Mother's Day 2009

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful women that I know and love! It is the most challenging and trying job you will ever have, but it is THE most rewarding job you will ever have the privilege of knowing and experiencing.
We spent the day celebrating with family and of course enjoyed lots of yummy food!

This Mother's Day was a little different for us as we shared a BIG surprise with our family. On Friday, we found out we are adding a little girl to the family!!!


I know I haven't posted anything about the baby, but like I said earlier, life has been so crazy and we were just waiting for the right time. We were able to wait until I was about 16 weeks until we finally told. This is a HUGE surprise for us, but we are thrilled non the less. Here is kind of how it all went down.
Back in January/February, I was feeling funny. I was tired, sluggish, not sleeping well, and having night sweats. It had been going on for a while when I mentioned my symptoms to someone and they suggested I get my hormones tested because they most likely had not regulated since having Caden. Aside from the fact that I have had two kids and know what my body feels like when I am pregnant, I had taken two pregnancy tests as well, which were both negative. So, I called my dr. and scheduled an appt to have bloodwork done, etc. So, back in the middle of March I went for my checkup and to get all of the testing done. I was extremely nervous and just hoping that it was my hormones. One of our friend's husband was recently diagnosed with cancer and he is only 30, so of course, the worse case scenario was running through my head. Shane was in a meeting all day with State Farm and I knew I wasn't going to be able to talk to him until later in the afternoon. So, we did all the testing and then my dr. did my exam. When he finished, he got a funny look on his face. I obviously have known my dr.for quite some time and this was not a face that I had ever seen. His nurse, who I am also close with, also looked scared because she had never seen it either. He looked up at me and said "Well, that was a weird exam." What? What in the world does that mean? So, of course I'm sure my BP was through the roof when I asked him what that meant and he proceeded to tell me that he thought I was 10 1/2 almost 11 weeks pregnant. Seriously? I think I told him that he wasn't funny and he could go ahead and tell me if it was cancer...I could handle it. But, he wasn't kidding. So, I went and had an ultrasound done just to make sure everything was fine and what a surprise to see that little heart beating perfectly. I wasn't able to tell Shane until later that night and I think that was the most nervous I have ever been. After the shock wore off, he of course was very excited and hoping it's a girl. So, when we went for the 20 week ultrasound and found out it was a girl, he was beside himself. My due date is September 28th. We are slowly, but surely getting used to the idea of having pink around the house. I just know that this little girl is going to have her daddy wrapped around her little finger!

So, that is our big news of the year! What an amazing God we have who continues to bless us and surprise us with His plans for us!!!