2012: an extra special year for the lucys!!

this sweet little blessing is due to arrive around july 20th. about 2 weeks after we celebrate his/her big sister's third birthday!

we are beyond thrilled. we wanted this baby so much! we are excited about becoming a family of 4. (sk wore this shirt to tell both sets of grandparents.)



i am sure sk will be a little jealous at times, but i definitely think she is going to be an awesome big sis! she's excited about helping us feed the baby and change the baby. she does not want to be the big sis though...she said she wants to be the little sis. she also says that the baby is in her tummy, not in mine. she does NOT like for me to hold babies. she had a meltdown when i held our new baby cousin on christmas day. she has told me that she loves the baby. maybe by july she'll be okay with me holding the new baby. hmmmm......

the ultrasound pic above is from my 8 week appointment. trey and i were just as blown away by seeing this little bean and hearing the sweet little heartbeat as we were when we first saw/heard sarah kate! i had my 12 week appointment today and got to hear the heartbeat again. it's strong and fast....in the 160's. everything seems to be going well and all the first trimester nausea has begun to subside!

we can't wait for sk to have a sibling and can't wait to snuggle with our little bug!

i'm not going to be doing any weekly pregnancy posts about my progress. i've seen lots of people do that and i like reading it and all, but i'm not going to do it. i'll document some things along the way though.
for now....
some things to note or remember:
**we will be finding out the sex of the baby - that appointment will be around 20 weeks when i have my big anatomy scan which will probably be late feb. or very early march.
**i 100% think it's a little boy!! but here again, i thought sk was for sure a boy so what do i know.
**i feel the same as i did with sk. the only thing that has been different is my skin has been broken out with this one and wasn't at all with sk. today at my appointment my dr. prescribed me some safe meds to help with it. i may have felt a tiny bit more nauseous with sk and for a little longer.
**no cravings really. i'm a big fan of cheese! i'm having some aversions....peanut butter is the main one.
**my energy level is improving a little but not much. the dr. told me today that she tends to see the energy improve more between weeks 12 and 14 so hopefully i'll get a little "pep in my step" here soon. and we'll start exercising alot more soon too.
**we found out that we were expecting on november 8, 2011. it was quite early so i thought twins were a possibility since i knew my hormone levels were high. i was a little relieved to hear "there's only one" at the first ultrasound. i love twins, but i already have a toddler so just one at a time will work just fine for me!
**zofran was my friend at disney. it helped keep the nausea at bay so that i could enjoy the trip.
**i'm not really showing but my waistline is starting to change a little. i'm so excited about being pregnant at the exact same time that i was with sk! i can wear all my old maternity and "size up" clothes since the seasons will be the same. and if this baby is a girl then she's all set in the clothes department too.

mimi & papa gave baby #2 his/her first gown for christmas. just like they did for sk and this one is unisex like hers was, too.




so that is the number ONE thing we are looking forward to this year!! we feel so blessed! we will continue to pray for a smooth & uneventful pregnancy and a healthy baby.

I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. -1Samuel 1:27