And then there were four...

We are so excited to be welcoming a new Baby Riff into our family in October! It's such a blessing to know that Ethan will have a sibling to grow up with, and our family feels more complete already :) Here's the scoop on how we found out...

I was sure I wasn't pregnant. I hadn't been feeling well, but three pregnancy tests three days in a row all came out negative, and those hormones had had plenty of time to show themselves. With Ethan, I'd known well before I saw that little pink plus sign, so I was confident there was no baby on the way. Not that we weren't looking forward to the prospect. We definitely were! But I was sure it was not happening yet.

A couple of days after I took my last test, I went to the doctor for aforementioned not-feeling-so-hot-ness ;) She asked lots of questions, the usual things. I answered them all, adding confidently that I wasn't pregnant. I didn't feel pregnant. And let's not forget all of those negative tests. I was just a little under the weather. Maybe I had the flu? She agreed, and ordered a test, just in case. Ok, ok. Just in case. I know, you have to rule it out. Then we can really get down to the business of feeling better.

Her next words to me were, "Well, Lynne, I have some news for you..." I didn't believe a word of it, but I was starting to get excited. Another baby? Are you sure? I don't think that's right, but how exciting!

Hubs was pretty disbelieving as well. I make such a confident, I'm-right-and-that's-that case so much of the time that he's come to believe in my infallibility pretty intrinsically. It's hard on a man when the woman who's always right is wrong.

We celebrated doubtfully and continued to doubt as the days passed. Then week 5 came along, and the real sickness began. And oh, it was so much worse than with Ethan. And here it is, week 13, and there's no sign of its passing. Well, I had to believe when I couldn't keep down breakfast and I began to dread dirty diapers in a way I never had before. Then we heard that little heartbeat, and saw that tiny life onscreen, and still, in a way, it's hard to believe. The wonder we felt with Ethan is still there, in part, this time around. The same amazement that a little life could be growing in there, hidden and unbeknownst to the rest of the world.

We are so glad you're there, Baby Riff!