Never thought I'd be so thankful for.......

morning all day sickness, especially the morning dash to the bathroom
multiple bathroom trips (especially at night)
cravings
exhaustion
sensitivity to smells
the emotional roller coaster
Heartburn
sleepless nights
stretching body parts
mood swings

but I am so thankful for all these things cause it means all is well. Yup that's right this is an announcement we are expecting baby #4 in August and we couldn't be happier!

This pregnancy has been hard on me physically and emotionally, it's hard not to think about the miscarriages, but everyday since I found out Heavenly Father has given me little signs (mostly all day sickness) everyday that all is going well we are truly blessed.

The kids are so excited that we are adding a new little one to the family, they have been concerned for me and baby since the day we told them, they have been very helpful and they pray for that all will be ok with their new sibling I am so grateful to them.

Today we had our first ultra sound it was a very emotional time for me, considering I would like to forget the last one we had but it's something I will never forget. Even though I have felt movement I still couldn't wait to see the baby move, that's the proof I needed to be able to relax a little. When I saw the baby on the screen my heart almost stopped when I didn't notice any movement, but then the tech moved down and showed me the baby's heart I cried when I saw it pumping and then the baby was all over the place the tech was having a hard time getting the measurements needed! Dana wasn't with me at first since the room was small and they were looking at everything not just the baby, so once we got down to business looking at the baby Dana and Ellie came in, Ellie was enthralled and a little concerned for mommy!

 Everything looked great, baby is happy and kickin! They moved my due date up from August 15th to the 11th. I will be 20 weeks tomorrow.

Since the older kids didn't get to go to the ultra sound and they were DYING to know what we were having, I decided instead of just telling them we would make it fun and keep the guessing a little, so we blew up some yellow balloons and put a pink pom pom in each balloon and they had to pop it to find out.

Here they are with their balloons...

 Dana helped pop them

 And it's a.......can ya see it? It's another GIRL!!!!

We thought Kaleb would be upset, he bet chores that it was gonna be a boy, but as you can tell he's all smiles and happy! Ryne was so happy I couldn't get her to stop jumping long enough to take a picture, I don't know what she was more excited about that it's a girl or that she doesn't have to feed the dogs for a week!! Ellie is just as excited she can't wait till baby gets here, she keeps telling me " I want it in my hand!".

Since I have a lot of friends on facebook that have had miscarriages or lost babies all my updates will be posted here on the old blog, out of respect for them and their feelings. I will post links on there but it's up to you if ya want to read it or not. We couldn't be happier to be adding another little girl to the family, we are THRILLED!!!!