Going out with a BANG—Good bye 2013…

Well, just when we thought life was beginning to settle down, we are tossed a miraculous curve ball--the addition of a 3rd little angel in our world! Yes, we thought we were complete with our 2 girls but destiny won and after the initial shock, we are so excited to welcome our new addition in July of 2014. I was so nervous about James’ reaction knowing he was complete with his 2 little angels, that I couldn’t tell him the news for nearly 2 weeks after I found out. Much to my surprise, when I did tell him, he took it as graceful as he takes any endeavor in his life with his instant response accompanied by a chuckle “So you’re telling me I need to get moving on building that guest house for the grandma’s”. That’s why I love this man! We told the girls and they are extremely excited for a new baby in the house especially in light of the fact that 90% of their days are spent pushing their own baby dolls in strollers. Leia is delighted in the idea that she gets to be a Mommy again, but her level of excitement terminates immediately if you tell her that it might be a boy  She said she only wants to raise another Nora. This pregnancy has been uneventful thankfully, except for the occasional nausea that lasted about 3 weeks, a bout of strep throat, and the ongoing fatigue. I am now 16 weeks and feeling amazing. I have my energy back and I am looking forward to preparing our hearts, our minds, and our house for our 3rd arrival. I decided along my early pregnancy journey of seeing a new OBGYN here in AZ that this baby deserves more than just an OB with bad bed-side manner treating this miracle as if it was an irritating root canal that had to be removed. I know for a fact, not all OBs are this insensitive, but I am grateful for this experience as it prompted me to discover another option of pregnancy and child birth. I have decided to be seen by a midwife and deliver at a free-standing birthing center (if all goes well that is). I took Sandra, my mother-in-law with me for the tour and I immediately knew this was where I was destined to deliver this little one. I am looking forward to this new experience and will continue to update this blog with my pregnancy progress.