Yes, We Really Are!

I know making my announcement on April Fool's Day that I was pregnant seemed as though I really wasn't... but that's the catch... I am! We wanted to wait and tell family on April Fool's Day, because we knew none of them would believe us, but we told them a few weeks ago cause we couldn't keep it from them... we were just too excited.

So here's the story... there was a period in the very beginning that I was soo mean and moody. I wasn't sure what was going on with me. Then the week after that, I was just crying all the time. So I thought, I better take a pregnancy test, just to make sure. I didn't think it would actually be positive though. And when it instantly became positive... I ran upstairs to Jason and woke him up and showed him. I was sooo excited and I was bawling of course. We realized that we had no clue how far along I was, so we should wait to tell people. But that night at dinner, Jason made the announcement to the kids, because he was so excited! They promised not to tell anyone though. During that week, I kept having weird feelings about the whole pregnancy. I felt like I wasn't going to keep it. I felt more of a disconnect than I had with the other ones. So Jason and I decided we were going to wait until April Fool's Day to announce it to the family and then wait a few weeks after that to announce it to friends. But we couldn't hold it in. The week after we found out, we ended up letting the family know and a few friends that are involved in my daily life. I still wanted to make sure I was really pregnant, so I went to the Dr.'s 3 weeks after we found out. I thought by this time, I was about 8 or 9 weeks along. When the NP took the measurements of the baby, she informed me that I was only 6 weeks. WHAT? 6 weeks? So I found out when I was only 3 weeks. Which has never ever happened before. So we were still deciding if we should announce it to the world when I was 12 weeks, just to be safe, or if we should just do it on April Fool's Day. I decided at the last minute to just do it on April Fool's Day. Even if I do miscarry, we are so excited and happy for this pregnancy.. and miscarrying won't change that for me. Who knows why I've had these dumb feelings... maybe it's because I've had so many friends lately that have miscarried pretty far along. Who knows. But we are very happy and excited! And yes, we are CRAZY!!! Crazy about family! Family means more to me than anything. I want my kids to have a close knit support group when they're older or even now. I have 5 siblings and I love them all to death... but out of all 5 of them... usually there's only 1 of them at a time that's available to talk or able to show support. It is hard having a decent size family, but it's so fun and worth it. I would much rather have children than quads or fancy trips or a boat or anything else in this world. So yes, we'll see what pregnancy #6 is like. So far I have not thrown up or even felt nauseous. Which is the first time ever I've gone this long without feeling that way. I am very tired though, but aren't I always? I'm glad we have finally let the cat out of the bag now! Yay!