Big News

Kate has some news that she wants to share with everyone!

For real. It was a big shocker to us... total surprise! We are still trying to wrap our brains around it, but we are excited.

This is how Kate really feels about it, though.

We keep asking her "Do you want to be a big sister?" and she shakes her head NO. Then, we ask her something else and she nods her head YES. Like she knows what we are getting at!

Here's all the scoop. I had a little suspicion that something might be going on for about a week. Last Sunday, I told Mark, "I really think I might be pregnant", but I thought it was probably like all the other times I "thought" I was pregnant. I wanted to ease my mind, nonetheless.

So, we were headed to a graduation party and stopped at the Dollar Tree to get a card. I picked up a couple pregnancy tests (sidenote: They are $1 each! I SWEAR they work. That's how I found out I was pregnant with Kate and now this time, too.).

Kate was snoozing in the car and we knew it would be the only nap she would get that day, so I had Mark swing us by the house so I could run in and "ease my mind". We were so sure it was probably nothing that he just stayed in the car to let Kate sleep.

Um, my mind wasn't eased. Shock and terror are two words that come to my mind when I think of what went through my head when that second pink line showed up plain as day.

Needless to say, Mark brought Kate in the house soon after I went running out to the garage with a look of panic on my face. I am not lying when I say that he asked me no less than five times, "You're kidding, right?"

We just sat there and stared at each other for a good five minutes. Then, we realized, "hey, we can do this". And our attitudes changed a bit... more excitement set in.

I called my doctor early Monday morning and they sent me for bloodwork. When I went to get that done, there was a lady from our old church working there and she said, "You guys are doing this again, huh? How old is your little one?" ha!

My doctor is suspecting that I am about 5 weeks judging by my hcg levels. So, that would put us at the end of January, beginning of February.

I don't want our future child to read this and feel like we weren't happy, but you know, when you get a BIG surprise like that, it just takes a little adjusting.

And that is what we are doing. Adjusting to the idea of having two YOUNG kids. Adjusting to the idea that I may get sick like I did with Kate and still have to take care of a toddler (that is the hardest for me to swallow!). Adjusting to the idea that we need a bigger car. Adjusting to the idea that we just may have two in diapers. Adjusting to the idea that my insurance is changing and I won't be having this baby for $20 like I did Kate. Try $3,000. Adjusting to the idea that the office needs to be moved downstairs, again. You know, adjusting. In a good way, though.

We DO feel very blessed, though, and know that God's hand is all over this.

So, here we go again...