after breaking the news to my parents.  It was good to know that not everyone feels this is a terrible thing.  Kylie, my daughter, handled the news well too.  She said that the only thing that bothers her is when people act like she’s the pregnant one.  As she explained to me when I was pregnant with Natalie, she got very “annoyed” with everyone…teachers, parents, and every friend she has…..coming up to her on a weekly basis and asking her:  how is the baby?  Are you excited about the baby?  Do you have a name picked out for the baby?  Is it a boy or a girl?  Do you know yet?  Is your mom going to find out?  When is she due again?  And the twenty questions continued throughout the whole pregnancy.  Trying to look at it through the eyes of a 13 year old, I can completely understand why that would be “annoying”.  So other than the dread she feels towards all the questions, she is excited about the pregnancy.

The rest of my family and friends have been very receptive to the news.  I have received so many “well wishes” and “congratulations” that I feel grateful to have such a fabulous support system.

Corey, my husband, is as equally excited as I am.  Not that being exhausted right now and nauseous every hour is a treat to end our summer vacation, but a baby is never anything but a true blessing from our good Lord.  I cannot wait to share this journey with you all!!!