This post could also be called how Ann's trip to Italy was 30-40% ruined. Ok, 40% is a bit dramatic, as is the word "ruined" but my trip was very disrupted.

So, not to be too graphic but we as we were preparing for Christmas and leaving for Rome on December 26th, I was waiting for my monthly feminine time. It seemed a couple days late, which I thought meant it was just waiting to arrive the day of travel (to make that day of travel extra fun!) It is not like me to be late so we wondered. On Christmas Eve after our festivities, Brian ran out to Walgreens in the last 10 minutes they were open to get a special little test. And very, very quickly, the test was positive. I was in shock (and still am a bit) as this is not quite the timing we had hoped for. I very selfishly hoped to NEVER be pregnant through the late summer. Additionally with a few life details, this endeavor definitely will be a bit of a challenge. We are excited nonetheless and lucky to grow our family. We even got a peek at the little one this last week. (All three of my pregnancies have seen little embryos who do not like to cooperate with the midwife and give fetal heart tones in early pregnancy. Our midwife now has an ultrasound machine in her office so when the little one was playing hide and go seek, she tricked him or her and we got to peek at the little wiggle worm. The baby was doing flips and we got to see hands, feet, and a backbone{all good signs}).
So, I suppose babies come when they want to at times. We very much were hoping for a baby by the end of next year so we are just a few months ahead of schedule. I will be 13 weeks soon, so the baby gets to be classified as a fetus and not an embryo, yay! I have been way sicker than with either Jane or Colin, which is hard when there are 2 kids to care for. I have felt like a very lame mom with next to zero energy. Funny how growing our family makes me feel like a bad mom. I hope to feel better and better soon, before I feel really gross again. Oh well, what are we to do? It is the year of the Rabbit, which is both Brian and my zodiac sign. Fun that we get to have a Rabbit child, and guess makes sense that we would be pregnant, knowing rabbits.

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10 Comments:

  1. rusted sun said...
    So excited for you guys. I hope you are feeling better soon.
    SeƱora H-B said...
    Congrats! (despite the unanticipated timing) I hope you're feeling normal again soon!
    Amy said...
    Congratulations.
    tamichan said...
    You and I are due the same time :) Planning never quite works when you're playing the baby game. We were hoping for a January baby and instead "August here I come"(baby yells from within). The lame mom situation is visiting our house as well. They'll never remember it and things will return to "normal" (as normal as it can be with an extra little one in the mix) once the energy comes back. CONGRATULATIONS and hang in there, I guess that's all we can do at this stage. ♥
    malia said...
    I am so happy for you guys! What a lucky little fetus! No joke. Best of luck. Feel better! Love to you all!
    Erin said...
    Sorry that your trip was disrupted. It speaks of all the disruptions to come, I'm sure. The thing is, despite all the grouchies and everything else that comes with pregnancy and motherhood, it's worth it. Yep. Even I think so. Congratulations to all and best wishes for lots of rest, cooperative children, and minimal nausea (although perhaps that has already past by now).
    Julie said...
    What wonderful news!!! Congratulations :)
    I hope you get feeling better SOON. I have compassion for you, I get so sick throughout the entire time that I often worry that people think I'm not happy about it, not so, just sick.
    :)
    Jeanette said...
    yay! more stuckibabies!! congrats you two.
    Summer said...
    Whoa!! What a fabulous surprise. Such great news. Send some baby vibes my way, would ya? Congratulations to you both. BTW, I have heard ginger root tea is helpful for the sickness.
    Doozy said...
    What a great surprise! Congrats!! Our number three was also a surprise, but what a fun surprise she has been!

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