Announcing...

After waiting so long to share our news. I'm ready to tell. We are going to have a BABY! Here's a little proof...no i am not just getting chubby, i promise i am pregnant!

I don't even know where to start.

Andy and I took the home-test just after all the holiday celebrations (Christmas, New Years) and it came back positive. We were excited but not ready to tell.

We couldn't keep the secret from my family, who are constantly asking, whether you have a cold or the flu or just saying you're tired, "are you pregnant?" So they all found out fairly quickly. 

But for everyone else, they figured that i really did have a cold, or the flu etc. I felt like not telling made me have to be strong and didn't allow me to complain through the sick period, except for Andy, he heard it all! 

We finally told all Andy's family at the Easter celebration. They were quite surprised and excited for us. 

This pregnancy has been so different from Charlie's. With Charlie i was sick ALL the time, or so it felt. This time i got breaks, feeling mostly sick at night time. I am usually short of breath and often light headed and getting more headaches. These things never happened when i was pregnant with Charlie. Despite all the differences, deep down inside, i felt like i was having a girl. I could only think girl. I have a long list of girl names that has been sitting next to my bed for weeks. I thought, oh dear, i'll have to start over with getting baby clothes. I thought how fun bows and dresses would be. But i didn't know for a fact i would have a girl. It just felt like i would. So i ran with the girl thoughts. 

Maybe i had mothers intuition this round (i sure didn't with Charlie, i had no idea! Andy was the one convinced it would be a boy before we actually knew) its always a 50/50 chance. 

Anyway, going to our ultrasound today and finally seeing the proof sealed the deal. It's a girl.

We couldn't be happier. Charlie is going to be the best big brother! 

I am feeling better. I still have a few sick days. But i love feeling her move inside me. I love preparing for her birth and thinking of her joining our family. I am so grateful she is healthy and developing well. 

Looking forward to and preparing and planning to see her come September!