Thanks!!

Thank you all so, so much for your sweet words about our exciting news! I always used to think it was so neat to see my blog friends get to blog about their pregnancies and new arrivals, and I honestly never thought I'd get to do that too. I have lots of emotions, just because I think I'm still processing that we are going to have another baby! What a blessing! We honestly thought that we were unable to have children anymore, due to the fact that we have never tried to prevent it and it had been almost 5 years since having Lily. We make plans, and then God does things His way......the best way! I'm not going to lie.....it took us a few days for the shock to wear off, with tons of things running through our minds like:

our new house only has 3 extra bedrooms!
we still haven't sold our house!
I just got rid of all of our baby stuff!

Of course, none of that matters. We'll figure something out with the bedroom situation. Eventually, we have to sell our house, right? I sure hope so! We did have an open house and got some positive feedback and interest, but no offers. Boo! And as far as the baby stuff, well, as long as we have a few clothes and bottles and diapers/wipes, we're good to go!

I'm just going to tell y'all right now not to expect too many belly photos on this blog though, because we've already discussed how Kristin looks like a huge whale by the time I get to my 3rd trimester. Okay? Okay! :D I'm a little upset at myself because I am weighing way more than I should at the beginning of a pregnancy, and so whereas I happily gained 40-50 lbs. with my other girls, I will be trying really hard to keep this one under 20.

Remember how I said I was praying for the Lord to help me with my Starbucks addiction? Well, I didn't think this is the way He would go about it. Haha! For a girl who drinks coffee every day and Diet Cherry Cokes too, it's been an adjustment to quit cold turkey. But, I have been drinking lots of water, some decaf coffee (I'm actually losing my craving already for it.....can we say miracle?!), and I like caffeine free diet pepsi too.

I've been extremely exhausted, but I also worked non-stop last week getting ready for our open house, quit all caffeine, and had parents' watch nights all week, so hopefully my energy level will pick back up soon. I've been feeling a little yucky, tummy-wise, but nothing major. The girls are on spring break this week, so that gives me a little break from all the driving and stuff.

So, of course everyone is wondering if this will be our boy! Honestly, it does not matter to us at all. Another girl would be super easy because that's what we know, but of course a boy would be an all new adventure! I'm going to need some help with thinking of some good names for both!

So now, I'm not sure what to do with my business. That was my plan for what to do when all 3 girls were in school next year, but obviously now I have found something sweet to fill my time with. There's just no way I can commit to running a business and taking custom orders. Anyone who has a handmade business knows that you never really make any money when you factor in the time spent, and with 4 kids, my time is going to be precious. However, I love making things and you can bet this baby will have lots of stuff made by me. I was thinking about doing away with the Big Cartel web store I set up (just because it costs $10/month) and possibly just making things when I can and listing them either here on my blog or maybe setting up a separate blog to list things on. Any thoughts or advice on that?

Thanks again for being excited with me! It's going to be a fun adventure, for sure!!!