And then there were five

We found out the day after Christmas that we are going to have another baby.

AHHHHHHHHHHHH.

That pretty much sums up my initial (and post) reaction.

I was feeling insanely hungry the day after Christmas and it was the kind of hungry I only feel when I am pregnant. Thankfully I had a few pregnancy tests in the house so I decided to put them to use. The first, second and third all had a faint blue line indicating pregnant. Hum. I was pretty sure that faint still meant positive. I was also pretty sure if I just kept peeing on sticks the results might change. It didn't. Finally a friend recommended I buy the digital read tests which clearly state Pregnant or Not Pregnant since the line was faint. Sure enough.  Pregnant was the answer.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

I wasn't really as much overwhelmed initially by the thought of three children as I was with the thought of two of those children being 16 months apart. 

Andrew came home early from work the day after Christmas. I suggested we go to dinner.  We sat down and I told him I was pretty sure we were going to have another baby before 2014 ended.  He just looked at me.  He then told me he was going to go wash his hands and I could tell him if I was serious when he came back to the table. I sat there with the kids. Almost laughing or crying. I am not sure anymore! I wasn't really going to cry. I wasn't upset about it. I was just shocked about it. Of course I told Andrew I was serious when he returned.  He often tells people after we announce to them that we're having another baby in September that no one was as surprised as we were and it's the truth!

It's taken a few months to come to terms with it and get my head around it. I am clearly excited and happy about the situation but to say I am not overwhelmed or terrified of dealing with three kids on my own everyday/night would be a lie.  We've gotten a spectrum of responses from people. We won't disclose specific responses. I was worried about telling some people who responded very well and wasn't worried about telling other people who responded differently than I anticipated. Everyone is happy in the end but the initial shock has definitely been seen on each face or heard in their tone over the phone. 

We will find out the gender on May 8th. Happy Birthday Will! And the due date is estimated to be September 9, 2014!!!