18 weeks and GROWING

So I wanted to write how we FINALLY told the kids...

So we found out on the 26th that it was a girl, and I was excited, but nervous for how my oldest and only Boy would take the news.  So I talked to B and we decided to tell him first and let him in on the surprise.  When I told him his eyes welled up with tears and his  lip started to quiver. It broke my heart.  But I tried to make help him see all the benefits to being the only boy and the oldest. Which helped a little.

So he and I ran to the store and picked out an outfit, binki's, a bottle, and diapers and put them in a bag, to make it look like a present.  When we came home we had all the kids com into the Living Room and told them we were ready to tell them the surprise.  So we had each girl pick out 1 thing and hold it and then we told them to guess what they thought our surprise was.

They said "Baby stuff is the surprise?"  And we kinda smiled and looked at eachother...then one of them said "Is someone having a baby?" our smiles got bigger, and then Sister said "Are you guys having a baby?"  we were about to say Yes when Bobster jumped up and down with a "yes, yes, yes you got it!"

Then the ?'s started pouring out "when?"   "how long?"  "where does it come out?"  I was laughing and wanting to cry with how excited all of them were.  It's moments like those that make the struggle and heart ache you feel as a mother worth it.  I will cherish that moment.

Here is a sweet picture of what a baby looks like at 18 weeks in the BELLY! My next apt. is my big one!!!  I guess there are advantages of waiting SO LONG to go to the Doctor for the first time!