Whoa, Baby!

It is time for an announcement: We're expecting! Even if I was trying to keep this a secret, it would be impossible. There's no denying this protruding belly. I no longer fit in my normal pants- unless I do the rubber band trick.

I went to see the doctor last Tuesday and when he checked my uterus, he said, "Whoa! You have a larger than normal uterus. We'd better make sure that's not twins." Okay, maybe he didn't say, "Whoa" but he may as well have.

So at this point, I was kind of excited (okay, and scared) because my friend from high school is due to have her 3rd the same day as me, January 12, and she just found out that she is pregnant with twins! What would be the odds of us BOTH having twins on the same day?

We looked at the ultrasound, and this is what we found:

Only one little ant (don't you think he looks like one, with the sections?) The head is the ball on the right, and the body is the one on the left. We could see his little arms and legs flittering as well as the heartbeat. I'm actually due a little earlier than I thought. Yeah! A few weeks for free! According to the size of the baby, I'm due on December 31st. Wouldn't that be a great party? Happy New Year!

It's too early to tell, but wouldn't it be neat to have a complete basketball team of 5 boys? If it is a girl, then she could play basketball, too. :)

For now, I will refer to him as a boy, since the odds seem to lean that way. This pregnancy has felt the same as any. Jared's sisters both have all boys - One with two and one with four. There are no girl grandchildren in the family. So with these statistics, I welcome your vote as to what you think we will have. Good luck! I hope your vote wins! :) We will find out in a few months!

As for my vote, I'm voting for a healthy baby. I am SO grateful that we've been blessed with good pregnancies and healthy, strong babies so far; here's to another healthy bundle of sweetness!

Super Mom

Ever feel like you can never measure up to be what you want to be?

Today, Lance came to me and said,

"Mom, I want you to be a Super-Mom."

What do you do with that? Say, "um no, I'm just not SuperMom material. I'm sorry I got grumpy with you earlier today, I will try to do better?"

Nonetheless, Lance saved my self-image today. He handed me a "cape", put his "cape" on, and we ran all over the house being "Super"!

Now I know what to do when I am having a not-so-super-feeling-day. I'll just ask Lance for my "cape".