It's no secret that I haven't been exactly diligent about blogging as of late, and I didn't think anyone (well, anyone I'm not related to) was reading anymore. I honestly wasn't trying to be coy by slipping "pregnant belly" into the middle of a paragraph on snowball fights-- I just assumed that anyone who would read it would already know!
It turns out that I was wrong, and there are still a few of you out there in internet-land who are hanging around (or a least haven't cleared me out of your Google readers)! So... hi all!
And yes, we are expecting baby #3 (who is going by 3D at the moment... or else Pedro, but that's an entirely different story) in July! We don't know yet if it's a boy or a girl (Brady will only refer to the baby as a 'she', Paul is convinced that it's a boy because "we make boys-- it's what we do"), but we are planning to find out (hopefully next week!). Brady and Zack don't know it yet, but this also means that they will soon be venturing into the wonderful world of sharing a room. So... yeah. We'll see how that goes over. It's all in he marketing, right?
To be honest, we hadn't come to a 100% certain conclusion on whether we would have a third child. I've always felt like there would be 3, and Paul said he was happy either way, but there are always all the practical considerations-- can we afford it? Do we have the space? Can we handle 3 under 5? So when the decision was essentially made for us, it was actually a huge relief. A bit of a surprise, perhaps, but a very happy one. It feels right, and I'm outrageously grateful.
Am I nervous? You better believe it. But if 2 kids is good, then 3 must be better, right (please don't ell me if you disagree)? And if life is already crazy (and I can assure you it is), why not just keep the ball rolling?
We did pretty well in the baby lottery the first 2 times, so now we're going for the baby trifecta.
Congratulations! I think you will breeze through 3. For me, the second one was the hardest. At this point, I'm baffled by how inefficient I used to be before I had 3 kids under 4. Anyway, I hope you have as much fun as I am! I adore it!
Posted by: Ashley Liermann-Crouch | February 14, 2012 at 01:41 PM
Congratulations!!! We have three....and it is very busy. But very fun!!! =)
Posted by: Lesley | February 14, 2012 at 07:03 PM
You and Paul SHOULD be adding to the beauty in this world...If not you, then who?
Posted by: Emily Nash | February 15, 2012 at 07:56 AM
Congrats to you guys! We're (I mean I'm) trying to figure out if we want 3! Kyle is VERY set with 2...but I can't decide. :) Let us know how it goes!
Posted by: Leslie Means @ Her View From Home | February 16, 2012 at 06:32 PM
Congratulations!!!! I don't get on blogs much anymore, and sadly only read the ones that will let me subscribe on my phone. BUT Today I got on the computer, to finally dust off my own blog, and catch up on ones I hadn't read in a while. :) What a pleasant surprise! Congratulations again!
Posted by: Amanda | March 06, 2012 at 02:49 PM