We're Spreading the Love | I'm pregnant

Psst! Guess What? I have been keeping a big secret!
My family and I are very excited to announce that our second baby is on the way!
This little "gummy bear" will be joining our home in late June/early July of 2013!

Phew- I'm so glad to finally get that out in the open! We are closing in on week 14 and it has been so hard to keep it under wraps until the grand announcement at Christmas. We honestly thought we had pulled it off until a very adoring and trusted cousin of my 2.5 year old excitedly told me (after the announcement had been made, yesterday) that our daughter had let the cat out of the bag to him! I knew we were pushing our luck telling her all the way back in October- but it was too much fun talking with her about it! We have been getting all the fun questions:

Where will the baby sleep?
How will the baby eat?
How will the baby talk to us?
Will the baby ride a bike?
Is Santa bringing the baby under the tree?
Can I be a big sister today?

Bless her little heart she is so eager to know how life works. I have to admire her spirit and fearless attitude. I was almost moved to tears when I thought about the amazing trust that she must have had in my cousin to tell him such a secret. Or the burst of excitement she felt to actually comment on her upcoming responsibilities as a big sister. Then there is the whole idea that she actually comprehended (at 2.5) that Mike had a big sister and she in fact was going to be a big sister herself. She continues to astound us and confound us on a daily basis. The story was too excellant to leave out. It is going to be one for the baby book for sure! So thank you, Mike, for not saying anything and humoring your little shadow. :)
 

As for me, the past few months have definitely knocked my socks off. I never remember being so tired, lol. It is that birth amnesia I am sure of it! Makes you forget everything so that you are willing to do it all over again. I have never been more grateful for my loving husband who has graciously surprised me with dinner many nights and finished up the household chores just so I could be in bed by 6pm. And yes, early bedtimes for 3 weeks in a row definitely put me a little behind on my editing projects, but I rallied and feel like I rocked my first trimester along with the regular balancing act that is my day to day.

As we wrap up celebrating the holiday season I feel so blessed to be carrying yet another little life. I'm looking forward to the new year and all the new firsts we will get to create with this new baby. I can't wait to share this experience with all my many clients that I have on the schedule for 2013 already. God certainly had a way of arranging my schedule for me by sending clients my way that fit around my July maternity leave. I have all the faith in the world that this year is going to be amazing. I'm praying for a healthy baby and a safe delivery. I hope you will all join us in our joy, our journey and our prayers.

Happy New Year!
Katie