Yay! I have been waiting to share this news for awhile, and I can’t believe it’s out now! The first trimester was really hard, I hadn’t gotten sick with Scarlet so I was in for a surprise with this one… All day morning sickness, EXTREME fatigue, the works… But I am feeling a lot better now as I enter my 13th week of pregnancy. We did the early genetic test that takes a sample of the mother’s blood and tests for genetic abnormalities and the gender! I’m so impatient and I wanted to learn the gender as soon as possible, so that is why we know “it’s a boy” so early! It’s crazy how advanced things are getting! I had a gut feeling it might be a boy, but I can’t say that I knew for sure until I read the results. I am SO excited to have a little boy! Arnie is thrilled to get a mini him, and Scarlet is just getting used to the idea that there’s a baby in my belly!

Part of me wanted to keep holding onto the secret a bit longer and do some cute bump shot when I have a super noticeable bump… But, spur of the moment I wanted to do it today because exactly three years ago we announced we were pregnant with Scarlet! So we hauled to the same pumpkin patch we’ve been going to for the past 3 years, and recreated the picture! It happened to be super busy at the patch, and Scar just wanted to go down the slide so the pictures were taken pretty quickly!!

Can’t wait for April, or May if he’s late! So happy to be blessed with the gift of pregnancy, which is TRULY a gift. I had a first tri miscarriage last year, and it was so so hard. It has come to make me realize how amazing it is to be able to get to be pregnant and to be able to carry a healthy baby. Not something every one gets to do, or gets to do according to the timeline they had originally thought. We had always planned our babies to be two years apart, but it turns out they will be three, and that is perfectly fine! It’s been hard to fully relax and trust things will be OK this time around. I still have moments and need encouragement from my heavenly Father daily!

So far all my hormones have measured perfectly, genetically he is normal, and we heard a strong heartbeat at my last appointment. I am choosing to believe the best and prepare for this sweet little guy! I can’t wait to hold him, see him, and love on him! But I also just can’t wait to feel kicks, have a round belly, and just enjoy the gift of carrying a beautiful little life.

Truly one of the greatest and most precious things in the world! He will be our rainbow after the storm, and we are all so ready for that!

Thanks for stopping by!

xo

-Caitlin