We're PREGNANT!

We are excited to announce that we are expecting a baby in January! I am actually due the day after my birthday...talk about receiving the world's best birthday gift ever! I am currently about 14 weeks and feeling great. The first trimester was a bit rough with some serious nauseousness (is that a word?) and major fatigue. We are now past that rough patch and enjoying all the little changes taking place. Mackenzie is really excited to be a big sister. Whenever someone asks her if Mommy is having a baby boy or baby girl, she just says "it's a baby!" She asks me frequently to "take it out" and tells me when the baby cries she will "feed it grapes!" (so we have a few things to work on, but we have some time:).

I actually found out I was pregnant on Mother's Day. I had been feeling a little queasy and tired the week prior, but Jeremy was traveling so I figured I was just worn out from playing the role of both Mommy and Daddy. I decided to take the test that next weekend, thinking that if I wasn't pregnant, I would be okay, since I had Mackenzie and still got to celebrate Mother's Day. If I was pregnant, it would just be icing on the cake. I woke up early and took the test and to my surprise, in bright letters it read "PREGNANT"! I could not believe my eyes. Mackenzie shared the news to my side of the family at brunch that morning by telling everyone "Mommy has a baby in her belly!" Later that weekend at Jeremy's parents, we were commenting on how different it would be with another high chair at the table (Kate, my Sister-in-law, is due the end of November). I then asked as nonchalantly as possible, do you think we will be able to squeeze in 2 high chairs this time next year? Oh course, both sides of the family were thrilled about the news!

We feel truly blessed to have one perfect, sweet and healthy little girl. We feel so thankful that we get to add one more member to the "Buzzard Bunch!" We have already been preparing for his or her arrival by transitioning Kenzie to her new bedroom and big girl bed (she has done FABULOUS!) Luckily, we went neutral in our nursery theme, so we can leave it as it is and add splashes of color to it later! 6 months to go...seems far off, but I know it will be here before we know it. Until then, we are enjoying our last few months as a family of 3 and enjoying all the one-on-one time we have now with Mackenzie. Life will change as we know it, but we excited about being a family of 4 and having a built in playmate for Kenzie. She will be a GREAT big sister!