The kids have been getting lots of use out of their Packer cheerleading outfits, and it seems to be working! But first I couldn't resist these pictures of Ella cheering on the Badgers during the Rose Bowl... didn't work out the way we wanted, but she was so cute and loved posing for the camera!
I know there has been speculation, and I can finally confirm- we are pregnant again! Yay! Here are the answers to some of the questions I am expecting.
When is baby due? Baby is due July 22. I am 12 1/2 weeks and had my first ultrasound yesterday to confirm everything looks healthy.
Was this planned? Yes. I know, call us crazy. But Dan turned 30 and decided if we were having one more it needed to be soon. And you know me, I love babies, so I wasn't going to say no! It actually worked out to be perfect timing because I will be over 15 weeks by the time we go to Mexico at the beginning of February. I wanted to be through the first trimester in Mexico, so if we hadn't gotten pregnant that month we would have had to wait a few months before trying again.
Will you find out the gender? Not sure. I know, this is coming from someone who normally cannot understand why anyone would wait. But there is something about knowing that this will be my last pregnancy that makes me want to wait. We will see. I am sure when the appointment comes (March 4) I won't be able to pass up the chance of knowing.
Are Lauren and Ella excited? Lauren is very excited. We have been talking about whether she wants another sibling for awhile now, and luckily she has never said no! I showed her the ultrasound pictures last night and we told her there is a baby in mommy's tummy and she got a big grin on her face. I'm afraid this is going to be a long wait for her. This morning during breakfast she was telling Ella that she has to stay home with daddy while mom is in the hospital. She never stops thinking! Ella on the other hand has become quite the mama's girl. It is like she KNOWS! She has been sleeping all night since September, and we could lay her in her crib awake and she would go right to sleep. Well, for the past week now she has been waking in the night and screaming until we rescue her. And then she will take over an hour to get back asleep, only to wake up the second we leave her room. (For those watching her while we are on vacation, I promise we are working very hard to remedy this situation:)
How have I been feeling? Not good. Today is a bad day. Tomorrow might be a good day, I just never know. I do think it has been a little better than with Lauren and Ella, but still not good. Lauren still insists on watching me "get sick" but she doesn't laugh and mock me like she did the first few times. I am also crazy tired which I don't remember from the other two pregnancies. I nap with the girls every day and I am in bed the second they are! And Ella's nightly episodes are not helping.
