Eleven

 Now that we have announced our News, I can post these pictures from our Anniversary, some of you just maybe savvy enough to pick up on the symbolism of the flowers. Doug and I have been married for 11 wonderful years. Our kiddos keep us young, people are always shocked to find out we are 34 and have been married so long. I am the oldest mom by three years in our coop group even though one of the moms is due with baby number 6  this summer, Life is funny. For our Anniversary Doug got me these lovely flowers and truffles, I do love truffles. The flowers were so bright and cheery, there were 8 yellow Gerber daisies, one blue rose, one pink flower and one white. All together 11 while I can't say the years without children were all sunshine and cheery  as the flowers represent I can say I am thankful for all of my 11 years and every day I get with my wonderful Husband. He truly is my best friend and one of the Greatest Gifts I have in my life. My parents were so kind to take the kids out to celebrate our anniversary and have a sleep over, Doug took me out to dinner, and then the next day we worked like crazy to get our house whipped back into shape, the deep clean no fun stuff. It was great!

Our Family is Growing by two feet!

In case you haven't heard our news we are Expecting a bouncing bundle of Joy this Nov the First.  I had a coupon for cards so we sent out the above announcements for as far as our cards would go, which was mainly just our siblings and grandparents don't feel bad if you didn't get one, I didn't mass mail.  But you can see it above. And the second picture is the baby's fourth posing yes we have had four ultra sounds already, but baby is doing GREAT!!! We are just shy of 15 weeks. It has been very interesting, so far these are the top asked questions

1. Were we planning to have another kid? UMMM more like PLEADING, I don't really know that couples that struggle with fertility can ever really say they are planning to have a kid it is very obvious to them  that it is in the hands of someone else.  

2. Did we use fertility drugs this time? YES, we are so thankful for modern medicine and AMAZING Doctors that work with us to Grant us the privilege of being parents, In ELEVEN years we have not been able to get pregnant without fertility drugs, with Addy and James we used the same TRI-Feccta, but with Number three we had to switch Medicines as I am not able to take one of the old drugs we were using. 

3. How am I feeling? HAPPY, I am a little tired but I am so happy we have made it this far, this is the first of my three pregnancies I have carried on my own without medication to sustain the baby. With Addy and James once I was confirmed pregnant I was put on medication to help my body to keep the baby Of three OB's/ Fertility specialists we have worked with none have had any confidence in me keeping a baby once we actually got pregnant, due to my hormone issues, so they put me on the medication to assist, With Addy I was on it until 16 weeks and with James the whole pregnancy, Number three though I am on my own. The medication we have used in the past is on my black list a short list of meds I still cannot take from last years liver fiasco. (Due to Fertility Drugs) The Dr has researched out some options if problems arise but he has just been very diligent in taking care of me and our little one, so we have been seeing him every two weeks and for any hiccup of weirdness, thus four ultra sounds already, but really things are going great, it is really like I am pregnant for the first time because I don't have the medication altering my body. So it has been interesting.... I am really hopeful though since we are almost to the mark I carried Addy on my own that we are good. We are not sure if the lack of medication will alter some of the other issues we have with pregnancy or not time will tell, my Dr. Does not think that it will, I more then likely will still not produce the right hormones to go into labor on my own, nor does he think it will affect the breast feeding situation, but one never knows? I am just hopeful to have another beautiful baby, I will deal with the details as I have to.

We really feel very blessed to be having another child, we couldn't be more Grateful to a Loving Heavenly Father who has heard our pleading.

Addy is thrilled that we are having another baby, everyday when we wake up she asks me how my baby is doing. She was a little disappointed when we asked if she wanted a baby brother or a baby sister, she replied a BIG brother, unfortunately we know that will not be the case, she was bummed but has decided a little brother or sister will do. Last week I found her pulling clothes out of her closet and putting them in a basket I asked her what she was doing and she said the baby will need clothes mom, so I thought I would share, so Sweet she is of course if the baby is born and wears her size seven clothes, we will have a whole other set of issues to deal with....I assured her I have clothes for the baby and once we know boy or girl we will get them out so we are ready. 

James has now been answering the question What is your name with Big Brother instead of his old answer, Boy! His favorite thing to do is blow kisses to the baby, ie raspberry my tummy.... I just need to teach him not to do that in public, I prefer my shirt stay down around well everyone.