the 5th... and I'm not talking amendment!

9 wks, 5 days belly

To those that don't know, I am expecting our 5th child. Yes, I said 5th. Ha. Seems like a dream... even to me! For some reason 4 didn't sound like a whole bunch, but f-i-v-e sounds like a ton!! I don't know why it seems like such a big jump to go from 4 to 5. I think it has more to do with the fact that I was done at four... or so I thought! The Lord obviously had other plans for us, and we are rejoicing in this unexpected blessing :).

I will be 10 weeks along on Sunday and our projected due date is March 21st. I'm already overwhelmed with the nausea... typical for all of my pregnancies. This one seems especially challenging in the sense that I have a small baby (not the case when I got pregnant with the previous ones), we are starting a new school year, my three year old is in a tantrum-throwing stage, and we have various home-improvement projects going on at one time. Needless to say, my house is a mess and we are doing just enough to get by!! It is hard to get much done when you feel like vomiting 24/7. My daily prayer is that the Lord will help me get through the day without missing any of the important things, like feeding and clothing the children. I know better days are ahead of us... for now, I will try to "count it all joy" as I hug the toilet! ha ha.

On a side note: thinking that I was done having babies, I got rid of all my maternity clothes and various other baby items. gulp. The Lord is good... and he's in control! I think this just means I'll have "hip" maternity clothes since I'll have to go shopping for a whole new maternity wardrobe :).