New Baby!

I haven't been writing because I was afraid I would accidentally give away our secret, but now that the news is out...

Mike and I are having another baby!

Okay, so you probably figured that out by the title of the post, but there you have it anyway.

The basics:

I am due September 14, 2011, which means that as of yesterday, I am 12 weeks (three months) along.

We do not know the gender yet, but as of now, we are planning to find out and we are planning on telling people the gender. We should have the gender ultrasound on April 20th--Amber's birthday.

The name is going to remain a secret until you meet the baby (more on that later).

Michael and I found out on January 9th because I was feeling very tired and sleeping all the time--Michael bought me a pregnancy test, and what do you know? I was pregnant.

At that point, we decided not to tell anyone until after we had spoken to the doctor--I was having a lot of health problems last year that culminated into a emergency room visit and we didn't want to get our (or anyone else's) hopes up until we were certain everything was okay. Plus, both my last pregnancies were "high-risk" so it was prudent to tread carefully.

I wanted to tell my parents in person, but unfortunately they were not able to come for Gabriel's birthday, which means they found out when they got the explanation of benefits--I am currently on their insurance. Oops! That was Friday the 25th of February--Gabriel's party was February 27th, that Sunday, so we decided to wait and tell Michael's side of the family then.

We got a picture frame that said something like "Grandkids are the Sunshine of Life" and stuck a sonogram in there. Since Rhonda's birthday was on the 24th, we wrapped it up as her gift so that she could open it in front of everyone.

The shock on her face was pretty funny, especially since no one else in the room knew what was going on. I thought I was going to throw up, I was so nervous!

Everyone was very happy, and it went well. J But now everyone in the world knows, since the announcement has made its debut on Facebook.

Note about the name: We are not discussing names with people. My first pregnancy, I tried that...and people are rude to the point of cruel about the name you are considering for your child. They think that if they don't like a name, it is their duty to tell you how awful it is before you can "burden" your poor baby with it. But the truth is....90% of names are perfectly nice, acceptable names. What people find so objectionable is that THEY don't like the name...which frankly does not matter.

I know that sounds harsh, but it is my baby, Michael's baby. We are the ones who get to decide what is best for the baby their whole lives, starting with his moniker, and we don't need or want negative feedback on our thoughts. J

The doctor says my due date is looking around September 14th--three days after Emerald's 4th birthday, but we will probably schedule a repeat c-section close to Labor Day weekend, which is Friday September 2nd. Depending on how the inevitable diabetes affects this little one, it may be later though (a la Gabriel), this is just a tentative date. J

So! Coming soon--Baby Wearden # 3!