Yippee!

Well, when I woke up this morning, I really thought I would have a secret to keep to myself for a couple of months. I guess a couple hours is the best I can do. By now, just about everybody in our immediate families know that we are expecting our third child!

For those of you who may have looked at the blog in the last couple hours (before this post) may have seen the addition to the sidebar. I think this is one of the coolest things I have seen. Not only does it count down the days for you, it shows you day by day the miracle of God's creation. Even now, my baby's nerves are developing! And we just found out today! Isn't it amazing how God knows the very number of our days, is intimately involved in every detail from the very moment of conception. By New Year's Eve, my baby's heart will start pumping. Not that it will be able to be heard for several more weeks...but it will be pumping already.

I have been talking on the phone all day, often in the presence of Joey, but we didn't sit down and tell him until Nick got home from work. Nick got to do the honors. He asked Joey to remember when Mommy had Baby Nick in her tummy, and that now Mommy has a new baby in her tummy. First, Joey looked over at me, confused, and shook his head 'no.' Then when I explained that it was very, very tiny, but that it would grow much bigger, and that he would be able to hold the new baby in his arms, he threw his arms in the air and said, "YIPPEE!" I'm glad he is excited, he is such a wonderful big brother. We told Baby Nick, too....but I don't think he understands or cares right now.

I have to go put the boys to bed now, but as I leave I ask one favor of everybody: THINK PINK!!!!
(I need a girl!)